· washington, d. c. President donald trump announced monday … · in an unprecedented move, president trump has taken over washington, d. c. s police department and activated its national guard. The federal takeover invokes rare, but legal, … Police under direct federal control and will deploy the national guard to the streets of washington to fight crime, … Police department “unsettling and unprecedented and said that the city’s … Democrats label president’s dc takeover a ‘distraction’ from epstein files and rising cost for americans the president has placed the dc metropolitan police department under. · president donald trump took unprecedented steps toward federalizing washington, d. c. , saying it’s needed to fight crime even as city leaders pointed to data showing violence is down. · president donald trump this week reignited his threat that the federal government will take over and “run” washington, dc, after a former department of government efficiency employee … · washington, d. c. , mayor muriel bowser is voicing concerns about the presidents potential use of the national guard to patrol the citys streets. Bowser (d) on monday called president donald trump’s federal takeover of the d. c. · trump seizes control of dc police, deploys national guard in unprecedented capital move the president cast his actions as necessary to rescue washington from a purported wave of … Mayor muriel bowser called trump’s directive “unsettling and unprecedented” but said the city would cooperate with the administration to the extent that the law … · president donald trump announced monday that he was placing the d. c.