President Donald Trump said Monday that he’s deploying the National Guard across Washington and taking over the city’s police department in the hopes of reducing crime, even as the city’s mayor has noted that crime is falling in the nation’s capital.

Trump also said at his news briefing that his administration has started removing homeless encampments 'from all over our parks, our beautiful, beautiful parks'{ai:summary}Trump says he’s deploying the National Guard across Washington and taking over the city’s police department to curb crime.The mayor says crime is already falling in the capital. #politics

Trump says he’s placing Washington police under federal control and deploying the National Guard

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