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Trump’s $185 Million Crackdown Brag Torpedoed by Study

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June 4, 2026 · 12:24 PM

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Nathan Howard/Reuters Donald Trump’s deployment of thousands of troops into Washington, D.C., failed to reduce violent crime, a study has found. Research from the nonpartisan D.C.-based think tank Niskanen Center found that while the president’s addition of around 2,000 troops to patrol the capital in August led to a reduction in “opportunistic property crime,” it had no measurable effect on violent crime. Instead, the $185 million deployment of National Guard troops was more of a “blunt and exp