President Trump’s decision to federalize Washington, D.C.’s police force was reportedly sparked by an emotional reaction to a Fox News segment — and a particularly brutal image.

Advisers say Trump became enraged after seeing photos of Edward Coristine, a former DOGE staffer nicknamed “Big Balls,” bloodied and beaten after a street assault last week.

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