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Donald Trump’s decision to federalize Washington, D.C., did what years of press conferences and pilot programs could not:
it made the streets feel different in a matter of days. Some residents describe it as the first
time in years they’ve walked home without clutching keys between their fingers, the first week their group chats
weren’t just links to surveillance videos and police reports. They see the armored vehicles and joint task forces
as overdue proof that someone in power finally took their fear seriously.
