The District of Columbia was out in front of Union Station on Thursday as an assistance to law enforcement.

 

Homeless encampments were cleared across town near the National Mall.

 

And DC residents are faced with the new reality of heightened law enforcement in their daily lives.

 

David Beatty, who was living in a tent not far from the National Mall, says the actions of the administration to crackdown on homelessness is “anti-Christian.”

 

“I remember the passage of, 'as you have done unto the least of these, you have been unto me.' And the idea that he's targeting us and persecuting us. Feels wrong to me,” Beatty said.

 

A woman named Nicole, who is the daughter of two former Marines, was emotional outside of Union Station as National Guard members patrolled the area.

 

“It hurts me to my core that our president is making our service people, sorry I’m so emotional. This is disgraceful,” Nicole said.

 

Marc Bernstein, another DC resident, says that he has witnessed crime in his neighborhood and was concerned about it. However, he questioned the way it was being handled by the administration.

 

“This sort of display is not designed to, you know, stop gun violence. It's not designed to stop the drug trade. It's designed to intimidate people,” Bernstein said.