White House official confirms that the federal takeover of DC police department expected to be in effect for 30 days but added that this would be ‘subject to change’
Trump vows to ‘clean up’ DC crime despite sharp drop in violence
Donald Trump said on Truth Social today that DC “will be LIBERATED today”.
Ahead of his press conference, in just over an hour, the president said that “crime, savagery, filth, and scum will disappear” from the city.
I will, MAKE OUR CAPITAL GREAT AGAIN! The days of ruthlessly killing, or hurting, innocent people, are OVER! I quickly fixed the Border (ZERO ILLEGALS in last 3 months!), D.C. is next!!!
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/aug/11/donald-trump-washington-crime-homelessness-redistricting-tariffs-us-politics-news-live-updates
Author : Shrai Popat (now); Lucy Campbell and Tom Ambrose (earlier)
Publish date : 2025-08-11 18:55:00
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