Outraged locals protested against a traffic checkpoint on 14th Street, Washington, DC on Wednesday night, as President Donald Trump’s takeover of the city’s police entered its third night. A DC police commander said that the checkpoint was a quote,

Residents in one Washington, D.C., neighborhood lined up Wednesday to protest the increased police presence after the White House said the number of National Guard troops in the nation’s capital would ramp up and federal officers would be the streets around the clock.

Tensions rise in Washington, D.C., as residents protest the president's federal police initiative, demanding accountability and maintaining local control over safety.