Dozens of federal officers came running when a moped and a car were in a minor traffic accident on Sunday night in Washington, D.C.

President Donald Trump deployed federal agents and National Guard soldiers to Washington to fix what he claims is a crime wave across the city. The move followed an attack on one of Trump's staffers, Edward Coristine, known as "Big Balls," who was beaten by a group of youths on Aug. 3. Nearby officers stepped in, but not before the Maryland teens attacked him. Two 15-year-olds have already been arrested.

The militarization appears to have already created chaos in the city.

National Public Radio reported Monday, "at least two dozen agents running, some wearing masks and one carrying a rifle," responded to the scene that would normally be handled with an exchange of insurance and phone numbers.

It is somewhat similar to what happened with soldiers and police standing around in Los Angeles; in the nation's capital, there's not much for them to do.

In the wake of the attack on the Trump staffer, Trump announced he was going to "federalize Washington, D.C.," which is already largely "federalized." A significant amount of Washington, D.C. is governed by the federal government, which has experienced significant budget cuts under the Trump administration. Congress must approve all laws and budgets for the District as well.

After experiencing a huge increase in crime after the pandemic, Washington, D.C., violence has dropped significantly, according to the FBI data.

A Justice Department announcement posted in January boasted that crime dropped to a 30-year low in 2024.

"If D.C. doesn’t get its act together, and quickly, we will have no choice but to take Federal control of the City, and run this City how it should be run, and put criminals on notice that they’re not going to get away with it anymore,” Trump said in a Monday press conference.

See the report here.