President Donald Trump speaks with reporters at the White House, on August 11, 2025, in Washington. ALEX BRANDON / AP
US President Donald Trump said on Monday, August 11, that he will deploy military and federal law enforcement in Washington as he seeks to curb violent crime in the nation's capital. The Republican leader told a White House news conference he plans to place the DC Metropolitan Police under the direct control of the federal government while sending in the National Guard.
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The overwhelmingly Democratic city faces allegations from Republican politicians that it is overrun by crime, plagued by homelessness and financially mismanaged – although violent offenses are down. "This is Liberation Day in DC, and we're going to take our capital back," Trump said.
