<h2 class="topline-heading">Topline</h2><p>President Donald Trump said he will join federal troops patrolling the streets of Washington, D.C., on Thursday night amid his administration’s takeover of the city’s police force and deployment of federal law enforcement. </p><figure class="embed-base image-embed embed-0" role="presentation"><div class="image-embed__placeholder"><img src="https://specials-images.forbesimg.com/imageserve/68a75e954440af426e6465ac/Trump-Increases-Federal-Law-Enforcement-Presence--Deploys-National-Guard-In-Nation-s/960x0.jpg?fit=scale" alt="Trump Increases Federal Law Enforcement Presence, Deploys National Guard In Nation's Capital" width="100%" height="auto"></div><div style="--article-bg-color:#faf3f1"><div class="bMqrj"><div class="Jp--BF7-"><span style="-webkit-line-clamp:2" class="Ccg9Ib-7 _8XF2kHYM">Members of the South Carolina National Guard patrol outside of Union Station on August 21, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)</span></div><small class="pGGCM2aD">Getty Images</small></div></div></figure>

<div class="key-facts-element"><p>Trump told conservative radio host Todd Starnes on Thursday he is “going to be going out tonight, I think, with the police, and with the military, of course.”</p></div>

<em>This is a developing story and will be updated.</em>

The Trump administration ordered a takeover of the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department earlier this month.{ai:summary}<p>Trump says he will join federal troops patrolling DC streets tonight as his administration takes over the city’s police and deploys federal law enforcement.</p><p>SC National Guard members patrolled Union Station on Aug. 21, 2025. This is a developing story. 
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Trump Will Accompany Military Patrols In D.C. Tonight

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