{"id":2473586,"date":"2025-08-11T23:34:53","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T03:34:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/graham-says-dc-most-dangerous-place-on-earth-in-defending-trump-police-takeover-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-08-11T23:36:26","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T03:36:26","slug":"graham-says-dc-most-dangerous-place-on-earth-in-defending-trump-police-takeover-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/graham-says-dc-most-dangerous-place-on-earth-in-defending-trump-police-takeover-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Graham says DC \u2018most dangerous place\u2019 on Earth in defending Trump police takeover &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">32<\/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%2Fgraham-says-dc-most-dangerous-place-on-earth-in-defending-trump-police-takeover-washington-examiner%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=2473586&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>Senator Lindsey Graham described Washington,D.C., as the &#8220;most dangerous place on the planet&#8221; while supporting President Donald Trump&#8217;s decision to federalize the city&#8217;s Metropolitan Police Department and activate the National Guard to combat crime. Trump declared a &#8220;Liberation Day&#8221; for the capital, placing the police force under federal control and deploying about 800 National Guard troops to assist with logistics, security, and law enforcement. graham praised the move, expressing confidence that it would improve safety in D.C.,and proposed creating a &#8220;D.C. security fund&#8221; to hire more officers and invest in better technology. The federal oversight of the police is expected to last 30 days, aiming to restore order and security 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\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Graham says DC &lsquo;most dangerous place&rsquo; on Earth in defending Trump police takeover<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2201716\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lindsey-graham\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Lindsey Graham\">Lindsey Graham<\/a> (R-SC) derided Washington, D.C., as the &ldquo;most dangerous place on the planet&rdquo; after President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3496096\/trump-federalizes-washington-dc-police-activates-national-guard-combat-crime\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"took control of the capital's police\">took control of the capital&rsquo;s police<\/a> force to fight crime.<\/p>\n<p>After days of agitating for as much, on Monday, the president announced &ldquo;Liberation Day&rdquo; for Washington, D.C., federalizing the Metropolitan Police Department and activating the National Guard. Graham voiced his support for the move, expressing full confidence that it would transform the capital.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3496361\/elissa-slotkin-pushes-end-presidential-pardons\/\">&#8216;Get-out-of-jail-free card&#8217;: Elissa Slotkin pushes to end presidential pardons<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3495754\/graham-trump-russia-ukraine-land-swaps-zelensky\/\">Graham echoes Trump on Russia-Ukraine &#8216;land swaps&#8217; that Zelensky rejected<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3495732\/bernie-sanders-kamala-harris-lost-trump-too-many-billionaires\/\">Sanders says Harris lost to Trump because she had &#8216;too many billionaires&#8217; in her ear<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s hard to make America great again when the capital of America is the most dangerous place on the planet to work, live, and visit,&rdquo; Graham said in an appearance on Fox News&rsquo;s <em>Hannity<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Well done, Mr. President, you&rsquo;re going to do for D.C. what you did for the border,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Graham said he would create a &ldquo;D.C. security fund,&rdquo; which would allow Trump to hire more police officers and utilize better technology to improve the safety of the capital.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Well done, Mr. President. I want to help you,&rdquo; he reiterated.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), right, departs following a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-no-need-for-trump-to-still-receive-intelligence-briefings\/\" title=\"Biden: \u2018No Need\u2019 For Trump To Still Receive Intelligence Briefings\">classified briefing<\/a> on President Donald Trump&rsquo;s directed strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities last weekend, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, June 26, 2025. (AP Photo\/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>White House officials said Trump will mobilize roughly 800 National Guard troops to assist the MPD with logistics, transportation, and guarding federal and law enforcement facilities. The federalization is expected to last 30 days.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3496096\/trump-federalizes-washington-dc-police-activates-national-guard-combat-crime\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"TRUMP FEDERALIZES DC POLICE AND ACTIVATES NATIONAL GUARD TO COMBAT CRIME: &lsquo;TAKE OUR CAPITAL BACK&rsquo;\">TRUMP FEDERALIZES DC POLICE AND ACTIVATES NATIONAL GUARD TO COMBAT CRIME: &lsquo;TAKE OUR CAPITAL BACK&rsquo;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is Liberation Day in D.C., and we&rsquo;re going to take our capital back,&rdquo; the president told reporters in the White House press briefing room. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re taking it back 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 &mdash; you know what that is &mdash; and placing the D.C. 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