President Donald Trump announced he was invoking the DC Home Rule to take over the Washington DC Metropolitan Police and send in National Guard because of a non-existent jump in crime and to get rid of poor people:
It’s becoming a situation of complete and total lawlessness. And we’re getting rid of the slums, too. We have slums here. We’re getting rid of them. I know it’s not politically correct. You’ll say, oh, so terrible. No, we’re getting rid of the slums where they live.
With crime in DC at a 30 year low, Trump announces he is invoking the DC Home Rule Act to place the Metropolitan Police Department under direct federal control and deploying the National Guard. This is a coup against our Capitol. pic.twitter.com/1TmHa0p6R9
— Bill Madden (@maddenifico) August 11, 2025
CBS News reporter Scott MacFarlane destroyed Trump’s lies about Washington D.C.crime.
As Trump shifts federal agents on to the streets of Washington, local leaders call it "unnecessary" and point to the stats
— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) August 11, 2025
Violent crime dropped 26% from last year
Trump alleges DC is graffiti-filled and dangerous
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(Source: Twitter/X, Scott MacFarlane/Twitter/X)