{"id":2473960,"date":"2025-08-12T18:31:03","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T22:31:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dc-national-guard-mobilizes-for-trumps-takeover-and-crime-crackdown\/"},"modified":"2025-08-12T18:31:03","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T22:31:03","slug":"dc-national-guard-mobilizes-for-trumps-takeover-and-crime-crackdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dc-national-guard-mobilizes-for-trumps-takeover-and-crime-crackdown\/","title":{"rendered":"DC National Guard mobilizes for Trump&#8217;s takeover and crime crackdown"},"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\">20<\/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%2Fdc-national-guard-mobilizes-for-trumps-takeover-and-crime-crackdown%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=2473960&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--><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\">National Guard mobilizes in DC for Trump&rsquo;s police takeover and crime crackdown<\/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_2202276\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Members of the District of Columbia&rsquo;s National Guard <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">started mobilizing around&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\/\" target=\"_blank\">Washington<\/a><\/span> one day after President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> announced his takeover of D.C.&rsquo;s law enforcement to crack down on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/news\/crime\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">crime<\/a> in the district.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/news\/white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">White House<\/a> sources confirmed to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that the 800-odd guardsmen activated to support the D.C.&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/metropolitan-police-department\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Metropolitan Police Department <\/a>would be deployed Tuesday for at least 30 days as part of Trump&rsquo;s invocation of the Home Rule Act.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3497920\/target-shooting-austin-texas-gunman-jesus\/\">Target gunman who killed 4-year-old and her grandfather thought he was Jesus, police say<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3497987\/watchdog-va-staffing-shortages-inspector-general\/\">VA watchdog finds record level of staffing shortages<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3497881\/pete-buttigieg-trump-federalizing-dc-police-distraction-epstein-files\/\">Buttigieg says Trump federalizing DC police is &#8216;distraction&#8217; from Epstein files<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;They are expected to be on the ground today,&rdquo; one source told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>To that end, the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> saw several guardsmen arriving at the D.C. Armory, their headquarters in the District.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">National Guard troops at the DC Armory in Washington, DC, on Aug. 12, 2025. President Donald Trump activated hundreds of National Guard troops and seized control of the DC police to reduce crime in the district. (Graeme Jennings\/Washington Examiner)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pentagon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Pentagon<\/a> told the <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>on Monday that the guardsmen would provide logistics, transportation, and security help to the MPD and would not have the authority to make arrests, though they may detain people suspected of having committed a crime. The MPD will also be temporarily managed by<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/drug-enforcement-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> Drug Enforcement Administration<\/a> Administrator Terry Cole, who will report to Attorney General <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pam-bondi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Pam Bondi<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Trump&rsquo;s order to bring National Guard to DC part of pattern that could continue<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TjcfNqFOEV\">https:\/\/t.co\/TjcfNqFOEV<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jBZtoadiRP\">pic.twitter.com\/jBZtoadiRP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dcexaminer\/status\/1955336864103006472?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 12, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>On Tuesday, White House press secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/karoline-leavitt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Karoline Leavitt<\/a> told reporters that the guardsmen would <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">join about 850 federal officers and agents who had surged across D.C. on Monday. Last week,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fbi\/\" target=\"_blank\">FBI<\/a>&nbsp;agents and other federal authorities were also sent to the district&nbsp;<\/span>to patrol the city&rsquo;s streets.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They made a total of 23 arrests,&rdquo; Leavitt said on Tuesday. &ldquo;This is only the beginning. Over the course of the next month, the Trump administration will relentlessly pursue and arrest every violent criminal in the district who breaks the law, undermines public safety, and endangers law-abiding Americans.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Amid criticism from Democrats who contend crime in D.C. has been decreasing, Leavitt added Trump would &ldquo;not be deterred by soft-on-crime Democrat and media activists who refused to acknowledge this rampant crime on our streets.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He is going to make our nation&rsquo;s capital the most beautiful, safe city on earth just as he promised on the campaign trail,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Guard troops at the DC Armory in Washington, DC, on Aug. 12, 2025. President Donald Trump activated hundreds of National Guard troops and seized control of the DC police to reduce crime in the district. (Graeme Jennings\/Washington Examiner)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>During Tuesday&rsquo;s press briefing, Leavitt declined to answer a question regarding whether Trump would award a Presidential Medal of Freedom to Edward Coristine, the former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-government-efficiency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Department of Government Efficiency<\/a> aide known as &ldquo;Big&nbsp;Balls,&rdquo; whose alleged assault last week during a carjacking prompted the president to take over D.C.<\/p>\n<p>But the press secretary did say Trump would &ldquo;reevaluate and reassess&rdquo; the administration&rsquo;s progress regarding crime in D.C. before deciding whether to work with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/congress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Congress<\/a> to extend the takeover and to pass legislation reforming the district&rsquo;s cash bail and juvenile offender laws. She similarly defended the president&rsquo;s approach to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/homelessness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">homeless<\/a> encampments, which includes assistance in finding housing and with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mental-health\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">mental health<\/a> and drug addiction services.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There are only two homeless encampments remaining in D.C. federal parks under the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/national-parks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">National Park Service<\/a>&lsquo;s jurisdiction, and the removal of those two remaining camps is scheduled for this week,&rdquo; she continued.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3496849\/trump-dc-crime-push-puts-democrats-on-defense\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>TRUMP&rsquo;S DC POLICE TAKEOVER PUTS DEMOCRATS ON DEFENSE ON CRIME<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Guard troops at the DC Armory in Washington, DC, on Aug. 12, 2025. President Donald Trump activated hundreds of National Guard troops and seized control of the DC police to reduce crime in the district. (Graeme Jennings\/Washington Examiner)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Meanwhile, D.C. Mayor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/muriel-bowser\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Muriel Bowser<\/a>, who has partially welcomed Trump&rsquo;s takeover, has simultaneously used it to advocate for the district&rsquo;s statehood.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;While we pay taxes and uphold the responsibilities of citizenship, we&rsquo;re not a state,&rdquo; Bowser <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MayorBowser\/status\/1954999508321903049?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1954999508321903049%7Ctwgr%5Ebcfb9b044b929c74449fe47bc998cb903877e09c%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonexaminer.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost.php%3Fpost%3D3497921action%3Dedit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"wrote on social media\">wrote on social media<\/a>. &ldquo;We don&rsquo;t control the DC National Guard, and we don&rsquo;t have senators or full autonomy. That&rsquo;s why you&rsquo;ve heard me and many other Washingtonians advocate for DC statehood.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2202276\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2202276\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>National Guard mobilizes in DC for Trump\u2019s police takeover and crime crackdown Members of the District of Columbia\u2019s National Guard started mobilizing around\u00a0Washington one day after President Donald Trump announced his takeover of D.C.\u2019s law enforcement to crack down on crime in the district. 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