Members of the National Guard walk from the DC Joint Force Headquarters to the DC Armory in Washington, DC, on Aug. 12, 2025. Jim Watson/AFP
On Aug. 12, National Guard troops arrived in Washington after President Donald Trump federalized policing, citing a scourge of crime in the capital city.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Tuesday that the addition of National Guardsmen to the federalized D.C. Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) force would assist to “end violent crime in our nation’s capital as part of the President’s massive law enforcement surge.”
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