US EditionNational Guard Troops Begin Arriving Amid Trump's Washington, DC, Takeover
Trump invoked a public safety emergency and deployed 800 National Guard troops to address violent crime amid disputes over the city's reported 30-year low crime rates.
- On Tuesday, August 12, 2025, 800 National Guard troops began arriving in Washington, D.C., after President Donald Trump ordered their deployment and federal takeover of the city's police department.
- Trump cited a surge in violent crime, homelessness, and urban decay as justification, claiming the city was overtaken by violent gangs despite local officials disputing the emergency.
- Local leaders, including Mayor Muriel Bowser, emphasized that violent crime has declined steadily, with some statistics showing a 30-year low and a 26% drop in violent crime in early 2025.
- Trump declared plans to reclaim control over the capital, while critics described the action as unprecedented, unnecessary, and a potential overreach of presidential power in a predominantly Democratic city.
- The deployment sparked a legal dispute over federal authority in the capital, revealing the city's restricted self-governance as outlined in the Home Rule Act of 1973, and highlighting the persistent conflict between national oversight and local administration.
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The US president has placed the police in Washington, D.C. under federal control and deployed the National Guard.
Following Donald Trump's announcement of the National Guard's mobilization to fight crime and vagrancy in the federal capital, reservists appeared in the centre of the city on Tuesday night.
National Guard Troops Arrive in Washington After Trump Declares Federal Control
National Guard troops began arriving in Washington Tuesday to begin enforcing President Donald Trump’s federal takeover of the city. They’re part of an 800-member deployment ordered by the administration. Trump announced on Monday that he would activate the guard and take over the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department, citing a crime emergency in the city. Speaking ahead of the National Guard troops’ arrival, White House Press Secretary Karoline L…
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UpstractNational Guard mobilizes in DC for Trump’s police takeover and crime crackdown
Members of the District of Columbia’s National Guard started mobilizing around Washington one day after President Donald Trump announced his takeover of D.C.’s law enforcement to crack down on crime in the district. White House sources confirmed to the Washington…
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