President Donald Trump said the federal government will take control of the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Police Department.

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said he will deploy National Guard troops to Washington D.C., as part of an aggressive federal effort to crack down on crime in the nation’s capital.

"We're taking our capital back," Trump said August 11. "We're taking it back."

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"Washington, D.C. will be LIBERATED today! Crime, Savagery, Filth, and Scum will DISAPPEAR," Trump wrote in an Aug. 11 post on Truth Social, his social media platform. "I will, MAKE OUR CAPITAL GREAT AGAIN! The days of ruthlessly ki

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