On the streets of Washington, people were concerned by the president’s plans – but others said it would improve safety

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

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

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

President Trump painted a dark picture of crime in the nation's capitol as he uses his executive authority to seize the city's police force

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

On the streets of Washington, people were concerned by the president’s plans – but others said it would improve safety

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.

Despite being up in arms after President Donald Trump 'overstepped' and federalized the local police on Monday, Washington, DC, residents do admit that crime is a problem.

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.

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

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.

Troops with the National Guard arrived into the capital late on Tuesday night in a bid by the White House to curb violent crime.

President Trump seizes control of D.C. law enforcement, deploys National Guard, sparking concerns of civil rights violations.

President’s comments come as White House takes credit for dozens of arrests as part of campaign to fight ‘crime crisis’ city’s leaders say doesn’t exist

President’s crackdown in DC widens as he seeks greater power over authorities – key US politics stories from 13 August 2025

Trump vowed earlier this week to clean up the streets of the capital and has already sent hundreds of troops with the National Guard in to clean up crime.