Trump Confirms Activating DC Guard; Taking Control of DC LE

Monday, August 11, 2025

President Donald Trump said on Monday he was deploying 800 National Guard troops to the U.S. capital and putting Washington's police department under federal control to combat what he said was a wave of lawlessness, despite statistics showing that violent crime hit a 30-year low in 2024.

"I'm deploying the National Guard to help reestablish law, order and public safety in Washington, D.C.," Trump told reporters at the White House, flanked by administration officials including Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Attorney General Pam Bondi. "Our capital city has been overtaken by violent gangs and bloodthirsty criminals."

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And the media continues to whitewash what Trump is doing...

Trump uses urban crime in latest political strategy push

Taking over the DC police and deploying the NG to our capital based on nothing but false assertions is merely a "political strategy."

#1 | Posted by jpw at 2025-08-11 12:05 PM | Reply

The District of Columbia, established in 1790, operates under the Home Rule Act, which gives Congress ultimate authority but allows residents to elect a mayor and city council. Trump said last week that lawyers are examining how to overturn the law, a move that would likely require Congress to revoke it.

So they're striving for complete control of DC at the whim of POTUS.

In taking over the Metropolitan Police Department, Trump invoked a section of the act that allows the president to use the force temporarily when "special conditions of an emergency nature" exist. Trump said he was declaring a "public safety emergency" in the city.

All under the guise of a manufactured "crisis."

#2 | Posted by jpw at 2025-08-11 12:20 PM | Reply

Some dipshit kid who also happens to work for Trump got robbed trying to buy coke at 3 AM and all of DC will now pay for it.

#3 | Posted by qcp at 2025-08-11 01:43 PM | Reply