Trump declared a public safety emergency in Washington, DC, and said the federal government will take over the local police department.

The president said he will deploy National Guard troops to fight crime in the capital.

Violent crime has fallen 26% in Washington, DC, from the same period last year, according the Metropolitan Police Department.

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said he will deploy National Guard troops to Washington, DC, as part of an aggressive federal effort to crack down on crime in the nation’s capital .

Trump said the federal government would also seize control of Washington's Metropolitan Police Department .

"We're taking our capital back," Trump said August 11. "We're taking it back."

"I'm announcing a historic action to rescue our nation's capital

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