Trump says he will take control of DC police, deploy National Guard to capital
Mihaela Păun
"Our capital city has been overtaken by violent gangs and bloodthirsty criminals," says the US president. WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said on Monday (Aug 11) he was putting Washington's police department under federal control and ordering the National Guard to deploy to the nation's capital to combat what he said was a wave of lawlessness, despite statistics showing that violent crime hit a 30-year low in 2024. "I'm deploying the National Guard to help re-establish law, order and public
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