Washington (AP) – The White House said on Thursday night that the presence of federal law enforcement in the nation’s capital will increase in the nation’s capital to compete at least next week among the President, among the President Donald Trump Suggestions that their administration may run the city completely.
“Washington, DC is a wonderful city, but it suffers from violent crime for a very long time,” said Karolin Levit, secretary of the White House. “President Trump has directed the increased presence of federal law enforcement to protect innocent citizens.”
He said that increased federal presence means “There will be no safe port for violent criminals in DC”
Trump has repeatedly suggested that the rule of Washington can be refunded to federal officials. One will need one to do this Reasons for home rules act In 1973 in the Congress, one step Trump said that lawyers are investigating – but can face steep pushbacks.
“We have a capital that is very insecure,” Trump told reporters at the White House this week. “We have to run DC”
The White House stated that the enlarged law enforcement “DC will reopen” and will be present on the roads starting at midnight – after the roll call on Thursday at 11 am at the command center led by the US Park Police.
The push will last for the next seven days with the option to extend “as required” under Trump’s right to the previous executive order of Trump. The White House stated that the couple federal officials would be identified, in marked units and highly visible, the White House said.
The participating law enforcement includes US Capital Police, Homeland Security Investigations, Federal Protective Service, Drug Enforcement Administration, Enforcement and Removal Operations, Bureau of Alcohols, Tobacco, Agnayastras and Explosives, US Marshall Service and US Attorney of Kolmbia.
AMTRK and the city’s metro rail service are also included.
Trump has long suggested that crime and violence has been growing in Washington, and has recently begun criticizing things such as garbage and frescoes. But was a catalyst for order to increase the presence of police assault Last weekend on a high-profile member of Government efficiency department An attempt by a group of adolescents in carriageing.
The victim, Edward Coristine, was one of the most visible figures of Dogi, the nickname of “Big Balls”, which was tasked to cut jobs and reduce federal bureaucracy. The police arrested two 15 -year -old children and said that they were still searching for other members of the group.
Trump posted on Trump Social earlier this week, “If DC does not get his work simultaneously, and quickly, we will have no choice but to take the federal control of the city, and there will be no option to run this city, and criminals are kept on notice that they are no longer away from it.”
The President later stated that he canceled Washington’s limited home rules autonomy or “bring to the National Guard, perhaps very early.”
As Thursday’s announcement, the government of Washington Mayor Muril Boseer can be claimed that in 2023, both have reduced the number of citywide cities in 2023.
In Washington, Karjacking in a total of 2024 declined significantly in the next year, below 957 to just 500, and this year the number is on track for a decline again – more than half of the 20025 recorded less than 200.
Will WearT, Associated Press
