Some of the 800 members of the National Guard deployed by US President Donald Trump to Washington have started to arrive. It comes a day after he ordered federal forces to take control of the US capital's police, citing what he said was a crime emergency. But city leaders have pointed to data showing violent crime is declining and is now at a 30-year low. A presidential takeover of Washington is limited to 30 days unless the US Congress votes to extend it through a joint resolution. For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/ Follow DW on social media: ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwnews ►TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dwnews ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwnews Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https://www.youtube.com/dwdeutsch Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1
National Guard arrive in Washington to deal with 'crime emergency' | DW News
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Some of the 800 members of the National Guard deployed by US President Donald Trump to Washington have started to arrive. It comes a day after he ordered federal forces to take control of the US capital's police, citing what he said was a crime emergency. But city leaders have pointed to data showing violent crime is declining and is now at a 30-year low. A presidential takeover of Washington is limited to 30 days unless the US Congress votes to extend it through a joint resolution. For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/ Follow DW on social media: ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwnews ►TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dwnews ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwnews Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https://www.youtube.com/dwdeutsch Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1
