So, the National Guard headed to Washington right now. The president announcing earlier today, what exactly motivated this move? The most immediate motivation appears to have been this attack on a former Doge staffer who was beaten up, but I think this is a much longer backstory than that. I mean, the president has had his complaints about DC and the idea that it was this crimeridden place going all the way back to his first term. and he's had kind of this broader concern about crime in cities. But this eme ...

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If it's Monday, a crackdown on crime or a crackdown on the capital. President Trump orders his attorney general to take command of Washington DC's police force as he deploys hundreds of National Guard troops to patrol the district. Plus, President Trump sets expectations for his face-to-face meeting with Russian President Putin in Alaska, saying land swapping will be a key part of a peace deal, despite push back from Ukrain Ukrainian President Zalinsky, who won't even be in an attendance. And a federal judg ...

All right, that's Mayor Muriel Bowser. She's uh said that she wasn't um entirely surprised by this move from President Donald Trump. She believes that the president's view of DC was shaped by his COVID area era experience uh in the city and and that was when crime was spiking.But as we have noted, crime has been on the decline. Joining us now, MSNBC justice and intelligence correspondent Ken Delaneian, staff writer for the Atlantic, Michael Sharer, author of the Red Letter on Substack, Tara Palm Mary, and r ...

Joining me now is Washington DC Council Member Robert White. And Council Member White, the president today described Washington DC as what he said, ridden with quote crime, bloodshed, bedum, and squalor. How would you respond to this description the president has of the capital city.>> I think we have to be rooted in fact, Ryan. The the fact is uh crime is at its lowest point in 30 years, violent crime specifically. Um, and so unfortunately DC is once again used as a political pawn uh for other measures.Tha ...

Police in Puerto Rico are looking for surveillance video after US tourist was shot and killed while visiting the island for a Bad Bunny concert. Police say 25-year-old Kevin Mars was in a neighborhood called La Pera early yesterday morning. And they say it's known as a shanty town near Old San Juan and it has a reputation for violence.Police say that a fight broke out and Kevin was shot in the stomach. He died at the hospital. His family who lives in New York here, they're raising money to bring his body ba ...

I'm announcing a historic action to rescue our nation's capital from crime, bloodshed, bedum, and squalor, and worse. 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 ...

TAKEN ON THIS SO FAR. CHRIS. >> THANKS SO MUCH.>> FOR THAT, EDDIE. I JUST GOT A STATEMENT FROM CHARLES ALLEN. >> HE IS.>> THE D. C. WARD SIX COUNCIL MEMBER.>> AMONG OTHER THINGS. >> HE. >> SAYS THIS.>> IS WRONG. >> EXTREME. >> OUTRAGEOUS, DANGEROUS.AND HE GIVES, BY WAY OF. >> EXAMPLE. >> THIS NATIONAL GUARD SOLDIERS ARE TRAINED FOR WARFARE AND NATURAL DISASTERS, NOT FOR COMMUNITY POLICING.EVERY AMERICAN. >> SHOULD BE DEEPLY CONCERNED. >> WITH WHAT THEY ARE.>> WITNESSING TODAY. >> AND LET ME PLAY. >> FOR YOU ...

Public Safety & Security Concerns - Declares a state of emergency in Washington DC due to escalating crime, bloodshed, and squalor [1] - Invokes Section 740 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, placing the DC Metropolitan Police Department under direct federal control [1] - Deploys the National Guard to restore law, order, and public safety in Washington DC [2] - Claims the murder rate in Washington DC is higher than that of Bogota, Colombia, and Mexico City [2] - Alleges a doubling of car thefts and a tripling of carjackings in the past five years [3] - States that murders in 2023 reached the highest rate in at least 25 years [3] - Describes Washington DC as being overtaken by violent gangs, criminals, and homeless people [4]

Next hour, President Trump is expected to announce a new public safety initiative in Washington DC. The president tweeting this preview of today's reveal, saying our nation's capital will be liberated today. The news conference will detail what is likely to be a large-scale increase in law enforcement presence in our nation's capital.officials tell NBC News President Trump is considering deploying up to 1,000 National Guard troops. Uh do you have any more you can add to this, Garrett. Um and what do you thi ...