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Trump federalizes DC police

Fox News on MSN · 1h

BLM activist leading resistance to Trump's DC crime plan repeatedly called for abolishing police

One of the leaders of the protests against President Trump's plan to combat crime in Washington, D.C., has long been a supporter of defunding the police.

PolitiFact · 1d

Trump exaggerates Washington, DC, crime while ordering police takeover and National Guard deployment

President Donald Trump said he is deploying 800 National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., and taking control of the Metropolitan Police Department. The nation’s capital is "becoming a situation of complete and total lawlessness,

azcentral.com · 23h

Trump says Washington needs National Guard protection. Police data says crime is down.

Though the Trump administration claims violence in the capital is getting worse, police statistics show violent crime has been declining.

Violent crime in DC has fallen in 2024 and 2025

Fact check: Violent crime in DC has fallen in 2024 and 2025 after a 2023 spike

President Donald Trump, justifying his temporary federal takeover of policing in the nation’s capital, claimed at a press conference Monday that the violent crime situation in Washington, DC, “is getting worse,

CNN on MSN · 20h

Tracking DC’s violent crime decline

President Donald Trump cited pervasive crime as justification for federalizing police in the nation’s capital, but statistics for crime in Washington, DC tell a different story in recent years.

WUSA-TV Washington, D.C. on … · 2h

Pirro says these laws need to change to address violent crime in DC

The U.S. attorney for D.C. said the issue is that those who commit violent crimes have no reason to fear law enforcement.

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MSNBC host reveals DC journalist privately shared concerns about crime while publicly denouncing Trump's plan

Joe Scarborough pointed out on "Morning Joe" contradictions between reporters' private safety concerns and public criticism ...

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Assessing small boat crossings and fact-checking Trump's Washington DC crime claim

Yesterday, President Trump signed an executive order declaring “a crime emergency in the District of Columbia,” citing ...

21hon MSN

Trump's Washington, DC, takeover begins as National Guard troops arrive

Some of the 800 National Guard members deployed by President Donald Trump began arriving in the nation's capital on Tuesday, ...

6hon MSN

Trump Admin Efforts Could Sharply Reduce DC Crime

When 10 juveniles brutally attacked former DOGE whiz kid Edward Coristine nicknamed Big Balls in an attempted ...

9hon MSN

CNN panel knocks national Democrats on 'tone-deaf' response to Trump DC crime plan

A CNN panel suggested on Monday that the response from national Democrats to President Donald Trump's plan to address crime ...

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