Trump's Order to Deploy Troops in DC Is His Latest Use of the National Guard in Cities

Trump to deploy National Guard in D.C. — even as data shows crime at 30-year low

U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Monday that he will deploy hundreds of D.C. National Guard troops on the streets of Washington as part of a push to rein in violent crime, even as local police data shows those incidents are down sharply this year.

Trump's order to deploy troops in DC is his latest use of the National Guard in cities

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'We're Going to Take Our Capital Back': Trump Calls for DC Deployments Despite Falling Crime Rates

Notably, the order's text also paves the way for more guard deployments from other states and overall increases by giving Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth authority to activate troops at "such numbers as he deems necessary."

Trump deploys National Guard to DC, vows to tackle crime

Donald Trump has deployed military and federal law enforcement to curb violent crime in Washington, as he seeks to make good on his campaign pledge to be a...

D.C. Police Put Under Federal Control, Are Now ‘Allowed to Do Whatever the Hell They Want’

President Donald Trump announced Monday he is placing Washington D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department under federal control, and is deploying the National Guard in the city, insisting the action was necessary “to rescue our nation’s capital from crime, bloodshed, bedlam and squalor and worse.” He said this would be “Liberation Day” for D.C.  “The number of car thefts has doubled over the past five years, and the number of carjackings has more…

Why Did Trump Deploy the National Guard to Washington D.C.? The Reason

Donald Trump has deployed the U.S. National Guard to 'support' local police in Washington D.C., but why? Find out his reason here.