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National Guard presence causes headaches, backlash in DC

A National Guard vehicle collided with a civilian car early Wednesday morning in Washington, D.C., an incident that comes as a new poll found a majority of the city's residents are opposed to President Trump's takeover.

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The collision, which happened at the intersection of 8th Street SE and North Carolina Avenue SE — approximately a mile away from the U.S. Capitol — caused the civilian driver to be trapped in the car. They were rescued and transported to a local hospital with minor injuries, according to D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department.

The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) said officers responded to reports of the crash at 6:18 a.m. EDT and “upon arrival officers discovered a two-car acc

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