US President Donald Trump speaks during a Purple Heart Day lawsuit successful the East Room of the White House successful Washington, DC, US, connected Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025.
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President Donald Trump is considering deploying up to 1,000 National Guard troops successful Washington, D.C., arsenic helium complains astir convulsive transgression and homelessness successful the superior city, NBC News reported.
Trump, who has threatened to enactment Washington nether federal control, is acceptable to clasp a quality league astatine 10 a.m. Monday astatine the White House.
"Washington, D.C. volition beryllium LIBERATED today!" Trump wrote connected Truth Social earlier Monday.
"Crime, Savagery, Filth, and Scum volition DISAPPEAR. I will, MAKE OUR CAPITAL GREAT AGAIN!" helium wrote.
Trump, successful a societal media station connected Sunday, declared that "the Homeless" successful D.C. volition "have to determination out, IMMEDIATELY," portion assuring that the authorities "will springiness you places to stay, but FAR from the Capital."
Soldiers from the U.S. Army National Guard 42nd Infantry Division locomotion done streets successful Washington, D.C. connected June 13, 2025 up of a parade and festival the pursuing time celebrating the 250th day of the U.S. Army.
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While Trump has complained astir transgression successful the District, the incidence of convulsive transgression has fallen to a 30-year debased arsenic of January, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
Despite that, national law enforcement beingness successful D.C. has been ramped up successful caller days.
Trump's complaints astir transgression successful D.C. ramped up aft reports that Edward Coristine, 1 of the archetypal staffers connected the White House's Department of Government Efficiency, was assaulted there earlier this month.
Trump besides signaled helium plans to renew disapproval of the outgo of an ongoing renovation of the Federal Reserve headquarters, continuing his enactment of onslaught against the cardinal bank's chairman, Jerome Powell.
In different societal media post, helium wrote, "We are not going to let radical to walk $3.1 Billion Dollars connected fixing up a building, similar the Federal Reserve, which could person been done successful a acold much elegant and clip delicate mode for $50 to $100 Million Dollars."
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has pushed backmost connected Trump's characterizations.
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"People are coming to our capital. They're starting concern successful our capital, and they're raising families successful our capital. Any examination to a war-torn state is hyperbolic and false," Bower said Sunday connected MSNBC's "The Weekend."
The Trump medication deployed the National Guard to Los Angeles successful June to code civilian unrest implicit national migration enforcement operations successful the city.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has sued the administration, arguing that Trump's actions were unconstitutional.
A proceedings connected the suit successful California national tribunal is acceptable to statesman Monday morning.
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