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Trump seizes control of DC police, orders National Guard deployment to Washington
President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order placing the Washington, D.C., police department under federal control and a memorandum directing Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth to deploy the National Guard in the capital.
US President Donald Trump speaks after signing an executive order on creating a White House 2028 Olympics task force in the South Court Auditorium of the White House in Washington, DC, on August 5, 2025. (Photo: Brendan Smialowski/AFP)
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