President Donald Trump is considering deploying up to 1,000 National Guard troops in Washington, D.C., as he complains about violent crime and homelessness in the capital city, NBC News reported.
Trump, who has threatened to put Washington under federal control, is set to hold a news conference at 10 a.m. Monday at the White House.
“Washington, D.C. will be LIBERATED today!” Trump wrote on Truth Social earlier Monday.
“Crime, Savagery, Filth, and Scum will DISAPPEAR. I will, MAKE OUR CAPITAL GREAT AGAIN!” he wrote.
Trump, in a social media post on Sunday, declared that “the Homeless” in D.C. will “have to move out, IMMEDIATELY,” while assuring that the government “will give you places to stay, but FAR from the Capital.”
