US EditionTrump’s DC Police Takeover Was Fueled by Attack on Former DOGE Staffer and His Own Observations of Homelessness, Allies Say
WASHINGTON D.C., AUG 11 – President Trump declared a public safety emergency and deployed National Guard troops, despite DC officials citing a 52% drop in violent crime over two years, police union supports federal action.
- On Monday, President Donald Trump invoked Section 740 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, placed the MPD under federal control, and deployed hundreds of National Guard troops to Washington, D.C.
- Following assaults last week, Trump claimed recent weeks saw youth-involved violence, including a Friday convenience store vandalism and an attack on a former Department of Government Efficiency employee.
- Statistics show declines across major crime categories, with MSNBC displaying a 26% drop in violent offenses, homicides down 12%, and robberies decreasing 28%.
- The D.C. City Council says violent crime is at a 30-year low and condemns federalizing MPD as unwarranted, following last year's crime decline.
- In the coming legislative session, Senator Chris Van Hollen and Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton will reintroduce legislation to grant D.C. full control over its National Guard and MPD, citing `Trump's raw authoritarian power grab in D.C.` as a threat to democracy.
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Wes Moore slams Trump’s DC National Guard deployment as ‘deeply dangerous,’ touts Maryland crime drop
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore blasted President Donald Trump’s decision to deploy the National Guard to help with policing in Washington, D.C., calling the move “deeply dangerous” and “lacking seriousness.” In a statement released Monday, Moore accused the president of using…
What to know about Trump’s DC National Guard deployment
Welcome to The Hill’s Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story What to know about Trump’s DC National Guard deployment President Trump on Monday announced plans to deploy some 800 members of the Washington, D.C. National Guard to the nation’s capital. © AP Formally declaring a public…
Wes Moore slams Trump’s DC National Guard deployment as ‘deeply dangerous,’ touts Maryland crime drop - Washington Examiner
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore blasted President Donald Trump’s decision to deploy the National Guard to help with policing in Washington, D.C., calling the move “deeply dangerous” and “lacking seriousness.” In a statement released Monday, Moore accused the president of using service members “as pawns” to distract from policies he said are driving up unemployment and cutting healthcare and food assistance. “These actions by the president lack both data…
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