Trump announced the transfer of the Washington police under the control of the US government

The police in Washington, the capital of the United States, will come under the direct control of the federal government. This was announced on August 11 by President Donald Trump.

"We are putting the Metropolitan Police of the District of Columbia under direct federal control," Trump said at a press conference on crime and beautification in Washington.

In addition, the American leader announced that the National Guard is being deployed to the city to restore law and order and public safety.

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Earlier in the day, Donald Trump promised to free Washington from crime, filth and brutality. The American leader added that he quickly put things in order from illegal migrants at the border. According to him, he will then proceed to the "liberation" of the District of Columbia.

On August 11, The Washington Post reported that about 120 agents from the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) were deployed to help police officers fight crime in Washington.

Prior to that, on August 5, Trump proposed taking Washington under federal control to combat the growing crime rate. He noted that many criminals are confident of their impunity due to their young age. In this regard, the US president proposed changing the law and prosecuting juvenile offenders as adults, sending them to prison "for long periods" starting at the age of 14. Trump also noted that Washington will soon turn from the most dangerous city into the safest.

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