On Thursday evening in Washington, D.C., the weird juxtapositions of life in this city, eleven days into the Trump Administration’s unprecedented takeover of the District’s local law enforcement, were on full display.

President Donald Trump has threatened a "complete and total" federal takeover of Washington, D.C., amid a dispute over the city's crime figures. Trump has already deployed federal troops, officers and agents to D.C. as part of a crackdown on crime and homelessness.