Protesters march to the White House to oppose Trump's attempt to federalize DC policebr br Protesters marched through Washington D.C. on Saturday, August 16, to express their anger at what they called Donald Trump’s “fascist” takeover of Washington D.C. following the federalization of the city’s police and the deployment of the National Guard.br br Several thousand protesters marched through downtown D.C. to the White House behind a giant banner that read “Trump Must Go Now,” and many held up signs reading “Hands Off D.C.” br br Earlier this week, President Donald Trump said he was deploying hundreds of National Guard troops to Washington and temporarily taking over the city's police department to curb what he depicted as a crime and homelessness emergency in the nation's capital.