President Trump says he is deploying the National Guard in Washing D.C. to fight crime
NBC Newsยท2025-08-11 15:08
This is Liberation Day in DC and we're going to take our capital back. We're taking it back. Under the authorities vested in me as the president of the United States, I'm officially invoking section 740 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act.You know what that is. And placing the DC Metropolitan Police Department under direct federal control. In addition, I'm deploying the National Guard to help reestablish law, order, and public safety in Washington, DC.And they're going to be allowed to do their job pr ...