Trump deploys National Guard to D.C., takes control of local police in crime crackdown

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B.C. Begley

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13.8.2025

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President Trump announced Monday that he is federalizing Washington, D.C.’s police force for up to 30 days and deploying 800 National Guard troops to address what he called a public safety emergency. Invoking Section 740 of the D.C. Home Rule Act, Trump placed the Metropolitan Police Department under federal control, citing high-profile crimes and pledging to remove homeless encampments. Mayor Muriel Bowser called the move “unsettling and unprecedented” but said the city would comply, CBS News has reported.