Overview

• Trump said he will ask Congress for about $2 billion to finance a multi-mile effort to clean up and make Washington, D.C., safer.
• He outlined a zone extending roughly three miles from the White House and U.S. Capitol and said he intends to use Clark Construction.
• He credited deployments of the D.C. National Guard and federal agents alongside local police with lowering crime and questioned the city's crime data.
• He renewed calls to repeal the 1973 Home Rule Act and to end policies such as cashless bail as part of a proposed D.C. crime bill.
• D.C. residents have staged protests challenging his portrayal of safety, and Roll Call reports the request could face resistance from far-right House Republicans.