President Donald Trump announced on Monday that he’s placing Washington D.C.’s police department under federal control and deploying the national guard as part of a crackdown on crime in the district.

Trump claimed that crime in the nation’s capital has gotten out of hand, citing a recent alleged assault on a former staffer from the so-called Department of Government Efficiency. In a rambling speech, Trump also complained about other big American cities that he accused of having crime problems — including Oakland.

“And then you have of course Baltimore and Oakland. We don’t mention that anymore, they’re so far gone,” Trump said.

Trump’s claims about D.C. being plagued by crime aren’t reflected in the numbers: the district’s crime rate fell to its lowest levels in over 30 years in 20

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