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Trump will deploy the Army in Washington and take control of the police

The Republican president has drawn an image of a capital out of control for crime during his appearance at the White House. Hehas pointed out thatwhere the murders are "the worst in the world,"\u00A0 in Bogotá and Mexico City, there are many more than .

Washington (United States), 11/08/2025.- Amtrak Police patrol near Union Station in Washington, DC, USA, 11 August 2025. US President Trump announced in a White House press conference the deployment of National Guard troops in Washington DC, claiming that crime in DC is 'out of control', despite violent crime in the district being at a 30-year low. EFE/EPA/SHAWN THEW

Washington City Police vehicles.

U.S. President Donald Trump announced today that he will take federal control of the Washington D.C. Police and put 800 National Guard soldiers on the streets, claiming he is "out of control for insecurity."

From the White House press room, Trump has drawn an image of a U.S. capital out of control for the crime, saying that the murders are far more "the worst in the world" than in places like Bogotá and Mexico City.

The President has enacted Section 740 of the Columbia District AutonomyAct(Home Rule Act), once a public security emergency has been declared, to put the capital police under the command of the federal government and to deploy the National Guard to "restore public order and security" in the capital.

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Our capital is under attack by violent, criminal, maniac and vagrant groups, and that cannot be tolerated.

"Our capital is under attack by violent, criminal, maniac and vagrant groups, which cannot be tolerated," the president said, adding that the capital will be cleaned "quickly."

However, the law is designed to establish 48 hours of federal control over the District of Columbia Police, which allows a maximum of 30 days to be extended, after being notified to Congress.

The Republican has relied on a series of graphics that reflect the murder rate of 2024, which shows that Washington leads the classification – 27.54 per 100,000 inhabitants – almost doubles the number of Bogotá  (15.1 per 100,000) and is ahead of other capitals such as Mexico City, Islamabad, Lima, Ottawa, Paris or Havana.

Trump said he expects other cities to "clean themselves up" and see what they're doing in the capital. Then he mentioned the big cities in the country where the Democratic Party rules. "I'm looking atNew York , "the president said, adding that he could do the same in Chicago.

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