John, I wanted to make sure you saw this:

USA Today: “DC National Guard deployment to cost $200 million, as soldiers pick up trash, blow leaves”;">

CREW has been sounding the alarm on Trump’s dangerous abuses of power. I recently submitted testimony to Congress about the serious threats posed by his abuse of federal authority—and we’re working every day to hold him accountable. This is a tough fight and we can’t win it without you. Chip in today →

John, unfortunately, DC is just the start of President Trump’s federal overreach targeting American cities. He sent forces to Los Angeles earlier this year and recently authorized troops to be sent to Portland and Memphis.

Trump has also threatened that Chicago, New York, New Orleans, Baltimore and San Francisco could be his next targets.

This is an attempt to normalize the deployment of military personnel in our streets—and Congress must take seriously the threat posed by these authoritarian maneuvers.

In addition to the threat to democracy and local autonomy, these deployments are likely to come at a very steep cost—and the American people deserve answers.

Here at CREW, we’ve been working tirelessly to fight back against Trump’s abuses of power every chance we get.

• We’ve filed requests for information on how much the deployment of the National Guard in DC is costing taxpayers
• We’ve filed amicus briefs in support of California’s effort to block the National Guard deployment to Los Angeles and Oregon’s effort to block the deployment in Portland
• We’ve submitted testimony to Congress about the serious threats posed by this federal overreach
• And we're continuing to put pressure on Congress to put an end to Trump’s DC takeover

Thank you,