No patrol but Trump visits police, military in DC as he touts anti-crime push

President Trump visited Washington, D.C., Thursday to oversee a surge of federal law enforcement and nearly 2,000 National Guard troops deployed to the city amid what he called a crime emergency. At the U.S. Park Police Anacostia Operations Facility, Trump thanked officers, delivered food, and praised the operation, claiming crime had been “straightened out in four days” and hinting at expanding the model to other cities, including Memphis. Officials say the Guard is assisting police, not making arrests, ABC News has reported. Mayor Muriel Bowser criticized the deployment as politically motivated and disconnected from actual crime trends.