Demonstrations took place at Union Station for the federal DC police control

The federal takeover of police services in Washington DC sparked demonstrations near the Union station on Thursday evening, with demonstrators calling the “Nazis” of the police and the National Guard.

“Are you safe guys here? Are you safe guys? Are you murdered guys?” A demonstrator was heard sarcastically from the police. Others said they “betrayed” the country and “terrorize the community”.

“You will never know a moment of peace,” said a man, accusing the officers of being “Nazis”.

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“You are all the reason why our country went down,” cried a demonstrator at the officers when stopping traffic.

President Donald Trump announced this decision on Monday, and the National Guard and a variety of federal agencies, including ice and FBI, have patrolled and carried out operations throughout the city. Certain arrests have already been made, including dozens of illegal immigrants.

The Attorney General Pam Bondi initially ordered that the Drug Administrator, Terry Cole, is in charge of the Metropolitan Police Department as “Emergency Police Commissioner”, although this directive was then modified to ensure that Cole worked with Mayor Muriel Bowser. Bondi also orders more compliance between local police and federal immigration authorities.

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Democrats criticized the takeover as an excessive excess, the members of the Congress requesting a resolution to end the “urgency of the crime” which was declared by the Trump administration.

“President Trump’s incursions against DC are among the most blatant attacks on DC Home Rule during the decades.

“Our local police forces, paid by DC residents, should not be subject to federalization, an action that would not be possible for any other police service in the country. No emergency exists to DC that the president has not created himself, and there is no use of DC police for federal purposes, as required by law,” she added.

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Meanwhile, the White House went bankrupt because the Trump administration said that the intention was to reduce crime in the capital.

“But instead of supporting what should be a bipartite measure to make DC again safe, the Democrats bury their heads in the sand, denying that there is a problem and carries the torch for the dangerous criminals who terrorize the communities of DC,” said the spokesperson for the White House, Abigail Jackson, in Fox News Digital.

“DC residents are experiencing reality on the ground – the crime was out of control and the actions of President Trump make the city safer. The refusal of the left to support very popular problems with the American public – like stopping violent crimes – are why their approval ratings are at historical stockings and will continue to tan,” she added.

The city continues the action, arguing that it hinders the ability of the district to manage itself.

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“We are continuing to block the takeover of the Federal Government of the DC police. By illegally declaring an MPD takeover, the abuse administration of its temporary and limited authority under the law. It is the most serious threat to Home Rule that DC has ever faced, and we are fighting to arrest him,” DC Prosecutor General said on Friday.

“The power of the federal government on DC is not absolute, and it should not be exercised as such. Article 740 of the law on the domicile rule allows the president to request the services of MPD. But this can only be done temporarily, for special emergencies, and only for federal purposes,” he added.

Alex Nitzberg of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.