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Trump places DC police under federal control over crime, deploys National Guardhttps://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-places-dc-police-under-152046801.html
Trump invoked the D.C. Home Rule Act of 1973 on Monday, which allows the president to assume temporary control over the citys police department in emergency situations.
"Crime is out of control," Trump said during his address. He also added that hes willing to bring in the military if needed."
The presidents 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.


sop
(16,178 posts)Not all the big crime cities in red states.
Deuxcents
(24,154 posts)Especially since midterms are about a year away..all in his playbook
Turbineguy
(39,432 posts)Epstein Emergency.
orangecrush
(26,783 posts)Response to 4th (Original post)
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LetMyPeopleVote
(170,226 posts)Link to tweet
Link to tweet

Someone forgot to take down this webpage:
— Steve Vladeck (@stevevladeck.bsky.social) 2025-08-11T02:22:49.289Z
www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/v...

LetMyPeopleVote
(170,226 posts)If crime rates in the nations 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.
— hateGOP (@hategop.bsky.social) 2025-08-11T17:57:53.893Z
If crime rates in the nationâs capital are already at their lowest levels in decades, why is the White House launching yet another power grab?
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-deploy-national-guard-dc-place-local-police-federal-control-rcna224303
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. Well 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 nations capital is out of control, in reality, crime in D.C. has dropped.....
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.