Demonstrators rally during a "FreeDC" protest in Washington, DC, on August 11, 2026, to mark one year since US President Donald Trump deployed members of the National Guard into the city. Republican politicians -- led by Trump -- have claimed that the US capital is overrun by crime, plagued by homelessness and financially mismanaged. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP via Getty Images)

Demonstrators rally during a "FreeDC" protest in Washington, DC, on August 11, 2026, to mark one year since US President Donald Trump deployed members of the National Guard into the city. Republican politicians -- led by Trump -- have claimed that the US capital is overrun by crime, plagued by homelessness and financially mismanaged. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP via Getty Images)

Demonstrators rally during a "FreeDC" protest in Washington, DC, on August 11, 2026, to mark one year since US President Donald Trump deployed members of the National Guard into the city. Republican politicians -- led by Trump -- have claimed that the US capital is overrun by crime, plagued by homelessness and financially mismanaged. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP via Getty Images)

Demonstrators rally during a "FreeDC" protest in Washington, DC, on August 11, 2026, to mark one year since US President Donald Trump deployed members of the National Guard into the city. Republican politicians -- led by Trump -- have claimed that the US capital is overrun by crime, plagued by homelessness and financially mismanaged. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP via Getty Images)

Demonstrators rally during a "FreeDC" protest in Washington, DC, on August 11, 2026, to mark one year since US President Donald Trump deployed members of the National Guard into the city. Republican politicians -- led by Trump -- have claimed that the US capital is overrun by crime, plagued by homelessness and financially mismanaged. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP via Getty Images)

Demonstrators rally during a "FreeDC" protest in Washington, DC, on August 11, 2026, to mark one year since US President Donald Trump deployed members of the National Guard into the city. Republican politicians -- led by Trump -- have claimed that the US capital is overrun by crime, plagued by homelessness and financially mismanaged. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP via Getty Images)

Demonstrators rally during a "FreeDC" protest in Washington, DC, on August 11, 2026, to mark one year since US President Donald Trump deployed members of the National Guard into the city. Republican politicians -- led by Trump -- have claimed that the US capital is overrun by crime, plagued by homelessness and financially mismanaged. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP via Getty Images)

Demonstrators rally during a "FreeDC" protest in Washington, DC, on August 11, 2026, to mark one year since US President Donald Trump deployed members of the National Guard into the city. Republican politicians -- led by Trump -- have claimed that the US capital is overrun by crime, plagued by homelessness and financially mismanaged. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP via Getty Images)