Trump Expands Crime Crackdown, Vows to Bring Federal Force to Other Cities

President Donald Trump announced Monday a major federal intervention in Washington, D.C., and warned that similar crackdowns could be coming to other major American cities. Speaking from a Monday news conference, the President revealed plans to send 800 National Guard troops into the nation’s capital and invoked his authority under the Home Rule Act to take control of the city’s police department.

Trump framed the move as a necessary response to rising crime, stating, “We’re not going to lose our cities over this. This will go further. We’re starting very strongly with D.C., and we’re going to clean it up real quick.”

He specifically named New York City, Los Angeles, Baltimore, Chicago, and Oakland as potential f

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