WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday he’s placing the Washington, D.C., police department under federal control and deploying the National Guard to make the nation’s capital safer.

Trump has promised new steps to tackle homelessness and crime in Washington, prompting the city’s mayor to voice concerns about the potential use of the National Guard to patrol the streets.

Ahead of a news conference, Trump said Monday on social media that the nation’s capital would be “LIBERATED today!” He said he would end the “days of ruthlessly killing, or hurting, innocent people.”

Violent crime in Washington D.C. is actually at a 30 year low.

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    3 months ago

    So, obviously crime on the streets of DC isn’t the real reason to target that place. So what is? What especially heinous thing is he about to do, for which he requires extra security?

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      3 months ago

      So what is?

      Epstein files, probably. The same reason why he is suddenly so active internationally with his “peace initiatives”

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      3 months ago

      Racism. Most homeless are non-white, aren’t they? I think this coming from the part of Trump’s brain that is controlled by Stephen Miller. The D.C. mayor was on a talk show on Sunday bitching about Miller claiming that D.C. is more violent than Baghdad.