In the two weeks since President Donald Trump declared a crime emergency in D.C., ordered a federal takeover of the police force and sent in the National Guard, the internet has been awash with footage taken on city streets.

The videos tend to fall into one of three categories.

The White House and federal agencies, through their social media accounts, have posted stylized videos of law enforcement officers in tactical gear looking tough, with rousing music or speeches from administration officials about what they cast as the sorry state of the District playing in the background.

Many residents and visitors, seeking to defend the District against the president branding it a “dirty, crime-ridden death trap,” have used his words as a soundtrack for social media reels that show picturesque

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