Well, and, and the federal government has authority over D.C. explicitly under the Constitution. Article 1, Section 8, Clause 17 of the Constitution gives Congress, quote, exclusive legislation over D.C. and Congress through its delegate. The D.C. council designated that the president serves as the D.C. national Guard's commander in chief. And that's in D.C. code Section 49, 409, which reads, quote, the President of the United States shall be the commander in chief of the militia of the District of Columbia. (00:43–11:12)
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Claims the president is designated as the commander in chief of the D.C. National Guard.
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