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Trump takes control of DC police, deploys National Guard

Trump deploys National Guard to Washington DC as he pledges crime crackdown

The US president has declared a public safety emergency as he promises to tackle crime and homelessness in the nation's capital.

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Trump puts DC police department under federal control, deploys National Guard

At an extraordinary news conference on Monday, President Donald Trump revealed plans to take over the Washington, D.C. police department and deploy National Guard troops in the nation's capital to combat what he says it rampant violent crime that statistics show is actually decreasing.

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Trump takes over DC police in extraordinary move, deploys National Guard in capital

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he was deploying 800 National Guard troops to Washington and temporarily taking over the city's police department, an extraordinary assertion of presidential power in the nation's capital.

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Is crime in Washington DC 'out of control', as Trump claims?

But according to crime figures published by Washington DC's Metropolitan Police (MPDC), violent offences fell after peaking ...

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‘Move Out, Immediately:' Trump's vision for ridding DC streets of homeless

Trump plans to seize control of Washington’s Metropolitan Police Department, sweep homeless people off the city’s streets, and end “crime, bloodshed, bedlam and squalor and worse,” he said at an Aug.

Trump's Moves Toward Taking Over Washington Are Unprecedented. Here's What the Law Says

The Guard was called out again during Trump's first term on Jan. 6, 2021, when his supporters overran the Capitol. Trump’s ...

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Trump deploys National Guard to Washington DC and pledges crime crackdown

President Donald Trump has deployed the National Guard to Washington DC and taken control of the city's police force as he ...

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What Trump can — and can’t — do in his bid to take over law enforcement in DC

The capital is already subject to significant federal control — and Trump is invoking his emergency powers to solidify it.

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