President Trump said he intends to join police and National Guard patrols Thursday night in Washington, D.C., citing a high-profile push against rampant crime and homelessness. He said he planned to go out with police and the military to "do a job." The White House did not immediately confirm or comment on the planned patrol. Trump earlier sought emergency powers to take control of the Metropolitan Police Department and deployed National Guard soldiers and hundreds of federal law enforcement officials to the capital. Officials reported more than 600 arrests and dozens of homeless encampments cleared. City leaders criticized the crackdown as over the top, and Vice President Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth were booed by protesters at Union Station.
President Trump said he plans to go on patrol on Thursday night with the police and National Guard forces that he has charged with a high-profile push against what he has described as rampant crime and homelessness in Washington, D.C. "I'm going to be going out tonight, I think, with the police, and with the military, of course. So we're going to do a job," Trump told The Todd Starnes Show.
Trump earlier this month sought to use emergency powers to take control of the Metropolitan Police Department. He deployed National Guard soldiers and seconded hundreds of federal law enforcement officials to the capital. The White House has said more than 600 people have been arrested on a range of charges and dozens of homeless encampments have been cleared. The crackdown has been criticized as over the top by the city's mayor and other officials.
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