President Donald Trump announced on Monday that he is taking major steps to address rampant crime in Washington, DC, “officially invoking section 740 of the district of Columbia Home Rule Act” and “placing the DC Metropolitan Police Department under direct federal control,” in addition to activating the National Guard.

Trump made the major declaration during a highly-anticipated press conference on D.C. crime Monday morning, declaring it “Liberation Day” in the nation’s capital.

“This is Liberation Day in D.C., and we’re going to take our capital back. We’re taking it back. Under the authorities vested in me as the President of the United States, I’m officially invoking section 740 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act — you know what that is — and placing the D.C. Metropolitan Polic

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