Trump places DC police under federal control, deploys National Guard

WASHINGTON DC, US - AUG. 11: US President Donald Trump announced Monday that he is placing local police in the nation's capital under federal control, and said he is deploying the National Guard to address what he called a "public safety emergency."Trump claimed that Washington, D.C. "has been overtaken by violent gangs and bloodthirsty criminals, roving mobs of wild youth, drugged out maniacs and homeless people, and we're not going to let it happen anymore.""This is liberation day in D.C., and we're going to take our capital back. We're taking it back," Trump said, adding that he is placing the Metropolitan Police Department "under direct federal control." (Footage by Yasin Öztürk /Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)