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4th

(424 posts) Mon Aug 11, 2025, 11:45 AM Aug 11

Trump places DC police under federal control over crime, deploys National Guard

Trump places DC police under federal control over crime, deploys National Guard
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-places-dc-police-under-152046801.html

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday announced he is placing the Washington, DC police department under direct federal control and is deploying National Guard troops to the city.

Trump invoked the D.C. Home Rule Act of 1973 on Monday, which allows the president to assume temporary control over the city’s police department in emergency situations.

"Crime is out of control," Trump said during his address. He also added that he’s willing to ’bring in the military if needed."

The president’s actions specifically target the DC police department and do not extend federal control to the entire city.

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This could be a test case for similar in other big cities.
The legalities would be different but that wouldn't stop Trump.
The rhetoric would be something like "well it worked in DC".

Somebody please tell me I'm just being paranoid.

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Trump places DC police under federal control over crime, deploys National Guard (Original Post) 4th Aug 11 OP

He'll only do this in blue cities and states. sop Aug 11 #1

I'm of the opinion that this is only the beginning of his police state..martial law not far behind Deuxcents Aug 11 #2

It's the EE Turbineguy Aug 11 #3

That's a very polite way of putting it orangecrush Aug 11 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author MichMan Aug 11 #5

It bears repeating: the President of the United States openly lies in executive orders about easily verifiable facts. LetMyPeopleVote Aug 11 #6

Maddow Blog-Trump to deploy the National Guard to D.C., place local police under federal control LetMyPeopleVote Aug 11 #7

sop

(16,175 posts)

1. He'll only do this in blue cities and states.

Reply to 4th (Original post)

Mon Aug 11, 2025, 11:46 AM

Aug 11

Not all the big crime cities in red states.

Deuxcents

(24,150 posts)

2. I'm of the opinion that this is only the beginning of his police state..martial law not far behind

Reply to 4th (Original post)

Mon Aug 11, 2025, 11:47 AM

Aug 11

Especially since midterms are about a year away..all in his playbook

Turbineguy

(39,431 posts)

3. It's the EE

Reply to 4th (Original post)

Mon Aug 11, 2025, 11:49 AM

Aug 11

Epstein Emergency.

orangecrush

(26,782 posts)

4. That's a very polite way of putting it

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Mon Aug 11, 2025, 11:53 AM

Aug 11

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MichMan This message was self-deleted by its author.

LetMyPeopleVote

(170,226 posts)

6. It bears repeating: the President of the United States openly lies in executive orders about easily verifiable facts.

Reply to 4th (Original post)

Mon Aug 11, 2025, 01:16 PM

Aug 11

Link to tweet

Someone forgot to take down this webpage:

www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/v...
— Steve Vladeck (@stevevladeck.bsky.social) 2025-08-11T02:22:49.289Z

LetMyPeopleVote

(170,226 posts)

7. Maddow Blog-Trump to deploy the National Guard to D.C., place local police under federal control

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Mon Aug 11, 2025, 03:15 PM

Aug 11

If crime rates in the nation’s capital are already at their lowest levels in decades, why is the White House launching yet another power grab?

Fascist Trump to deploy the National Guard to D.C., place local police under federal control.
If crime rates in the nationâ€™s capital are already at their lowest levels in decades, why is the White House launching yet another power grab?
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
— hateGOP (@hategop.bsky.social) 2025-08-11T17:57:53.893Z

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-deploy-national-guard-dc-place-local-police-federal-control-rcna224303

As for how, exactly, he intends to do this, NBC News reported, “Trump announced this morning that he will federalize the Washington, D.C., police and deploy National Guard troops in an effort to fight crime.”

Trump announces he's placing the DC police department "under direct federal control" and deploying the National Guard in the city
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2025-08-11T14:42:53.334Z

As far as the White House is concerned, this is apparently the first in a series of related steps. After referencing New York City, Baltimore and Oakland by name, the president told the White House press corps in reference to his new gambit, “This will go further. We’ll starting very strongly with D.C.”

Crime rates in New York City, Baltimore and Oakland have already sharply improved, and while Trump has repeatedly insisted that crime in nation’s capital is “out of control,” in reality, crime in D.C. has dropped..

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As for the latest announcement, Trump also took the opportunity to share some related thoughts about how his newly deployed forces would treat criminal criminal suspects.

"You knock the hell out of them. It's the only language they understand ... you spit and we hit. And they get hit real hard ... now they are allowed to do whatever they want" -- Trump on the police response to crime in DC
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2025-08-11T14:50:56.398Z

As for whether any of this is legal, The Washington Post reported, "Under the Home Rule Act, President Donald Trump can assume control of D.C. police for 48 hours if he 'determines that special conditions of an emergency nature exist which require the use of the Metropolitan Police force for Federal purposes.' The takeover may be extended with approval of the members of Congress who oversee D.C. affairs. Any request of over 30 days must be passed into law."

The presidential announcement, in other words, was the first step, not the last, and the legal and political disputes that will soon follow are likely to be dramatic. Watch this space.

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