{"id":2474463,"date":"2025-08-13T22:05:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T02:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-claims-dc-is-under-federal-control-where-it-belongs-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-08-13T22:07:34","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T02:07:34","slug":"trump-claims-dc-is-under-federal-control-where-it-belongs-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-claims-dc-is-under-federal-control-where-it-belongs-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump claims DC is under federal control \u2018where it belongs\u2019 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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-claims-dc-is-under-federal-control-where-it-belongs-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=2474463&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>Former President Donald Trump announced that Washington,D.C., is &#8220;under federal control where it belongs&#8221; after he federalized the city&#8217;s police force. He emphasized his efforts to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >address crime adn <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lapd-declare-unlawful-assembly-at-echo-lake-park-city-moves-to-clear-out-homeless-encampments\/\" title=\"LAPD declare unlawful assembly at Echo Lake Park, city moves to clear out homeless encampments\">homeless encampments<\/a><\/a>, asserting that the city had been &#8220;under siege&#8221; by criminals. Trump claimed the federal government, the military, and law enforcement would restore safety, cleanliness, and order to the district. Though, even though the Metropolitan Police Department has been federalized, the city government, including Mayor Muriel Bowser and the D.C. Council,still controls city policies,with Congress controlling its funding. Trump criticized the local government for allegedly understating crime and failing to prosecute cases,stating that crime rates were high and that residents feared going out at night. He also revealed plans to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-reverses-27-4-billion-in-spending-cuts-proposed-by-trump\/\" title=\"Biden Reverses .4 Billion in Spending Cuts Proposed by ...\">seek congressional approval<\/a> for long-term federal control over the police force and a new crime bill focused on D.C., as his current authority lasts only 30 days.Trump is the frist president to federalize the D.C. police, but fully federalizing the city government would require congressional action.  <\/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\">Trump claims DC is under federal control &lsquo;where it belongs&rsquo;<\/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_2203404\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">President Donald Trump <\/a>said <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">Monday that Washington, D.C., is under&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/federal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"federal control\"><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">federal co<\/span>ntrol<\/a>&nbsp;&ldquo;where it belongs&rdquo; after he federalized the city&rsquo;s police force.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has leveraged his power over the capital city to clean up crime and homeless encampments in recent days.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3499233\/trump-hits-back-at-dictator-label-urges-critics-to-join-him-in-d-c-crime-crackdown\/\">Trump hits back at &lsquo;dictator&rsquo; label, urges critics to &#8216;join him&#8217; in D.C. crime crackdown<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3499159\/wes-moore-trump-national-guard-deployment-offensive-personal-ego\/\">Wes Moore calls Trump&#8217;s National Guard orders &#8216;offensive&#8217; and a &#8216;deployment of personal ego&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3499094\/trump-ask-congress-security-fund-dc-crime\/\">Trump to ask Congress for &lsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-signs-social-security-bill-into-law-putting-further-strain-on-fund-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Biden signs Social Security bill into law, putting further strain on fund - ... Examiner\">security fund&#038;rsquo<\/a>; to combat DC crime<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;D.C. has been under siege from thugs and killers, but now, D.C. is back under federal control where it belongs,&rdquo; he wrote on social media Wednesday night as federal officials from multiple agencies and the National Guard surveyed the city for violations of law.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The White House is in charge. The Military and our Great Police will liberate this City, scrape away the filth, and make it safe, clean, habitable and beautiful once more,&rdquo; he added. <\/p>\n<p>In the same post, the president shed doubt on the city&rsquo;s crime statistics and said it has one of the &ldquo;highest rates of crime in the world.&rdquo; Washington has a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/factchecks\/2025\/aug\/12\/donald-trump\/washington-dc-homicide-rate-international\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">lower homicide rate<\/a> than dozens of other cities globally.<\/p>\n<p>The president also claimed that the city is under federal control, but it is not. The city&rsquo;s police force has been federalized, but Mayor Muriel Bowser and the District of Columbia Council remain in control of the district&rsquo;s policies. Congress controls its funding.<\/p>\n<p>Trump also referenced a Washington police commander under investigation and suspended for manipulating crime statistics. He said the &ldquo;Democrat government of D.C. has largely stopped investigating, arresting, and prosecuting most crime, the published statistics don&rsquo;t even capture a fraction of the actual violence.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The president said citizens do not walk the streets at night, stores lock up their merchandise, and that youth violence goes largely unreported.<\/p>\n<p>Since announcing the federalization of the Metropolitan Police Department, Trump has sought to paint a picture of a lawless city that he&rsquo;s set to clean up. But under district law, he&rsquo;ll only have 30 days to do it.<\/p>\n<p>But Trump said earlier Wednesday that he&rsquo;s seeking &ldquo;long-term extensions&rdquo; to his control over the city&rsquo;s police force and is asking Congress for approval.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think the Republicans in Congress will approve this pretty much unanimously,&rdquo; Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re going to need a crime bill that we&rsquo;re going to be putting in, and it&rsquo;s going to pertain initially to D.C.,&rdquo; Trump also said. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re going to be asking for extensions on that, long-term extensions, because you can&rsquo;t have 30 days.&rdquo;&#8232;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3496162\/trump-dc-police-takeover-national-guard-crime-what-to-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">TRUMP ANNOUNCES FEDERAL TAKEOVER OF DC POLICE TO FIGHT CRIME: WHAT TO KNOW<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Trump is the first president to federalize the MPD, according to the district&rsquo;s sole representative in Congress, Del. <a href=\"https:\/\/norton.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/norton-statement-after-president-trump-federalizes-dc-police-and-activates-dc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Eleanor Holmes Norton<\/a> (D-DC).<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s unclear if he plans to take further action to federalize the city itself. Trump cannot federalize the city&rsquo;s government without an act of Congress, an amendment to the Home Rule Act.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><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_2203404\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2203404\"}});<\/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>Trump says DC is now under federal control &#8216;where it belongs<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2474464,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/trump-dc-control.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[61233,3634,32076],"class_list":["post-2474463","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-dc-federal-control","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/trump-dc-control.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2474463","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2474463"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2474463\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2474467,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2474463\/revisions\/2474467"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2474464"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2474463"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2474463"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2474463"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}