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Trump exaggerates Washington, DC, crime while ordering police takeover and National Guard deployment
President Donald Trump said he is deploying 800 National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., and taking control of the Metropolitan Police Department. The nation’s capital is "becoming a situation of ...
Trump announces federal takeover of DC police and mobilization of National Guard
President Donald Trump will hold a news conference at the White House this morning addressing what he describes as his effort ...
Live updates: Mayor Bowser calls Trump takeover of DC police and plan to make the city safer ‘unsettling’
President Donald Trump said Monday he’s placing the Washington, D.C., police department under federal control and deploying ...
Top Democrats ripped on social media over 'bonkers' reactions to Trump's DC crime plan: 'Massive liar'
Former secretary of state was one of several top Democrats to be slammed on social media for opposing President Trump's plan ...
DC Council rips Trump’s ‘manufactured intrusion on local authority’
The D.C. City Council condemned President Trump’s federalization of the city’s police force and plans to deploy the National ...
AP reporter details scene in briefing room as Trump announces DC crime and homelessness agenda
U.S. President Donald Trump held a press conference on Monday at the White House with members of his cabinet to address crime ...
Trump slams DC crime as 'embarrassing' as he preps for high-stakes Putin meeting
President Trump calls D.C. crime situation embarrassing before Putin meeting, announces federal law enforcement deployment to ...
Trump likens DC to ‘worst places on Earth’ as military takes over capital: ‘Wild youth, maniacs and homeless’
Crime has fallen in Washington over the last two years but the president has long wanted to take control of the police and ...