WASHINGTON, DC – AUGUST 11: U.S. President Donald Trump shows crime statistics as he delivers remarks during a press conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House August 11, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump was expected to announce his plan to deploy the National Guard and elements of federal law enforcement agencies to assist in crime prevention in the nation’s capital. Also pictured is U.S Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)UNITED STATES – AUGUST 11: President Donald Trump is seen on a monitor during a news conference in the White House briefing room to announce the federal government will take control of the Metropolitan Police Department and use the National Guard to fight crime in Washington, D.C., on Monday, August 11, 2025. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Attorney General Pam Bondi also appear.(Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)WASHINGTON, DC – AUGUST 11: U.S. President Donald Trump answers questions during a press conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House August 11, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump announced he will use his authority to place the DC Metropolitan Police Department under federal control to assist in crime prevention in the nation’s capital, and that the National Guard will be deployed to DC. Also pictured (L-R) are Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll, Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)04 August 2025, USA, Washington: Tents are set up in the city center on the sidewalk at Washington Circle. Photo: Soeren Stache/dpa (Photo by Soeren Stache/picture alliance via Getty Images)WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES – FEBRUARY 20: Homeless people live in tents, they set up on the sidewalk near the White House, as US President Donald Trump (not seen) has stated that the management of the capital Washington DC should be taken over by the federal government in Washington, United States on February 20, 2025. Trump pointed to the high crime rate and the number of homeless people in Washington. (Photo by Fatih Aktas/Anadolu via Getty Images)WASHINGTON, DC – AUGUST 11: U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents patrol near the Washington Monument on the National Mall on August 11, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Donald Trump announced a federal takeover of DC police and mobilization of the National Guard, saying the moves are necessary to restoring order in the city. City officials say they did not know about the plans in advance. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)WASHINGTON, DC – AUGUST 11: Federal law enforcement officers gather at a staging facility at the U.S. Park Police office on August 11, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Donald Trump announced a federal takeover of DC police and mobilization of the National Guard, saying the moves are necessary to restoring order in the city. City officials say they did not know about the plans in advance. (Photo by Andrew Leyden/Getty Images)WASHINGTON, DC – AUGUST 12: A sign for the District of Columbia National Guard is displayed outside the Guard’s headquarters at D.C. Armory on August 12, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Trump announced he is placing the DC Metropolitan Police Department under federal control, and will deploy the National Guard to the District in order to assist in crime prevention in the nation’s capital. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)WASHINGTON, DC – AUGUST 11: Federal and local law enforcement officers investigate a suspect’s vehicle on South Capitol Street on August 11, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Donald Trump announced a federal takeover of DC police and mobilization of the National Guard, saying the moves are necessary to restore order in the city. City officials say they did not know about the plans in advance. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)Members of the National Guard walk from the DC Joint Force Headquarters to the DC Armory in Washington, DC, on August 12, 2025. Donald Trump on August 11 deployed military and federal law enforcement to curb violent crime in Washington, as he seeks to make good on his campaign pledge to be a « law and order » president. The Republican leader said he would place the city’s Metropolitan Police under federal government control while also sending the National Guard onto the streets of the US capital. The overwhelmingly Democratic city faces allegations from Republican politicians that it is overrun by crime, plagued by homelessness and financially mismanaged — although violent offenses are down. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)WASHINGTON, DC – AUGUST 11: Washington, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser speaks at a press conference after President Donald Trump announced a federal takeover of the Metropolitan Police Department at the Wilson Building on August 11, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Trump announced he is placing the Department under federal control, and will deploy the National Guard to the District in order to assist in crime prevention in the nation’s capital. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)WASHINGTON, DC – AUGUST 11: Kelsye Adams, Organizing Director of DC Vote, speaks at a rally against the Trump Administration’s federal takeover of the District of Columbia, outside of the AFL-CIO on August 11, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Trump announced he is placing the DC Metropolitan Police Department under federal control, and will deploy the National Guard to the District in order to assist in crime prevention in the nation’s capital. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
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