Trump orders federal law enforcers onto streets of Washington, D.C.

Associated Press

Aug 08, 2025

Trump orders federal law enforcers onto streets of Washington, D.C.

In the wake of President Donald Trump calling for a federal takeover of the nation’s capital city because of the violence there, the White House says there will be an increased presence of federal law enforcement on the streets of Washington, D.C., for at least the next week. “We have to run D.C.,” Trump told reporters.

“Washington, DC is an amazing city, but it has been plagued by violent crime for far too long,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement. “President Trump has directed an increased presence of federal law enforcement to protect innocent citizens.”

She said that means “there will be no safe harbor for violent criminals in D.C.”

The announcement comes amid Trump’s repeated suggestions that control of Washington could be returned to federal authorities. Doing so would require a repeal of the Home Rule Act of 1973 in Congress, a step that the president said lawyers are examining but that could face pushback.

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