In a shocking move, President Donald Trump announced Monday that he has placed the nation’s capital under federal control and will deploy the National Guard to the city.

Trump invoked Section 740 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to place the Metropolitan Police Department under federal control, calling it “Liberation Day in D.C.” This comes as Trump has frequently criticized Democratic-led cities, including D.C, for their crime rates and leadership.

“This is Liberation Day in D.C., and we’re going to take our capital back. We’re taking it back,” he said on Monday.

He said he was “deploying the National Guard to help reestablish law order and public safety in Washington, D.C., and they’re going to be allowed to do their job properly.”

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