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Trump Says He Will Patrol D.C. With Police as Federal Takeover Continues

The White House frames the federal takeover as necessary despite falling crime statistics.

President Donald Trump speaks with members of law enforcement and National Guard soldiers, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, in Washington, as Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and Attorney General Pam Bondi listen. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Donald Trump has sought to discredit the city’s crime statistics, ordering the Justice Department to investigate whether local officials falsified the figures.
Trump also promised sweeping improvements. (Photo: Reuters)
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Overview

  • Roughly 2,000 National Guard troops from D.C. and six Republican-led states, along with hundreds of federal agents, remain on visible patrols and at checkpoints across the city.
  • Officials report more than 600 arrests since the Aug. 7 surge, with dozens of firearms seized and about 250 immigration arrests cited by the administration.
  • The White House livestreamed the president’s Thursday night appearance with officers at a U.S. Park Police operations center in Washington.
  • D.C. leaders continue lawsuits that have already limited aspects of the takeover, polling shows strong local opposition, and protests greeted Vice President J.D. Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Stephen Miller.
  • A National Guard MRAP’s collision with a civilian SUV is under investigation after minor injuries were reported, and the Justice Department is probing allegations about manipulation of city crime data.