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Trump Federalizes D.C. Police, Deploys National GuardAbout 800 National Guard troops are deployed; federal police takeover set to last 30 days amid crime concerns.
- President Trump authorized the deployment of approximately 800 National Guard troops and assumed federal control over Washington D.C.'s police department.
- This action invokes Section 740 of the Home Rule Act, permitting federal intervention during emergency conditions.
- Hundreds of federal agents, including over 100 FBI officers, are also being deployed to enhance law enforcement efforts.
- Local officials denounce the move as unprecedented and unlawful, while the administration defends it as essential to address crime.
This is Liberation Day in D.C., and we’re going to take our capital back.— President Trump during a news conference at the White House, where he was flanked by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Attorney General Pam Bondi, and other senior administration officials.
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