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Trump Orders Deployment of Federal Cops in D.C. Amid False Claims of Surging Crime

HeadlineAug 08, 2025

After threatening a federal takeover of Washington, D.C., President Trump has ordered federal law enforcement agents to be deployed to the city. This comes as President Trump claimed that crime in the capital was “totally out of control” after a former DOGE staffer was assaulted during an attempted carjacking. In recent years, crime rates in D.C. have fallen sharply.

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