LIVE: Trump Deploys National Guard to Washington DC to Crackdown on Crime

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US President Donald Trump has deployed 800 National Guard troops to Washington, DC, and placed the city’s police under federal control, calling it "Liberation Day" amid claims of rampant crime threatening federal operations. The White House cited high robbery and murder rates, though city data shows violent crime down 35 per cent in 2024 and 26 per cent so far this year. Critics, including Mayor Muriel Bowser, slammed the unprecedented move as an assault on DC's autonomy, renewing calls for statehood. Protesters rallied with signs reading "Freedom, Not Fascism," accusing Trump of a power grab. The president signaled other Democratic-led cities like Chicago and New York could be next.

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