President Donald Trump said Monday that Washington, D.C., is under federal control “where it belongs” after he federalized the city’s police force.
Trump has leveraged his power over the capital city to clean up crime and homeless encampments in recent days.
“D.C. has been under siege from thugs and killers, but now, D.C. is back under federal control where it belongs,” he wrote on social media Wednesday night as federal officials from multiple agencies and the National Guard surveyed the city for violations of law.
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“The White House is in charge. The Military and our Great Police will liberate this City, scrape away the filth, and make it safe, clean, habitable and beautiful once more,” he added.
In the same post, the president shed doubt on the
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