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

President Trump announced on Monday that he would federalize Washington, D.C.’s police force for up to 30 days and deploy 800 National Guard troops to address a public safety emergency, citing high-profile crimes and pledging to remove homeless encampments. The Metropolitan Police Department was placed under federal control under Section 740 of the D.C. Home Rule Act, while Mayor Muriel Bowser called the move unsettling and unprecedented but stated the city would comply, as reported by CBS News.