Donald Trump introduced federal control of the police in Washington. It activated the National Guard to eliminate crime and restore order in the US capital.
US President Donald Trump announced on Monday that the Police Corps in Washington will be subject to federal control. He also decided to deploy the National Guard with the declared aim of increasing the safety of the US metropolis, which is suffered by allegedly uncontrollable crime. TASR reports this, according to AP, DPA and ABC News.
“I am announcing a historical measure to save the capital of the country from crime, bloodshed, chaos and misery,” Trump said at a press conference. According to him, the deployment of the national guard “will help restore the law and order and public security in Washington, DC”
Trump’s measures
Even before the press conference on security and crime in the US capital Trump on social networks, he announced steps to reduce crime. “The day of liberation in DC .. Crime, barbarity, dirt and scum will disappear … I will make our capital again the big city! The days of unscrupulous killing or hurting innocent people are gone,” he wrote in the posts.