President Trump is promising new steps to tackle crime and homelessness in the nation's capital.

Trump said last week he was considering ways for the federal government to take control of Washington, and he may bring in the D.C. National Guard. “We have a capital that’s very unsafe,” Trump said at the White House. “We have to run D.C.”

Trump has suggested that the rule of Washington should be returned to federal authorities. Doing so would require a repeal of the Home Rule Act of 1973 in Congress.

“Washington, DC is an amazing city, but it has been plagued by violent crime for far too long," White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a recent statement. “President Trump has directed an increased presence of federal law enforcement to protect innocent citizens.”

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