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To: President Donald Trump, Congress
No federal militarized takeover of our nation's capital!
Trump is ramping up his militarized power grab, announcing a hostile federal takeover of our nation’s capital. He is seizing the city’s police department and deploying 800+ National Guard troops to descend upon the residents and punish anyone who disagrees with his MAGA agenda.
This is a brazen abuse of power—and it won’t stop at Washington, D.C. This is Trump’s plan for cities across the country. Trump intends to build a police state right out of an authoritarian playbook. And we have to stop him now before he replicates this in cities and states across the country.
Add your name to the petition to tell Trump hands off our nation’s capital!
Why is this important?
Since Trump initially came into office, Washington, D.C., has been an epicenter of resistance. From the Women's March to countless other rallies and events, Trump wants to squash all dissent against his unpopular, authoritarian agenda.
It is illegal to use the American military against the American people—but that's exactly what Trump said he would do during his campaign, and it’s exactly what is happening now.
Trump is painting a dystopian picture of Washington, D.C., using obvious fearmongering to try to justify his blatant overreach, despite the fact that leaders and communities in D.C. have worked hard to keep our capital safe—crime is the lowest it’s been in 30 years because we know best what’s going to work. But since D.C. is a federal district, not a state, Trump is testing the limits of his power and using it as a testing ground zero for his militarized power grab.
Turning the U.S. military against the people puts our families and lives in danger. We need Congress to intervene and stop this erosion of our fundamental rights and freedom—and we need to come together to make it clear that Americans will not be silent in the face of this fascist power grab.