Hours after election night, we met with DC leaders to discuss our community’s response to a Trump White House. Less than 12 days later, we launched our student-led campaign to protect DC’s autonomy and resist Project 2025!

Critical to our goals of protecting democracy is preventing the Trump administration from dismantling Washington, D.C.’s autonomy. Infringing on DC’s Home Rule would allow the federal government unprecedented latitude to repress dissent in our capital and turn the District into a Project 2025 proving ground.

Trump has already pledged to take over aspects of DC’s governance, including federalizing the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), deploying troops in the District, and seizing control of DC’s education system.