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Trump places Washington DC police under federal control and deploys the National Guard
The president says that he announces a “historic action” to “take up the capital”.
He invokes section 740, of Columbia district rule lawThis places the DC metropolitan police department under federal direct control.
He adds that he deploys the National Guard to help “restore public order”.
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Photos: People protest against the deployment of the National Guard to DC on Monday
The president said earlier than “the number of carjackings has more than tripled, the murders in 2023 reached the highest rate – probably never.”
A quick verification of the facts and an important context here. According to the non-partisan Criminal Justice Council (CCJ)The number of cars at DC culminated in June 2023. Their data came from the DC metropolitan police service.
But when you Compare June 2023 to June 2025Carjackings in fact dropped by 75%.
And on homicides, the city experienced a peak in August 2023, but it that fell by 65% compared to June this year.
Overall, the homicide rate in DC fell 19% in the first half of this year Compared to the same period of last year, according to CCJ.
Now, with regard to Trump’s next meeting with Vladimir Putin in Alaska, the president confirms that Volodomyr Zelenskyy will not be part of the summit on Friday.
He adds: “We will see what he [Putin] A in mind “, then will call Zelenskyy first” without respect “if it is a good deal. He said that afterwards, he will then inform the leaders of the European Union and NATO.
He continues by saying that there is a world where the United States and Russia can be declining business partners, or if the meeting on Friday is going well.
“Russia has a very precious terrain, if Vladimir Putin would go to business rather than to war,” he said.
Trump on the deadline for China: “We will see what’s going on”
Pivoting, the president says: “We will see what is happening”, with regard to the deadline for the price for China which takes place later in the day.
“They managed very well. The relationship is very good with President XI and myself. ”
In response to a question about how the question of crime and roaming is personal for the president, Donald Trump says that he wants leaders or dignitaries to roam the capital “beautifully”. He adds: “If our capital is dirty, our whole country is dirty and they do not respect us”.
David Smith
Donald Trump made an embarrassing blunder earlier, when he previewed his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday.
He told journalists: “I’m going to see Putin. I’m going to Russia on Friday.”
Alaska has not been part of Russia since 1867, when it was sold in the United States for $ 7.2 million. Trump has long been criticized for omitting a difficult position against Putin on his invasion of Ukraine.
David Smith
At his press conference, where journalists are in a hurry in the two aisles, Donald Trump continued: “I don’t like being here talking about how he was dangerous and what was dirty and disgusting this beautiful capital.”
He continued: “We declare a public security emergency in the District of Columbia and Attorney General Pam Bondi Takes command of the metropolitan police department at that time.
“They will immediately start massive application operations targeting known gangs, drug traffickers and criminal networks to get them out of the street.”
Pete HegsethThe defense secretary, went to the desk and told journalists: “This morning, we mobilized the DC National Guard … You will see them flowing in the streets of Washington in the coming week.”
Kash PatelThe director of the FBI added: “We are going to clean Washington DC. We will do it in the right way, in a legal way. We will make sure that Washington DC is again safe.”
DC prosecutor of Jeanine Pirro – which was not confirmed until its role on August 2 – says that it sees “too many violent crimes committed by young punks who think they can meet in gangs and crews and beat the hell of you or someone else”.
Pirro expresses her frustration, which she considers an excessive leniency with regard to the way minors are prosecuted. “I can’t stop them. I can’t prosecute them, ”she says. “They go to the family court, and they can do yoga and arts and crafts. Enough, it changes today. ”
Trump: 800 national guards deployed in Washington DC
Donald Trump says that, to start the administration deploy 800 national guards To support the application of local laws.
He adds that they will add “much more if necessary”.
Trump promises to delete homeless paper around DC
“We get rid of the people of the sub-skill and public spaces in the whole city,” said the president. “We will help them as much as you can help, but they will not be allowed to transform our capital into a wasteland.”
Chris Stein
At a pâté of houses in the White House, around 200 demonstrators met before his press conference to condemn Donald Trump’s plans to deploy the federal police in Washington DC.
“I am here this morning to say that nothing is right now, which concerns our security,” said Keya Chatterjee, Executive Director of Free DC, a group that defends the rights of the district.
She criticized the support of the president to cut Medicaid, dismiss federal workers and bring together undocumented immigrants and argued that her concerns about crime are not sincere.
“Trump does not care about DC’s security. He cares about control,” she said.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth Is speaking now the deployment of the DC National Guard:
We will work alongside all DC police officers and federal police to ensure that this city is sure. This city is beautiful, and as I always say about President Trump, to the troops, he has his back. And my message to the National Guard and the Federal police in Washington is that we also have their backs. Being hard. To be strong. We are just behind you.
Trump declares “the urgency of public security” despite record crime
The president confirms that Attorney General Pam Bondi Will now supervise the metropolitan police service because it declares a “public security emergency”. This, despite violent crimes A 30 years in 2024According to the Ministry of Justice.
The president says that the DC surety surety surety is “a disaster”.
“We are going to change the law and get rid of some of the other things, and we will count on the Republicans in the Congress and the Senate to vote,” promised Trump. “Bailless without species, look at what we do with that.”
Trump: “ you spit, we hit ‘
Donal Trump is now talking about how the police are treated during apprehensions.
You know, they like to spit against the police while the police stand there in uniform. They stand up and cry out on an inch of their face, then they start to spit in the face. And I said, ‘You tell them you spit, and we hit’And they are very hard affected.
