Trump says he'll seek 'long-term' control of DC police and signals he'll target other cities next

[Jilly_in_VA]

Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would ask Congress for “long-term” control of Washington DC’s police department and signaled he expected other Democratic-led cities to change their laws in response to his deployment of national guard troops and federal agents into the capital.

The president’s comments came as the White House took credit for dozens of arrests overnight in Washington as part of Trump’s campaign to fight a “crime crisis”, which the city’s leaders say does not exist.

Trump earlier this week invoked a never-before-used clause of the law that sets out the federal district’s governance structure to take temporary control of the police department, but will need Congress’s permission to extend it beyond the 30 days allowed under the statute.

“We’re going to need a crime bill that we’re going to be putting in, and it’s going to pertain initially to DC,” Trump said during a visit to the Kennedy Center performing arts venue in Washington. “We’re going to use it as a very positive example, and we’re going to be asking for extensions on that, long-term extensions, because you can’t have 30 days.”

He said he expected to propose the legislation “very quickly”, though the Senate and House of Representatives are out of session and not scheduled to return until 2 September. Trump alluded to other options for extending control of the police department, saying “if it’s a national emergency, we can do it without Congress”.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/13/mayor-dc-trump-national-guard

Here it comes, folks. Get ready to fight.

[bucolic_frolic]

1. What does that even mean? Why is it necessary?

"Control". WTF?

[standingtall]

3. Well to Trump it is probably necessary to fortify D.C.

So he does have to leave and he might move to take away the electoral votes in D.C. and destabilize Democratic Cities so they can't vote making it easier for him and his fascist to maintain power.

[standingtall]

2. We saw it coming

If we ever get through this and get back the Senate,Congress and the Presidency. D.C. Statehood must be a priority and this proves it.

Democratic States got to get their own militia's if they don't already. Already ugly, but it's going to get uglier.

[roamer65]

4. The rest of the country is not DC.

Expect resistance, fascist scum.