When the National Guard was deployed in Washington, DC, in 1968, things were much worse

President Trump has called for the deployment of 800 National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., citing a rise in lawlessness, despite local officials asserting that crime has been declining. The situation has been compared to the chaotic riots of 1968 following Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination, though current guardsmen are seen interacting peacefully with tourists rather than addressing violence.

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