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,

P resident Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he will seek more permanent federal control of the Washington, D.C., police force as he continues his efforts to ramp-up crime enforcement in the nation's capital.

President Trump said he will seek cooperation from Republican lawmakers to extend deployment of National Guard troops in Washington, D.C. Such a move in Congress would likely need Democratic support.