President says ‘we’re going to use DC as a very positive example’ as city’s leaders say ‘crime crisis’ White House has cited does not exist

President Trump says he will deploy hundreds of troops to Washington DC to address crime there.

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.

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 says ‘we’re going to use DC as a very positive example’ as city’s leaders say ‘crime crisis’ White House has cited does not exist

The president noted Wednesday that he's bypassed Congress before, and said local crime in the capital could constitute a national emergency if he said so.