United States President Donald Trump has announced that he is temporarily taking control of the Washington, DC , police department, while deploying 800 National Guard troops to the city.

Trump said his actions are needed to “rescue” the US capital from a surge in crime.

While violent crime spiked in Washington, DC, in 2023, data shows it has been falling quickly since then.

Here is what we know:

What has Trump announced?

During a 78-minute news conference, Trump announced that the federal government would take control of the District of Columbia (DC) Metropolitan Police Department to address surging crime.

“I’m announcing a historic action to rescue our nation’s capital from crime, bloodshed, bedlam and squalor and worse,” Trump said during the conference in which he was joined b

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