DiscoverThe Playbook PodcastAugust 12, 2025: Trump sends in the troops
August 12, 2025: Trump sends in the troops

August 12, 2025: Trump sends in the troops

Update: 2025-08-12
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Residents of Washington are waking up this morning to a city that looks a little different. At a press conference yesterday morning, President Donald Trump announced he would effectively take over the Washington’s police department for 30 days and deploy the National Guard to patrol the city. What happens next? How are Democrats responding? And what is the conversation Trump is trying to bait them into? Playbook’s Adam Wren and Dasha Burns break it all down.

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August 12, 2025: Trump sends in the troops

August 12, 2025: Trump sends in the troops

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