WASHINGTON–The Washington, DC, Police Union is backing President Donald Trump’s call to take federal control of Washington, DC, due to rampant crime.

Gregg Pemberton, the chairman of the union, released a statement Monday afternoon on the heels of Trump’s executive action to federalize the Metropolitan Police Department.

“We stand with the President in recognizing that Washington, DC, cannot continue on this trajectory. Crime is out of control, and our officers are stretched beyond their limits,” Pemberton said, according to a statement shared by WUSA’s Spencer Allen.

“The federal intervention is a critical stopgap, but the MPD needs proper staffing and support to thrive,” he added. ‘This can only happen by repealing the disastrous policies that have driven out our best officers and hin

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