Roland Martin
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Trump Seized Black D.C. — Federal Police Takeover Branded as “Safety” Was Pure Authoritarianism
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15:06Now PlayingRoland Martin exposes Donald Trump’s unprecedented federal takeover of Washington, D.C.’s police force. Branded as a “safety” measure, this was in fact an authoritarian power grab targeting a majority-Black city and stripping residents of self-rule.
🔥 Trump seized Washington, D.C.’s police under the lie of “safety.”
🔥 Roland shows how it was really about crushing dissent in a Black city.
🔥 Occupation disguised as protection — authoritarianism in plain sight.
🔥 No president since Jim Crow has moved this brazenly against local control.
🔥 D.C. residents treated like occupied territory in broad daylight.
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