President Donald Trump has threatened a "complete and total" federal takeover of Washington, D.C., amid a dispute over the city's crime figures.

Trump has already deployed federal troops, officers, and agents to D.C. as part of a crackdown on crime and homelessness.

Newsweek contacted the White House for comment by email outside of regular working hours.

Why It Matters

Trump said on August 11 that the city had been "overtaken by violent gangs and bloodthirsty criminals, roving mobs of wild youth, drugged-out maniacs and homeless people."

Trump's intervention marks an unprecedented federal involvement in the local governance of the District of Columbia. The deployment of federal troops has sparked backlash over constitutional limits and home rule rights.

Critics argue that it bre

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