President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he's considering a federal takeover of the local police force in Washington, D.C., and that he might bring in the National Guard to help handle crime in the city.

The president's remarks went further than his threat Tuesday to take federal control of the nation's capital after a well-known Department of Government Efficiency staffer was assaulted over the weekend .

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Asked by a reporter at a White House event Wednesday if taking over the Metropolitan Police Department is an “an option on the table,” Trump said it was.

“We’re considering it. Yeah, because the crime is — is ridiculous,” Trump said before referencing the DOGE employee, Edward Coristine, without naming him.

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