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Live News,11 Aug 2025,29 mins

Trump deploys national guard to DC

Newsnight

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President Trump takes control of Washington DC police and deploys the National Guard to the capital to crack down on what he describes as ‘violent gangs’ and ‘bloodthirsty criminals’. Is this a power grab or legitimate move to tackle crime? And in the UK a knight of the realm and long-time adviser to The King when the Price of Wales speaks to Newsnight about his arrest for supporting Palestine Action. With Victoria Derbyshire.

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