I am wondering if the President's military takeover of DC will have a long term unintended consequence. The District's inability to restrict Federal forces, be they Bureau of Prison riot forces, Customs and Border Patrol agents, or National Guardsmen from Tennessee is because of their status as a Federal District. Were they a state, their governor could object and at the very least the matter would be taken up by the court, perhaps not in time to have prevented "the stroll", but eventually some decision would be reached.
But they are a Federal District, so they have no autonomy over such things, nor Senators or Representatives in Congress. There are multiple other concerns, many connected with Congress's meddling in and chipping away at Home Rule issues. But the Executive Branch has taken actions this week that come perilously close to invasion.The nation as a whole has noticed.
If the November election turns out as I suspect it might, I predict that DC Statehood will become a front burner issue. In the past, the Republicans could, and did, object that Statehood was a naked power grab by the Democrats just to add two Blue seats to the Senate, and one to the House. And that is at least a fringe benefit of such a move. But now the issue can also be framed as one of "Federal troops running roughshod over a helpless American city." That slogan could be further massaged to, if not gather actual Republican support, at least show that a big chunk of their objection is strictly political/balance of power related.
Whether that might lead to further statehoods, for Puerto Rico and/or the Virgin Islands, and Guam/Samoa/Northern Mariana Islands is a separate, but related question. Your thoughts?