FILE – Washington Metropolitan Police, seen Oct. 19, 2022, in Washington. An off-duty police officer in Washington D.C. was injured Monday, May 20, 2024, when a suspect opened fire as the officer was driving in to work. The injured officer was not in uniform and was driving his personal vehicle. Police later arrested two men after a vehicle pursuit that ended when their car crashed in neighboring Maryland. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

President Trump said today he’s taking over Washington, DC’s police department and activating 800 members of the National Guard in the hopes of reducing crime, even as city officials say crime is already falling.

The president, flanked by his attorney general, his defense secretary and the FBI director, said he was declaring a public safety emergenc

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