US EditionTrump says he is deploying National Guard and federalizing D.C. police in crime-fighting effort
WASHINGTON, D.C., AUG 11 – President Trump invokes emergency powers to federalize D.C. police and deploy up to 1,000 National Guard troops amid claims of high violent crime despite official statistics showing a 26% decline.
- On Monday, President Donald Trump said he plans to send up to 1,000 National Guard members to Washington, D.C., and place the D.C. police under federal control.
- During his remarks, President Trump cited recent high-profile crimes, including the beating of a DOGE member who tried to stop a carjacking, and noted the murder rate in the District of Columbia exceeds that of Bogata, Baghdad, and Mexico City.
- According to the administration, President Donald Trump said 500 federal agents from the FBI, ATF, and Homeland Security have already surged into Washington, D.C., with over 100 FBI agents and about 40 ATF agents assigned to patrols.
- In response, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser, Mayor, said any comparison to a war-torn country is hyperbolic and false, emphasizing no crime spike exists and violent crime is at a 30-year low.
- Legal experts warn, `the law prevents truly federalizing the city` and Congress would need to revoke self-governance, Georgetown University law professor Steve Vladeck explained.
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President Donald Trump announces a "crime emergency" in Washington, D.C., during a White House press conference on Aug. 11, 2025. Standing behind Trump are, from left to right, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Attorney General Pam Bondi, FBI Director Kash Patel and U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro. (Image via White House livestream)WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump asserted control Monday …
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President Donald Trump announces a "crime emergency" in Washington, D.C., during a White House press conference on Aug. 11, 2025. Standing behind Trump are, from left to right, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Attorney General Pam Bondi, FBI Director Kash Patel and U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro. (Image via White House livestream)WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump asserted control Monday …
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