Members of the D.C. National Guard are expected on D.C. streets “in the coming week,” the defense secretary said after President Donald Trump announced he will federalize the District’s locally run police department in an attempt to cut crime .

At a White House news conference Monday, Trump said he’s bringing in 800 National Guard members to assist with law enforcement in D.C. Trump added, “We will bring in the military if it’s needed” but said “I don’t think we’ll need it.”

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the D.C. National Guard will be “flowing into the streets of Washington in the coming week.” He also said the Pentagon was “prepared to bring in other National Guard units, other specialized units.”

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