79% of DC residents oppose Trump takeover of police

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t have any other place to admit this - but I’m glad. My car was broken into twice while I was in NOMA. I took a trip to the target in Ivy city and I don’t see the crazy homeless man on the corner who was biting at the wind. If you know you know. I can actually walk to my Whole Foods off P street and not deal with panhandling or men passed out on the street. I hope this enforcement sticks around because the quality of life means more to me than anything. I’ll never admit this to my friends/neighbors but I’m secretly happy they are here.

NP. I'm happy too and I'm not ashamed to admit it! I'm tired of hearing about people trying to have a good time in NoMa, H ST, U St, Ivy City, Chinatown area and coming back to their cars to see it broken into, I'm tired of seeing cars with their wheels removed sitting on milk crates, I'm tired of seeing all the graffiti, I'm tired of seeing the police look the other way when crime happens right in front of them, I'm tired and sad of all the CVS's that had to close because the city woudn't do anything about the theft, I'm tired of nearly everything being locked up at some of the stores, I'm tired of seeing the unpermitted "vendors" in Columbia Heights, that area is a MESS!! BTW, the man that was on the corner of NY Ave and 16th St NE near the Target has only been moved. I saw him last week, but I've forgotten where. I've removed myself from all of my democratic organizations because I want to see real change. Our city leaders and MPD have failed us. Time for something new.

Sounds like you're tired of DC and need to move.

Nope. I love DC!! I hate the crime. Both can be true. I'm not moving. This is home, I just want it cleaned up a bit. Those of you that are protesting can't really be happy with all the senseless crime. Just like he may be trying to own the libs, I believe some of you go against everything just because it's Trump. I'm having a hard time believing that you are all OK with the crime in this city and don't want someone to try and clean it up. That blows my mind!

What Trump is doing is not fixing anything. It's just theater.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t have any other place to admit this - but I’m glad. My car was broken into twice while I was in NOMA. I took a trip to the target in Ivy city and I don’t see the crazy homeless man on the corner who was biting at the wind. If you know you know. I can actually walk to my Whole Foods off P street and not deal with panhandling or men passed out on the street. I hope this enforcement sticks around because the quality of life means more to me than anything. I’ll never admit this to my friends/neighbors but I’m secretly happy they are here.

NP. I'm happy too and I'm not ashamed to admit it! I'm tired of hearing about people trying to have a good time in NoMa, H ST, U St, Ivy City, Chinatown area and coming back to their cars to see it broken into, I'm tired of seeing cars with their wheels removed sitting on milk crates, I'm tired of seeing all the graffiti, I'm tired of seeing the police look the other way when crime happens right in front of them, I'm tired and sad of all the CVS's that had to close because the city woudn't do anything about the theft, I'm tired of nearly everything being locked up at some of the stores, I'm tired of seeing the unpermitted "vendors" in Columbia Heights, that area is a MESS!! BTW, the man that was on the corner of NY Ave and 16th St NE near the Target has only been moved. I saw him last week, but I've forgotten where. I've removed myself from all of my democratic organizations because I want to see real change. Our city leaders and MPD have failed us. Time for something new.

Sounds like you're tired of DC and need to move.

Nope. I love DC!! I hate the crime. Both can be true. I'm not moving. This is home, I just want it cleaned up a bit. Those of you that are protesting can't really be happy with all the senseless crime. Just like he may be trying to own the libs, I believe some of you go against everything just because it's Trump. I'm having a hard time believing that you are all OK with the crime in this city and don't want someone to try and clean it up. That blows my mind!

What Trump is doing is not fixing anything. It's just theater.

He loves his makeup and lights. He’s the world’s biggest diva.

[Anonymous]

The federal Government needs to take over and run the city. Get rid of the mayor and city council. She's had it for ten years and has totally screwed it up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t have any other place to admit this - but I’m glad. My car was broken into twice while I was in NOMA. I took a trip to the target in Ivy city and I don’t see the crazy homeless man on the corner who was biting at the wind. If you know you know. I can actually walk to my Whole Foods off P street and not deal with panhandling or men passed out on the street. I hope this enforcement sticks around because the quality of life means more to me than anything. I’ll never admit this to my friends/neighbors but I’m secretly happy they are here.

NP. I'm happy too and I'm not ashamed to admit it! I'm tired of hearing about people trying to have a good time in NoMa, H ST, U St, Ivy City, Chinatown area and coming back to their cars to see it broken into, I'm tired of seeing cars with their wheels removed sitting on milk crates, I'm tired of seeing all the graffiti, I'm tired of seeing the police look the other way when crime happens right in front of them, I'm tired and sad of all the CVS's that had to close because the city woudn't do anything about the theft, I'm tired of nearly everything being locked up at some of the stores, I'm tired of seeing the unpermitted "vendors" in Columbia Heights, that area is a MESS!! BTW, the man that was on the corner of NY Ave and 16th St NE near the Target has only been moved. I saw him last week, but I've forgotten where. I've removed myself from all of my democratic organizations because I want to see real change. Our city leaders and MPD have failed us. Time for something new.

Sounds like you're tired of DC and need to move.

Nope. I love DC!! I hate the crime. Both can be true. I'm not moving. This is home, I just want it cleaned up a bit. Those of you that are protesting can't really be happy with all the senseless crime. Just like he may be trying to own the libs, I believe some of you go against everything just because it's Trump. I'm having a hard time believing that you are all OK with the crime in this city and don't want someone to try and clean it up. That blows my mind!

What Trump is doing is not fixing anything. It's just theater.

He loves his makeup and lights. He’s the world’s biggest diva.

What source of funding is paying for this theater?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t have any other place to admit this - but I’m glad. My car was broken into twice while I was in NOMA. I took a trip to the target in Ivy city and I don’t see the crazy homeless man on the corner who was biting at the wind. If you know you know. I can actually walk to my Whole Foods off P street and not deal with panhandling or men passed out on the street. I hope this enforcement sticks around because the quality of life means more to me than anything. I’ll never admit this to my friends/neighbors but I’m secretly happy they are here.

NP. I'm happy too and I'm not ashamed to admit it! I'm tired of hearing about people trying to have a good time in NoMa, H ST, U St, Ivy City, Chinatown area and coming back to their cars to see it broken into, I'm tired of seeing cars with their wheels removed sitting on milk crates, I'm tired of seeing all the graffiti, I'm tired of seeing the police look the other way when crime happens right in front of them, I'm tired and sad of all the CVS's that had to close because the city woudn't do anything about the theft, I'm tired of nearly everything being locked up at some of the stores, I'm tired of seeing the unpermitted "vendors" in Columbia Heights, that area is a MESS!! BTW, the man that was on the corner of NY Ave and 16th St NE near the Target has only been moved. I saw him last week, but I've forgotten where. I've removed myself from all of my democratic organizations because I want to see real change. Our city leaders and MPD have failed us. Time for something new.

Sounds like you're tired of DC and need to move.

Nope. I love DC!! I hate the crime. Both can be true. I'm not moving. This is home, I just want it cleaned up a bit. Those of you that are protesting can't really be happy with all the senseless crime. Just like he may be trying to own the libs, I believe some of you go against everything just because it's Trump. I'm having a hard time believing that you are all OK with the crime in this city and don't want someone to try and clean it up. That blows my mind!

What Trump is doing is not fixing anything. It's just theater.

My hope is that the tone will change. Cops will feel supported to make arrests. The feds will leave. And the city will move back to where it was a few years ago with as much general disorder (extreme shoplifting, flagrant disregard for traffic laws, open pot smoking everywhere, in your face encampments, etc)

[Anonymous]

He’s telling us his army may not be leaving after the 30 days are up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The federal Government needs to take over and run the city. Get rid of the mayor and city council. She's had it for ten years and has totally screwed it up.

In a democracy, that’s up to the voters. Are you against democracy?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The federal Government needs to take over and run the city. Get rid of the mayor and city council. She's had it for ten years and has totally screwed it up.

In a democracy, that’s up to the voters. Are you against democracy?

LOL! It’s the DC Democrats that are against Democracy. When Congress gave D.C. an elected mayor and council back in the 1970s, there was concern that the city’s new legislative body would be dominated by Democrats. So to ensure some ideological diversity, equity, and inclusion, a compromise was hatched: at least two of the four at-large members can’t be Democrats. Initially that meant the council included representation from both the Republican Party and the Statehood Green Party, but for the last two decades there haven’t been any members from a non-majority political party. Instead, the council’s two non-Democrats are former Democrats who drop the party affiliation in order to run for council. The last person to do this was McDuffie, who formerly represented Ward 5… as a Democrat. Cry us a river.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The federal Government needs to take over and run the city. Get rid of the mayor and city council. She's had it for ten years and has totally screwed it up.

In a democracy, that’s up to the voters. Are you against democracy?

LOL! It’s the DC Democrats that are against Democracy. When Congress gave D.C. an elected mayor and council back in the 1970s, there was concern that the city’s new legislative body would be dominated by Democrats. So to ensure some ideological diversity, equity, and inclusion, a compromise was hatched: at least two of the four at-large members can’t be Democrats. Initially that meant the council included representation from both the Republican Party and the Statehood Green Party, but for the last two decades there haven’t been any members from a non-majority political party. Instead, the council’s two non-Democrats are former Democrats who drop the party affiliation in order to run for council. The last person to do this was McDuffie, who formerly represented Ward 5… as a Democrat. Cry us a river.

This has what to do with federal tax dollars being wasted on a sham takeover?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The federal Government needs to take over and run the city. Get rid of the mayor and city council. She's had it for ten years and has totally screwed it up.

In a democracy, that’s up to the voters. Are you against democracy?

LOL! It’s the DC Democrats that are against Democracy. When Congress gave D.C. an elected mayor and council back in the 1970s, there was concern that the city’s new legislative body would be dominated by Democrats. So to ensure some ideological diversity, equity, and inclusion, a compromise was hatched: at least two of the four at-large members can’t be Democrats. Initially that meant the council included representation from both the Republican Party and the Statehood Green Party, but for the last two decades there haven’t been any members from a non-majority political party. Instead, the council’s two non-Democrats are former Democrats who drop the party affiliation in order to run for council. The last person to do this was McDuffie, who formerly represented Ward 5… as a Democrat. Cry us a river.

If a supermajority of people who live here are Democrats and vote Democrat, how is that undemocratic? No one said Republicans can't live here. They prefer McLean, VA.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The federal Government needs to take over and run the city. Get rid of the mayor and city council. She's had it for ten years and has totally screwed it up.

In a democracy, that’s up to the voters. Are you against democracy?

LOL! It’s the DC Democrats that are against Democracy. When Congress gave D.C. an elected mayor and council back in the 1970s, there was concern that the city’s new legislative body would be dominated by Democrats. So to ensure some ideological diversity, equity, and inclusion, a compromise was hatched: at least two of the four at-large members can’t be Democrats. Initially that meant the council included representation from both the Republican Party and the Statehood Green Party, but for the last two decades there haven’t been any members from a non-majority political party. Instead, the council’s two non-Democrats are former Democrats who drop the party affiliation in order to run for council. The last person to do this was McDuffie, who formerly represented Ward 5… as a Democrat. Cry us a river.

If a supermajority of people who live here are Democrats and vote Democrat, how is that undemocratic? No one said Republicans can't live here. They prefer McLean, VA.

You’re asking how election rigging is undemocratic?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The federal Government needs to take over and run the city. Get rid of the mayor and city council. She's had it for ten years and has totally screwed it up.

In a democracy, that’s up to the voters. Are you against democracy?

LOL! It’s the DC Democrats that are against Democracy. When Congress gave D.C. an elected mayor and council back in the 1970s, there was concern that the city’s new legislative body would be dominated by Democrats. So to ensure some ideological diversity, equity, and inclusion, a compromise was hatched: at least two of the four at-large members can’t be Democrats. Initially that meant the council included representation from both the Republican Party and the Statehood Green Party, but for the last two decades there haven’t been any members from a non-majority political party. Instead, the council’s two non-Democrats are former Democrats who drop the party affiliation in order to run for council. The last person to do this was McDuffie, who formerly represented Ward 5… as a Democrat. Cry us a river.

If a supermajority of people who live here are Democrats and vote Democrat, how is that undemocratic? No one said Republicans can't live here. They prefer McLean, VA.

The DC ruling class has for decades violated the terms of Home Rule and therefore has forfeited the privilege to govern.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Only 17 percent want it. Of them, only 9 percent "strongly" support it. So who is this for exactly?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/08/20/dc-poll-trump-crime-police/

The people who live in and visit DC. 93% voted against him in the election so he is making progress in turning some around.

[Anonymous]

Speaking of takeovers:

“ATV and Dirt Bike street takeover in DC last night. Crazy numbers. Seemed like at least a hundred or more running red lights and doing tricks in front of Police and National Guard troops.”

[Anonymous]

There are scores of cities in the US with higher crime rates than DC. Why aren't you calling for them to lose their right to vote gor their own city hovernments?