Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is holding a press conference following President Donald Trump’s announcement Monday that he’s taking over Washington’s police department and activating 800 members of the National Guard in the hopes of reducing crime, even as city officials stressed crime is already falling in the nation’s capital.

Trump has promised new steps to tackle homelessness and crime in Washington , prompting the city’s mayor to voice concerns about the potential use of the National Guard to patrol the streets.

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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries denounces Trump police takeover plan as ‘illegitimate’

Jeffries, the top House Democrat, argued that the administration “has consistently broken the law and violated the Constitution to further the persona

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