Trump deploys National Guard to Washington, D.C. and pledges crime crackdown

Good morning, I'm Choi Chi-hee, and this is The World Now.

Starting in the United States, President Donald Trump has declared a "public safety emergency" in Washington, D.C., placing the city's police under direct federal control.

At a White House press conference on Monday, President Trump also announced the deployment of 800 National Guard troops.

Trump stated the move was to "re-establish law, order, and public safety" in the capital.

He referenced the emergency powers granted by the D.C. Home Rule Act, which allow him to federalize the Metropolitan Police Department, bypassing elected city leaders.

Attorney General Pam Bondi was appointed to oversee the federalized police force.

National Guard troops are expected to arrive by the end of the week, with between 100 and 200 deployed at any given time to assist the police.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser described the President's actions as "unsettling and unprecedented," asserting that the city is not experiencing a crime surge and that violent crime is at a 30-year low.