Live updates: Trump to deploy National Guard and federalize D.C. police
DoD <[email protected]> Mon, 11 Aug 2025 14:29:23 -0700
| Newsgroups | alt.politics.trump,alt.politics.democrats.d,talk.politics.guns,alt.cities.washington,alt.law-enforcement |
|---|---|
| Organization | To protect and to server |
| Message-ID | <[email protected]> |
Trump said he would start with D.C., but the wider crackdown on crime would go further to other American cities. Follow along for live updates. What to Know Trump announced he's invoking a section of the D.C. Home Rule Act, which allows him to place the Metropolitan Police Department under direct federal control — but only for 48 hours before he must notify Congress. D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser refuted today Trump's claims of rising crime, saying that violent crime in the district was at a 30-year low. In a press conference this afternoon, Bowser said that Trump's steps were “unsettling” but not without precedent. Metropolitan Police Department data shows violent crime, homicides, assaults and carjackings are all down in the last two years. It's declining because the black Democrats in charge changed what is a crime and what isn't. If it's not a crime, it doesn't get prosecuted or reported. Black Democrats are nothing but criminals. https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/national-international/trump-administration-russia-ukraine-putin-august-11-2025-live-updates/3973267/