US EditionWhite House Holds Briefing After Police Takeover of D.C.
WASHINGTON, D.C., AUG 11 – President Trump federalized D.C. police amid accusations of crime data manipulation and deployed the National Guard to tackle violent crime, with a 2024 homicide rate of 27.3 per 100,000 residents.
- On August 11, 2025, President Trump invoked Section 740 of the Home Rule Act to federalize Washington, D.C., citing the city's crime as an emergency.
- Trump accused Washington, D.C., of being plagued by escalating violent crime and carjackings, while critics noted that crime statistics show declines or inconsistencies.
- Despite a peak murder rate of 274 homicides in 2023, official data shows homicides dropped 32 percent to 187 in 2024, with violent crime down 26 percent through August 2025.
- Trump announced plans to send 800 National Guard members to Washington, DC, take federal control of the local police, and emphasized his goal of transforming the city into a place that is extremely safe, clean, and attractive.
- The takeover highlights tensions over local autonomy, as Mayor Bowser pledged cooperation but called the move unsettling, and critics view it as politically motivated rather than crime-driven.
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Trump Distorts Violent Crime Statistics in Ordering Takeover and Troops to D.C.
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White House holds briefing after police takeover of D.C.
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – The National Guard arrived in Washington, D.C., Tuesday after being deployed by President Donald Trump. The White House ordered federal forces to take over the city’s police department to reduce crime according to the president. D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has pledged to work with federal officials although she noted in a press conference on Monday that crime has fallen in the city. She pledged that since the city has more p…
Trump Administration: D.C. Police Takeover "Only The Beginning"
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt defended President Donald Trump’s federal takeover of the D.C. police and the deployment of National Guard troops, warning, "This is only the beginning." Addressing the press, Leavitt said the administration will spend the next month pursuing and arresting every violent criminal who threatens public safety in the district. .@PressSec: "Yesterday, @POTUS took bold action to finally restore Law and Orde…
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