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Trump's Federal Surge Could Help Fill Need for More DC Officers, Mayor and Police Chief Say
President Trump invoked the Home Rule Act to deploy federal law enforcement and National Guard troops despite violent crime dropping 26% in the city, officials said.
- On August 14, 2025, President Donald J. Trump ordered a federal surge into Washington, D.C., invoking Section 740 to federalize the MPD, with 740 troops deployed for up to 30 days.
- Before home rule, the District of Columbia was governed by presidentially appointed commissioners for nearly a century, until Congress passed the Home Rule Act of 1973 that year.
- More than 850 National Guard troops and federal agents have been deployed, and 23 arrests have been reported since Tuesday, with the operation expected to last 30 days.
- Following the takeover, Union Chairman Gregg Pemberton released a statement shortly after, stating, `We stand with the President in recognizing that Washington, D.C., cannot continue on this trajectory.`
- The President’s actions in Washington, D.C. are being watched as a potential blueprint for similar operations in other Democrat-led cities and could boost D.C. statehood momentum.
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Trump Claims DC Homicide Higher Than Bogota, Mexico City or Islamabad; Vows to Restore Order Under Federal Control
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. In a post on his social media platform 'Truth Social,' Trump wrote, "But now, DC is back under Federal Control where it belongs. The White House is in charge. The Military and our Great Police will liberate this City, scrape away the filth, and make it safe, clean, habitable and beautiful once more!." World News | Trump Claims DC Homicide Higher Than Bogota, Mexico City or Islamabad; Vows to …
Ranting Trump suggests massive cover-up afoot as DC 'under siege from thugs and killers'
President Donald Trump uncorked a lengthy screed on his Truth Social platform Wednesday night in which he doubled down on baseless claims that Washington, D.C., is "under siege from thugs and killers," and suggested that precipitous drops in the city's crime rates were a cover-up by "corrupt" offici...
Trump: ‘D.C. Is Back Under Federal Control Where It Belongs’
President Donald Trump posted a lengthy explanation on social media Wednesday, explaining why the federal government is assuming control over Washington, D.C.'s security. "Washington, D.C., has one of the Highest Rates of Crime in the World, more than many of the most violent Third World Countries. The City's Homicide Rate is higher than places notorious for their violence, such as Mexico City, Bogota, Islamabad, and Addis Ababa — Almost ten tim…
Homan: While Under Federal Control D.C. 'Is Not Going to Be a Sanctuary City'
Wednesday on Fox News Channel's "The Story," border czar Tom Homan said that during President Donald Trump's federal takeover of the policing in Washington, D.C., sanctuary city status will not be enforced. The post Homan: While Under Federal Control D.C. ‘Is Not Going to Be a Sanctuary City’ appeared first on Breitbart.
Felon Trump federalizes the D.C. MPD
The felon in the White House is concerned with crime in D.C. He is a hypocrite in so many ways, and a liar in all he says. His method of dealing with this announcement was to line up a bunch of his more disgusting MAGA cronies, who now run federal government agencies, including the Justice Department, the FBI, and DEA, and tell the 700,000 people of the District of Columbia, with no previous consultation, he is federalizing the Metropolitan Poli…
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