Trump speech today: Trump declares ‘liberation day’ for Washington DC

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.

Trump in a social media post on Sunday declared that "the Homeless" in Washington, D.C., will "have to move out."

Mayor Muriel Bowser opposes the federal plan to send over 500 law enforcement officials to tackle crime and homelessness in Washington.

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Trump speech today: Trump declares ‘liberation day’ for Washington DC

President claims US capital ‘overtaken by violent gangs and bloodthirsty criminals … and homeless people’

President Donald Trump announced at a press conference Monday the federal government will take over Washington, D.C., including calling out the National Guard.

The president also takes control of the city's police force, as the mayor rejects his claims of a crime wave.

Trump takes control of police, deploys National Guard in a move DC-rights activist calls ‘just authoritarianism’.

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Monday he was deploying 800 National Guard troops to Washington and temporarily taking over the city’s police department, an…

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.

President is deploying National Guard in response to what he calls a crime emergency, with 800 troops to be sent to DC.

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.

The US president deployed troops after taking control of DC police, sparking fears of similar moves elsewhere

Mayor Bowser disputes Trump’s emergency narrative, citing crime decline; critics call deployment a political power play.

Trump sends National Guard to D.C. to take over police department, sparking tension with Mayor Bowser over crime rates.

President Trump has activated 800 National Guard members to address what he calls a crime emergency in Washington, D.C. — even though data shows violent crime rates are falling.

President Trump has activated 800 National Guard members to address what he calls a crime emergency in Washington, D.C. — even though data shows violent crime rates are falling.