President Donald Trump ramped up his rhetoric about crime in Washington, D.C., after a former member of DOGE was assaulted in an attempted carjacking.

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.

Move comes amid suggestions from Donald Trump that his administration could fully take over running the city

“Washington, DC is an amazing city, but it has been plagued by violent crime for far too long,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement. "President Trump…

President Donald Trump ramped up his rhetoric about crime in Washington, D.C., after a former member of DOGE was assaulted in an attempted carjacking.

The president has notably supported congressional efforts for a federal takeover of the city several times over the past six months.

President Donald Trump's remarks come as he has increased his rhetoric about countering crime in the District in recent days.

President Donald Trump announced Sunday he would hold a press conference Monday at the White House to present his plan to "stop violent crime" in the capital.

The Trump administration is preparing to deploy hundreds of National Guard troops to Washington, a U.S. official told Reuters.

President Donald Trump is set to hold a news conference at 10 a.m. Monday from the White House on efforts to crack down on crime in Washington D.C.

President Donald Trump announced Monday his intentions to deploy federal law enforcement officials to clean up Washington, DC and further combat violent crime in the city.

Though the Trump administration claims violence in the capital is getting worse, police statistics show violent crime has been declining.

President Trump says he will deploy hundreds of troops to Washington DC to address crime there.

Although crime has fallen in the US capital, Donald Trump is framing it as a crackdown on lawlessness and echoing his hard-line immigration tactics.