Overview

• After signaling a high-profile patrol, Trump instead addressed officers at the Park Police’s Anacostia facility, claiming the city is "like changed" and praising a safety turnaround.
• Approximately 800 National Guard troops remain in Washington, reinforced by roughly 1,200 personnel from Ohio, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia, with patrols concentrated around federal landmarks and transit hubs.
• The administration placed D.C. policing under Justice Department authority by decree; a court blocked a leadership change, leaving Police Chief Pamela Smith in charge.
• Residents continue to protest the deployment, chanting "Free DC," and Vice President J.D. Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth were loudly booed at Union Station.
• Mayor Muriel Bowser cites police statistics showing violent crime down and the city at a 30‑year low, contradicting administration claims of a security emergency, and reporters note it is the first such Guard deployment over local objections in about 60 years.