Trump's plan to address crime in D.C. calls for deploying National Guard troops along the National Mall overnight Wednesday into Thursday morning, according to a source.

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump deployed 800 National Guard troops to the streets of Washington, DC, a rare flex of his presidential authority over the military while a court mulls the legality of his prior order sending troops to Los Angeles.

Hundreds of National Guard troops have been deployed across Washington, D.C. as part of President Donald Trump’s push to cut crime in the district. It comes as Mayor Muriel Bowser, along with the district’s police chief,