Overview

• President Donald Trump deployed National Guard units and asserted federal control over aspects of D.C. policing, with allied outlets crediting the surge for rapid public-safety gains.
• Administration-aligned figures promoted a reported week without any homicides in Washington and short-term declines in carjackings, robberies, car thefts, and overall violent crime, as cited by Fox45.
• Attorney General Pamela Bondi reported 630 arrests and 86 illegal guns seized in the District as of Aug. 21, adding that U.S. Marshals assisted in recovering a missing child.
• D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb and the Center for American Progress argued the deployment undermines public safety and fails to address the city’s priorities.
• An opposing op-ed contended the move is political and targets successful Black leadership in cities where violent crime had already been declining before the federal intervention.