Donald Trump responds by threatening to take federal control of Washington DC to tackle violent crime in the city

President Donald Trump expanded on his proposal for a federal takeover of Washington, D.C., saying he will stop violent crime in the city by young 'thugs.'

Donald Trump responds by threatening to take federal control of Washington DC to tackle violent crime in the city

President Trump shared a photograph that appeared to show a 19-year-old software engineer shirtless and bloodied, after an attempted carjacking.

President Donald Trump shared a photo of the DOGE staffer after the alleged attack and threatened to “federalize” Washington, DC. WIRED obtained the police report.

The victim, Edward Coristine, nicknamed “Big Balls,” was among the most visible figures of Trump's DOGE, which was tasked with slashing federal bureaucracy.

President claims on social media that DC is ‘totally out of control’ and if the city doesn’t ‘get it’s act together’ he will have ‘no choice but to take Federal control’

US president cites youth crime in call to strip the capital of local rule, despite declining violence and local opposition

President Trump is threatening to federalize Washington DC and deploy the National Guard after a brutal assault on Edward 'Big Balls' Coristine, a young member of his DOGE team.