# Trump put thousands of soldiers on Washington’s streets. They seldom stop crime

https://mins.news/en/video/26079

- Reuters, 2026-08-19 11:06 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMc8oTNYDjo

> Last summer, President Donald Trump ordered about 4,500 National Guard soldiers into Washington to combat crime, with a particular focus on Democrat-led cities. Reuters found that their duties rarely involved fighting crime.

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