BBC News, Washington DC
President Donald Trump has deployed the Defense Forces in Washington DC and controlled the city police, promising to crack down on crimes and homeless people in the US capital.
Trump declared a “public safety emergency” on Monday, deploying 800 defense troops to strengthen hundreds of federal law executors who were deployed during the weekend.
He told the White House journalists, “This is becoming a complete and complete illegal situation.”
The city of Muriel Bowser refused to claim the president’s claim for crimes, and it has soared in 2023, while statistics have fallen since then. The violent crime of the city is also the lowest of 30 years.
Trump said, “We are presenting historical measures to save the capital of our country from crime, blood, bedram, and squari.
“This is DC’s liberation day, and we will regain capital,” he said.
Trump said that Washington DC was “acquired by violent gangs and blood criminals,” he said.
According to data from the city of the city of the city, the murder decreased 32 % between 2023 and 2024, reaching the lowest level since 2019.
According to the data, the data has fallen by 12 %this year.
The Democratic Party’s Bowser Mayor admitted that a crime had “terrible” spike in 2023, but reflected the state trend, but she opposed the claim of the city’s crime.
She told MSNBC on Sunday, “We are not experiencing crime spikes.” “The president knows our efforts.”
When Bowser asked the vice president of the White House Deputy Director Stephen Miller, Bowser said, “The comparison with the country is false and false.”
The Army said in a statement that it will be deployed between 100-200 years between 100-200, and will support the law.
Trump said not only the deployment, but also the police’s police station would be deployed under the Federal Control using the Columbia Special Housing Rules Act.
The law was established by former President Richard Nixon to elect the city council and market, the only American city, the only US city in 50 states.
But there is also a warning that the president can control the city’s police “if there is a special condition of emergency nature.”
If the president wants to control more than 48 hours, he must provide a notice to Congress. And even if the notice is provided, the police cannot control for more than 30 days.
On Sunday, when the president asked about the possibility of controlling the Urban Police Bureau, the Mayor of the Bowser said: “Our law has very specific things.
She said, “I’m concerned about the defense forces that execute local law.”
Bowser said at a press conference on Monday that the president’s order was “unstable and unprecedented.”
She admitted that Trump’s view of the city was “formed by his cobby view during his first term,” she admitted that she was “difficult.”
“It’s true that we have experienced crime spikes after Kobid,” she said.
“We tried to enact a violent criminal to obtain a way to get on our streets,” he added. “We have seen such an effort to significantly decrease the crime.”
Trump spoke for a long time not only for crime but also for homeless Washington DC.
“We are eliminating slums,” he said. He said that homeless people would be sent elsewhere, but they didn’t say anywhere.
Trump added, “Everything should be perfect,” when senior greetings and foreign leaders visit the city.
“This reflects our country very strongly,” he said. “If our capital is dirty, the whole of our country is dirty and they do not respect us.”
Local organizations that work with homeless people in the capital have actually made progress to the BBC in recent years.
The homeless said in 2025 that individuals in Washington, DC, were almost 20% compared to five years ago.
He also said that the proposal to move Trump’s people out of the city is not a long -term solution.
Boyd said, “It is to move to a community with less equipment to deal with us just by moving the problem elsewhere.”
Meanwhile, outside the White House, protesters were concerned about Trump’s actions.
“Trump is interested in control without worrying about the safety of DC,” said the event.
The president’s actions follow a series of social media posts that recently criticized the operation of Washington DC. Trump has long complained about the democratic leadership of the city about crime and homelessness.
He also got angry with all employees of the government’s efficiency (DOGE), which was recently attacked in the city.
At a press conference on Monday, Trump said the staff was “beaten by a roaming thug band.”
He also mentioned other federal officials and elected officials, including Democrats and interns.
Trump said, “This is a threat to the United States.
Trump’s first defense army ordered 2,000 national guards in June to deal with anxiety about raids against immigrants who were not documented in Los Angeles.
Finally, the Defense Forces were assigned to Washington DC in 2021 with a response to the National Assembly’s riots.
With additional reporting of Madeline Halpert
