President Donald Trump has placed Washington D.C.’s Metropolitan Police under federal control and deployed 800 National Guardsmen, citing a crackdown on violent crime despite police data showing declines in 2024.
Democrats Blast Trump’s “Authoritarian” Move to Control Washington Policing
He called the move “Liberation Day in DC” and signaled plans to expand the policy to cities like New York and Chicago. Democrats condemned the action as political overreach, with critics likening it to authoritarian tactics.
Trump, a convicted felon, also pledged to target homelessness and touted recent arrests by federal agents. Washington’s mayor pushed back on claims of spiraling crime, calling the takeover “unsettling and unprecedented” but not unexpected.
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