US EditionThe nation’s capital waits for Trump’s next move as a federal takeover threat looms
WASHINGTON D.C., AUG 10 – Federal law enforcement actions follow a 2023 crime spike and include a seven-day security lockdown with arrests for firearms and drug possession, White House officials said.
- Starting at midnight on Thursday, President Donald Trump promised a seven-day security lockdown of the District of Columbia, with an option to extend.
- Amid rising crime figures, Trump warned on Truth Social that if D.C. “doesn’t get its act together” he would take federal control, citing recent arrests.
- According to a White House official and Metro Transit Police, Friday night operations led to arrests for two stolen firearms, suspected fentanyl and marijuana, with no injuries.
- Further steps, including taking over the police department, would require a declaration of emergency and a congressional repeal of the Home Rule Act of 1973.
- Ahead of any federal takeover, ANC Commissioner Anthony Lorenzo Green said `I feel that the federal government has overstepped what we feel are their limits` and urged `we have home rule for a reason`.
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