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President Donald Trump is deploying the National Guard to Washington, D.C., and federalizing the Metropolitan Police Department, vowing to crack down on crime in the nation's capital and drawing pushback from local officials.

Trump held a press conference at the White House on Monday morning alongside several administration officials, announcing his intention to deploy National Guard troops to Washington and place the Metropolitan Police Department under the direct authority of U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi.

"This is Liberation Day in D.C. and we're going to take our capital back," he proclaimed, saying the moves will "help re-establish law, order and public safety" in the district.

In an executive order published Monday, Trump insisted that the District of Columbia Sel

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