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 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.

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Crime rates in the nation’s capital are the lowest they have been in decades, and have decreased dramatically over the last two years.

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.

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.

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

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.

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…

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.

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

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…

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.