Trump Places DC Police Under FEDERAL CONTROL, Deploys National Guard

[PAF]

By Irie Sentner
08/11/2025


“This is liberation day in D.C. and we’re going to take our capital back,” Trump said.

Although crime in Washington hit a 30-year low last year, Trump on Monday said he was declaring a public safety emergency in the District. The president in recent days has seized on violence against a Trump administration staffer to cast the city as dangerous, pledging earlier Monday that “Crime, Savagery, Filth, and Scum will DISAPPEAR.”

“Our capital city has been overtaken by violent gangs and bloodthirsty criminals, roving mobs of violent youth, drugged out maniacs and homeless people, and we’re not going to let it happen anymore,” the president said at the White House.



During his first term, Trump deployed the National Guard to D.C. to clear racial justice protesters.

“You will see them flowing into the streets of Washington in the coming week,” said Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. He said the Pentagon was also “prepared to bring in” other National Guard and specialized units.

“They will be strong, they will be tough and they will stand with their law enforcement partners,” Hegseth said.




Full article:

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/11/trump-dc-police-federal-control-00502708

 

[TheCount]

More government always makes me feel liberated

 

[TheTexan]

pledging earlier Monday that “Crime, Savagery, Filth, and Scum will DISAPPEAR.”

But Congress is still in session, where will they go?

 

[PAF]

 

[nikcers]

Crime is only "down" because the criminal terrorists already won.

People hide inside their homes because they dont want to be preyed on by criminals in public spaces.

That and they rig the statistics and people dont even report it happening.

 

[acptulsa]

Crime is only "down" because the criminal terrorists already won.

Never mind the black pill. Now we're being fed botpills.

 

[nikcers]

Never mind the black pill. Now we're being fed botpills.

Its not a bot pill.

My mom even stopped going grocery shopping which was her one thing she loved doing in life.

She liked to go grocery shopping and donate food to the food bank.

All because some thug ripped her purse out of her hand and threw her on the ground and left her unable to walk.

When she called the police they did nothing. Nobody in the grocery store did anything they just watched.

 

[acptulsa]

From bot pills to artificial sob stories.

Who the fuck asked for this useless invention?

 

[TheCount]

Crime is only "down" because the criminal terrorists already won.

People hide inside their homes because they dont want to be preyed on by criminals in public spaces.

That and they rig the statistics and people dont even report it happening.

Crime is down because a) there's no crime happening anymore because people don't go out, but also b) actually there's still a lot of crime and it's reported but then they hide the reporting in the statistics, but also c) actually there's still a lot of crime but people don't report it at all.

I'm impressed that you can hold those three thoughts in your head simultaneously and not feel even the slightest twinge of discord.

 

[nikcers]

Crime is down because a) there's no crime happening anymore because people don't go out, but also b) actually there's still a lot of crime and it's reported but then they hide the reporting in the statistics, but also c) actually there's still a lot of crime but people don't report it at all.

I'm impressed that you can hold those three thoughts in your head simultaneously and not feel even the slightest twinge of discord.

I said a lot of things to say the statistics arent real.

There can be multiple reasons why the crime statistics arent real.

Especially when some crimes aren't even on the books as laws.

I think when innocent people are locked into their houses because they dont want to be preyed on by criminals its a crime.

The criminals have stole something. They stole your freedom.

Especially when you get punished just for defending yourself.

 

[Snowball]

EMERGENCY CONTROL OF POLICE
Sec. 740. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, whenever the President of the United States determines that special conditions of an emergency nature exist which require the use of the Metropolitan Police force for Federal purposes, he may direct the Mayor to provide him, and the Mayor shall provide, such services of the Metropolitan Police force as the President may deem necessary and appropriate. In no case, however, shall such services made available pursuant to any such direction under this subsection extend for a period in excess of forty-eight hours unless the President has, prior to the expiration of such period, notified the Chairman and ranking minority Members of the Committee on the District of Columbia of the Senate and the House of Representatives, in writing, as to the reason for such direction and the period of time during which the need for such services is likely to continue.
(b) Subject to the provisions of subsection (c) of this section, such services made available in accordance with subsection (a) of this section shall terminate upon the end of such emergency, the expiration of a period of thirty days following the date on which such services are first made available, or the enactment into law of a joint resolution by the Congress providing for such termination, whichever first occurs.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this section, in any case in which such services are made available in accordance with the provisions of subsection (a) of this section during any period of an adjournment of the Congress sine die, such services shall terminate upon the end of the emergency, the expiration of the thirty-day period following the date on which Congress first convenes following such adjournment, or the enactment into law of a joint resolution by the Congress providing for such termination, whichever first occurs.
(d) Except to the extent provided for in subsection (c) of this section, no such services made available pursuant to the direction of the President pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall extend for any period in excess of thirty days, unless the Senate and the House of Representatives enact into law a joint resolution authorizing such an extension.

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[TheCount]

I think when innocent people are locked into their houses because they dont want to be preyed on by criminals its a crime.

Is it a crime that's reported, reported but hidden in rigged statistics, or unreported?

Especially when you get punished just for defending yourself.

When you get punished for defending yourself, is it a crime that's reported, reported but hidden in rigged statistics, or unreported?

 

[nikcers]

Is it a crime that's reported, reported but hidden in rigged statistics, or unreported?



When you get punished for defending yourself, is it a crime that's reported, reported but hidden in rigged statistics, or unreported?

Both things can be true. Thats the fun part about English.

Its also a crime when they steal from our stores so much they close down.

It steals jobs and it steals your ability to buy groceries.

Crime statistics are rigged.

crime:

An action or activity that, although not illegal, is considered to be evil, shameful, or wrong.

An action or omission that constitutes an offense that may be prosecuted by the state and is punishable by law.

 

[acptulsa]

Both things can be true. Thats the fun part about English.

Has nothing to do with the language. You're just another defective bot.

 

[TheCount]

Its also a crime when they steal from our stores so much they close down.

Is it a crime that's reported, reported but hidden in rigged statistics, or unreported?

 

[nikcers]

Is it a crime that's reported, reported but hidden in rigged statistics, or unreported?

Ok im done you win.

There is no crime in Washington D.C.

 

[Anti Federalist]

 

[TheCount]

Ok im done you win.

There is NO crime in Washington D.C.

No, no, there's so much crime it's just completely immeasurable.

The 30-year low in crime is caused by people not going out.

Trump is going to fight all that lack of crime by forcing the criminals to commit crimes. It's a brilliant plan.

First, he'll send in the national guard, which will cause everyone to go out because reasons.

Second, the criminals who aren't committing any crimes will commit crimes because everyone is out.

Finally, the national guard will capture the criminals.



There are zero logical problems with this plan. None.

 

[Snowball]

My question is WHY NOW given the 30 or more days (see law posted before)

The timing is potentially suggestive if TSHTF is the PLAN.

 

[Anti Federalist]

Crime is down because a) there's no crime happening anymore because people don't go out, but also b) actually there's still a lot of crime and it's reported but then they hide the reporting in the statistics, but also c) actually there's still a lot of crime but people don't report it at all.

I'm impressed that you can hold those three thoughts in your head simultaneously and not feel even the slightest twinge of discord.

Murder rate in DC is down because it has dropped, when compared to say the early 1990s

From eye-poppingly horrendous to just insanely bloodthirtsy.

From Brave AI

DC Murder Rate​

The murder rate in Washington, D.C. was 27.54 per 100,000 residents in 2024, according to FBI data cited by the White House. This rate is reported to be higher than that of all 50 U.S. states and comparable to or exceeding rates in cities like Bogota and Mexico City. In 2023, D.C. recorded 274 homicides, the highest number in 20 years, contributing to its status as having the fifth-highest murder rate among the nation's largest cities. The rate has fluctuated significantly over time, peaking at 80.6 per 100,000 in 1991 before declining in the following decades.

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