The president cited a number of false and misleading claims about homicides and youth crime in the nation’s capital.

U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened to put Washington, D.C., under full federal control to reduce crime, even as city officials stressed crime is already falling. While Trump does have some authority over the capital city's police force and National Guard soldiers,

Members of the D.C. National Guard have begun appearing on the streets of Washington after President Trump deployed approximately 800 guardsmen and assumed control of the District's police department for 30 days.