The DC National Guard began appearing in the nation’s capital on Tuesday after President Donald Trump announced a day earlier he is deploying guard troops and placing Washington, DC’s police department “under direct federal control,

Trump said he was going to “look at” taking action in Chicago, New York and Los Angeles because of their crime rates when he announced his plans to take control of DC’s police department this week.

President Trump said he will seek 'long-term' federal control of the D.C. police force during his remarks at the Kennedy Center.

Congress is preparing for a pitched fight over Washington, D.C., crime as President Donald Trump pursues a federal takeover of the district. When lawmakers return in September, they could have on their hands a pair of requests to expand the president’s federal crackdown on carjackings and other acts of violence in the District of Columbia.