Trump’s DC Crackdown: Unpacking the Federal Takeover and Crime Claims
Trump’s DC Crackdown: Unpacking the Federal Takeover and Crime Claims In a controversial move during his presidency, Donald Trump falsely asserted on a Thursday that crime in Washington D.C. had reached an all-time high, coinciding with a significant federal intervention into the city’s policing. This included the deployment of the National Guard and federal agents, alongside a federal takeover of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). From the Oval Office, Trump declared, “Washington DC is at its worst point,” though he…