The national guard prepared to deploy on the streets of Washington DC on Tuesday night, a day after Donald Trump ordered their arrival to combat lawlessness, despite violent crime rate being at a 30-year low

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.

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

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

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

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.

Trump claimed DC crime is surging to deploy the National Guard, however, the city’s preliminary data proves otherwise.

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.

The White House has said about 850 officers and agents took part in a ‘massive law enforcement surge’ across the city on Monday night. Key US politics stories from 12 August 2025

Armoured vehicles were spotted at urban centres and tourist sites around the US capital on Tuesday evening.

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