"When a protest against Donald Trump'smilitarized crackdown in Washington DC reached the White House last Saturday after a mile-and-a-half march, the thousands-strong crowd shouted a simple, two-word chant: Free DC. It's a slogan with a long history in the federal district that has again become prominent after an activist group formed this year specifically to respond to the president's threats of meddling took it as their name."
"DC being under attack is a problem for American democracy, and that is what is at stake here, said executive director Keya Chatterjee, a former neighborhood commissioner and climate activist who drew on her experience researching authoritarian takeovers at Democracy Fund to co-found the group. Trump jeered by protesters as he dines at Washington DC restaurant You have to be able to have dissent in the capital in order to curb authoritarianism."
A protest march to the White House drew thousands chanting 'Free DC.' An activist group named Free DC formed this year to respond to presidential threats and defend the district's rights. Free DC links the city's lack of autonomy to the broader struggle for American democracy and has mobilized residents against federal interference. The president took control of the city police and deployed the national guard and federal agents onto DC streets. Executive director Keya Chatterjee said DC's vulnerability to federal action endangers dissent and therefore threatens the country's democratic checks. Washington DC has over 700,000 residents but no voting representation in Congress.
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