{"id":2473433,"date":"2025-08-11T15:31:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T19:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-puts-dc-police-under-direct-federal-control-over-crime-surge-in-dem-run-city\/"},"modified":"2025-08-11T15:32:29","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T19:32:29","slug":"trump-puts-dc-police-under-direct-federal-control-over-crime-surge-in-dem-run-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-puts-dc-police-under-direct-federal-control-over-crime-surge-in-dem-run-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Puts DC Police Under Direct Federal Control Over Crime Surge in Dem-Run City"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-puts-dc-police-under-direct-federal-control-over-crime-surge-in-dem-run-city%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2473433&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald trump announced that he is placing the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Police Department under federal control by invoking Section 740 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act. This move is aimed at addressing the city&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/voters-set-to-pick-who-will-lead-new-york-citys-economic-recovery-fight-against-rising-crime-and-more\/\" title=\"Voters Set To Pick Who Will Lead New York City\u2019s Economic Recovery, Fight Against Rising ... And More\">rising violent crime<\/a> and disorder. Additionally, Trump declared that he is deploying the D.C.National Guard to help restore law and order. He <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >cited recent violent incidents<\/a> in the capital, including attacks on embassy staff and a congressional intern, as well as a surge in murders, car thefts, and carjackings. Trump criticized local authorities for downplaying crime rates and pledged to remove homeless encampments from public parks and spaces, while offering assistance to those displaced. The announcement was made in the presence of several officials at the White House amid growing concerns over crime in the nation&#8217;s capital.  <\/p>\n<div id=\"ld-4686-3758\"><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:14832835450050406,size:[0, 0],id:\"ld-4686-3758\"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.decide.dev\/_js\/ajs.js\";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,\"script\",\"ld-ajs\");<\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump reported Monday that he is placing the Washington, D.C., police department under federal control.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m announcing a historic action to rescue our nation&rsquo;s capital from crime, bloodshed, bedlam, and squalor, and worse. This is Liberation Day in D.C., and we&rsquo;re gonna take our capital back. We&rsquo;re taking it back,&rdquo; Trump said in remarks from the White House briefing room, flanked by Attorney General Pam Bondi and Secretary of Defense <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/pete-hegseth-triggers-leftist-meltdown-one-sentence-message-christ\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pete Hegseth<\/a>, FBI Director <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/kash-patel-uncovers-burn-bags-full-trump-documents-secret-room-fbi-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kash Patel<\/a>, and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, among others.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Under the authorities vested in me as the president of the United States, I&rsquo;m officially invoking Section 740 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act &hellip; and placing the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department under direct federal control,&rdquo; the president continued.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680; President Trump announces he is invoking the D.C. Home Rule Act to place the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department under direct federal control and deploy the National Guard.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is Liberation Day in D.C. &mdash; and we&rsquo;re going to take our capital BACK.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aqov60mrCW\">pic.twitter.com\/aqov60mrCW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/1954916584176443592?\">August 11, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Trump further <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ga4_NDtAGOY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced<\/a> that he is deploying the D.C. National Guard to assist in restoring order.<\/p>\n<p>The National Guard in D.C. falls under the direct command of the president, while the Guard units in the 50 states are locally controlled by the governors.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2025\/08\/restoring-law-and-order-in-the-district-of-columbia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">memorandum<\/a> posted on the White House website, the president cited some of the recent high-profile examples of violence in the capital, including the murder of two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/suspect-dc-murder-israeli-diplomats-deep-ties-socialist-group-black-lives-matter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Israeli embassy staff<\/a> members in May, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/intern-republican-congressman-killed-washington-dc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">congressional intern<\/a> shot and killed in June, and a former Department of Government Efficiency staffer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/legend-big-balls-grows-young-ex-doge-er-saves-woman-dc-thugs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">brutally beaten<\/a> last week.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Trump noted during his briefing, &ldquo;Just this past weekend, gunfire went through the Navy Yard. I saw it this morning, that they fought back against police. See, they fight back until you knock the hell out of them, because it&rsquo;s the only language they understand &hellip; They&rsquo;re not going to be fighting back for long.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS?\">@POTUS<\/a>: &ldquo;Just this past weekend, gunfire went through the Navy Yard. I saw that they fought back against police. See, they fight back until you knock the hell out of them because it&rsquo;s the only language they understand&hellip; They&rsquo;re not going to be fighting back for long.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/l8qQASSg0S\">pic.twitter.com\/l8qQASSg0S<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/1954919109587525918?\">August 11, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You tell them, &lsquo;You spit, and we hit,&rsquo; and they can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-takes-control-of-dc-police-to-restore-safety-to-us-capital\/\" title=\"... Takes ... Of DC ... To Restore Safety To US ...\">hit real hard<\/a>,&rdquo; Trump said were his instructions to police officers.<\/p>\n<p>Trump pointed out that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/forget-120-fbi-agents-trump-prepping-dc-national-guard-finally-pacify-thugs-gang-bangers-crazies-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">murder rate in D.C.<\/a> is higher than in some of the world&rsquo;s most notoriously violent cities.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">What level of violent crime is acceptable? How many kids getting shot in the street is OK?<\/p>\n<p>DC crime is out of control. But not for long. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yKZ7aC3c4P\">https:\/\/t.co\/yKZ7aC3c4P<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qk2PzZVnSs\">pic.twitter.com\/qk2PzZVnSs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Abigail Jackson (@ATJackson47) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ATJackson47\/status\/1954927023370973484?\">August 11, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The murder rate in Washington today is higher than that of Bogot&aacute;, Colombia, Mexico City, some of the places you hear about as being the worst place on earth,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The number of car thefts has doubled over the past five years, and the number of carjackings has more than tripled,&rdquo; Trump added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS?\">@POTUS<\/a> lists some of the horrific statistics pertaining to violence in D.C.: &ldquo;The murder rate in Washington today is higher than that of Bogot&aacute;, Colombia&hellip; The number of car thefts has doubled over the past five years, and the number of carjackings has more than tripled.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8lqRrdlGUD\">pic.twitter.com\/8lqRrdlGUD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/1954916985361633535?\">August 11, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our capital city has been overtaken by violent gangs and bloodthirsty criminals, roving mobs of wild youths, drugged-out maniacs, and homeless people, and we&rsquo;re not going to let it happen anymore,&rdquo; Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>The president also stated, &ldquo;We are going to be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hundreds-protest-court-mandate-preventing-removal-of-san-francisco-homeless-camps\/\" title=\"Hundreds protest court ... blocking removal of SF homeless camps.\">removing homeless encampments<\/a> from all over our parks, our beautiful, beautiful parks. &hellip; We&rsquo;re moving the encampments away, trying to take care of people.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There are many places that they can go, and we&rsquo;re going to help them as much as you can help, but they&rsquo;ll not be allowed to turn our capital into a wasteland for the world to see,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS?\">@POTUS<\/a> on Making D.C. Safe Again: &ldquo;We are going to be removing homeless encampments from all over our parks&hellip; We&rsquo;re getting rid of the people from underpasses and public spaces&hellip; We&rsquo;ll help them as much as you can help.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Gu7O1ySWFz\">pic.twitter.com\/Gu7O1ySWFz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/1954923844030074956?\">August 11, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/08\/11\/us-news\/trump-federalizing-dc-police-deploying-national-guard-in-capital-crime-crackdown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Post<\/a> reported that the District of Columbia Home Rule Act of 1973 allows use of the Metropolitan Police for federal purposes for up to 30 days.<\/p>\n<p>D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser &ldquo;recently invoked curfews in parts of the city in a bid to keep teens off the street as early as 7 p.m.,&rdquo; the Post said.<\/p>\n<p>The mayor has also claimed crime rates are down in the city, but Trump asserted the numbers are &ldquo;phony&rdquo; and said Bondi would be looking into that issue.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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