Trump said the actions were necessary to “rescue our nation’s capital from crime, bloodshed, bedlam and squalor and worse.” Statistics, however, have shown crime rates are down in D.C.

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

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.