(CNN) — President Donald Trump’s takeover of the Washington, DC, police set off a scramble across the city Monday, as the federal government made an unprecedented move to control local law enforcement operations in the nation’s capital.
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The decision to federalize the Metropolitan Police Department and activate hundreds of National Guard troops came as Trump painted a dystopian portrait of DC that allies say is shaped by the president’s frustration with anecdotal reports of crime and homelessness. The city’s statistics