President Donald Trump announced on Monday that he is deploying the National Guard to combat violent crime in Washington, D.C.
Trump had previously hinted at both a federal takeover of D.C. and the deployment of the National Guard to combat the slew of violent crimes that have occurred in recent months. The president announced that he is declaring a “public safety emergency” in D.C. in order to take the nation’s capital “back.”
“This is Liberation Day in D.C. and we’re gonna take our capital back. We’re taking it back. Under the authorities vested in me as the President of the United States, I’m officially invoking Section 40 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act and placing the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department under federal control,” Trump said.
“In addition, I’m deploying the National Guard to help reestablish law and order and safety in Washington, D.C. and they’re gonna be allowed to do their job properly,” the president continued.
