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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) — U.S. President Donald Trump said at a press conference at the White House on Monday that he was deploying the National Guard to help restore law and order and public safety in Washington.
D. Trump also said he had formally invoked the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to place the Metropolitan Police Department under direct federal control.
“Today is D.C. Liberation Day, and we are going to take back our capital,” the American leader noted.
The president said his administration deployed 500 federal agents to the district last week, including members of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Park Police, the Marshals Service, the Secret Service and the Department of Homeland Security.
Since returning to the White House, Trump has repeatedly criticized the situation with violent crime and homelessness in Washington, accusing local authorities of mismanagement and threatening to place the District of Columbia under federal control.
Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser praised the safety of the capital in an interview with MSNBC on Sunday, saying, “We have seen a significant reduction in violent crime in the city over the last two years, bringing it down to its lowest level in 30 years.” –0–
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