Trump activates National Guard troops to fight ‘totally out of control’ crime in Washington
President Donald Trump said on Monday that after strengthening the federal law enforcement officers in the capital of the nation, he announced that he activated the national guard troops to combat the crime in Washington and took over the Metropolitan Police Department.
“I’m deploying national guards to help re -establish laws, orders and public security in Washington, DC,” he said at a press conference on Monday. He said. “And they will be allowed to do their work properly.”
Trump also said he would federalize the metropolitan police headquarters in Washington to respond to crime.
National Guard Units are reserve forces that are activated in response to state and federal operations, including natural disasters and typically controlled by their state governments. However, in June, Trump deployed the national guard troops from California to respond to immigrant uprisings. He jumped Gavin Newsom to send troops.
The Federal Government supervises the Columbia National Guard Region.
Trump’s words come immediately after Washington promised that “crime, savagery, filth and filth” will be saved from an article on a article “on the social Monday morning. “He said that the days of brutally killing or harming the innocent people are over!”
After Washington’s attack on Washington’s Logan Circle on August 3, a former Government Productivity Department (DOGE), Washington used the idea of taking over the metropolitan police department of Washington and managing the crime on Washington on Washington on Washington.
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“What a shame rate, crime rate, mugging rate, murders and everything else, we will not allow it, and this includes perhaps bringing national guards,” Trump said to journalists on Wednesday. He said.
Trump also told journalists that Washington was open to take over the metropolitan police department because the crime in the country’s capital is “ridiculous”.
The capture of the metropolitan Police Department as a temporary federal is justified in emergencies, while Trump’s movement will be challenged in the court that the situation in Washington is described as an emergency.
Trump historically frightened against violence in Washington, and on Tuesday, the crime was “completely out of control in the country’s capital.”
Meanwhile, the crime in Washington declined. According to Washington’s Metropolitan Police Department, the crime of violence fell 26% this year compared to the same time period in 2024. Similarly, attacks with a dangerous weapon fell 20%and the murders decreased by 12%.
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Washington’s Mayor Muriel Bowser challenged Trump’s identification of the city during his interview on Sunday, and expressed his concerns about the possibility of activating the city to fight the city.
“Any comparison with a country in which war breaks down is hyperbolic and wrong.” He said.
“I’m worried about not being used efficiently, and I think this is not the most efficient use of our protection.” He said.
Associated Press contributed to this report.
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