Americans are divided over President Donald Trump’s decision to take control of local law enforcement and activate the military in the nation’s capital, according to new polling.

On Aug. 11, Trump announced that his administration would federalize the Metropolitan Police Department under the Home Rule Act, a 1973 law that grants the president emergency police control for a 30-day period.

He also deployed 800 National Guard troops to the city, matching his approach to recent protests in Los Angeles.

“I’m announcing a historic action to rescue our nation’s capital from crime, bloodshed, bedlam and squalor and worse,” Trump said during a news conference. “This is Liberation Day in D.C., and we’re going to take our capital back.”

Trump’s DC crime crackdown

In an Aug. 11 YouGov survey, a p

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