Donald Trump says he will deploy national guard in Washington DC

The US president says he is placing the Washington DC police department under federal control and deploying the national guard. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub Speaking at a press conference on Monday, Trump invoked section 740, of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, to combat what he said was a wave of lawlessness, despite statistics showing violent crime hit a 30-year low in 2024 US politics – live updates ► https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/aug/11/donald-trump-washington-crime-homelessness-redistricting-tariffs-us-politics-news-live-updates#maincontent The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://bit.ly/3uhA7zg Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► http://theguardian.com/first-edition Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ►https://www.facebook.com/theguardian Instagram ► https://instagram.com/guardian The Guardian on YouTube: The Guardian ► https://bit.ly/guardiannewssubs Guardian Australia ► https://bit.ly/guardianaussubs Guardian Football ► https://bit.ly/gdnfootballsubs Guardian Sport ► https://bit.ly/gdnsportsubs It's Complicated ► https://bit.ly/ItsComplicatedSubs Guardian Live ► https://bit.ly/guardianlivesubs #trump #nationalguard #washingtondc #donaldtrump #politics #usa