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'A lot of show': Is Trump's DC takeover all about appearances?
MSNBCยท2025-08-12 05:31

It is day 204 of the second Trump administration and today Donald Trump announced he will take over Washington DC's police force and send in hundreds of National Guard troops in an effort to fight crime. Tonight, a White House official says those troops will be on the ground as soon as tomorrow. Trump says Washington is one of the most dangerous cities in the world, even though DC police statistics show violent crime there is at a 30-year low.My colleague Gay Gutierrez has those details and gets us started ...