Trump achieves his campaign, the federalization of the government of Washington DC

Although the Trump administration’s decision this week federalized the country’s capital on behalf of public security has aroused controversy, the president’s previous comments show that daring action was a promise of direct campaign.

Hundreds of troops from the National Guard and Federal Agents were deployed to dissuade crime and “embellish” the city after President Donald Trump Federalized the Metropolitan Police Department Monday.

While coordination with the federal government came after the former employee of Doge “ Big Balls ” was violently beaten in Washington, DC,, The commanding measure was promised several times during the Trump’s presidential campaign in 2024.

“The Americans have massively elected President Trump because of his common sense policies that are extremely popular to the American public, including the restoration of the law and the order. Rendering DC again and stopping violent crimes is something that President Trump has promised to do and now he keeps his promise,” said White House spokesperson, Abigail Jackson, in Fox News Digital. “Democratic politicians who oppose this decision suffer from a serious case of Trump’s disturbance syndrome and this is only the many reasons why their approval of low record. During this time, Americans from all horizons and communities can applaud efforts to stop violent crimes.”

The members of the National Guard and Armored Vehicles near the Washington Monument in Washington, DC, United States, on Tuesday August 12, 2025. The American president Donald Trump announced that he would take control of the DC DC DC DC of Washington and deploy the National Guard as part of a push to reduce crime and abail in the national capital. (Stefani Reynolds / Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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After the January 2024 murder of Mike Gill, a Republican who worked under the administrations of Obama and Trump, in Washington, DC, Trump posted on Truth Social, noting that violence was unacceptable.

“The wonderful and brilliant Mike Gill, a very respected member of the Trump administration, was ruthlessly and viciously turned into the head when a car diversion in Washington DC,” Trump on Social Swanday Morning posted. “His family and friends are devastated. The federal government must resume DC”

Gill was shot in broad daylight on January 29, 2024 when he was sitting in his car parked at a few houses in the north of the National Mall.

He was waiting to take his wife at work when an armed carjacker opened fire. He underwent a shot injury to the head and died three days later.

Former Obama and Trump administration official Mike Gill was shot down in Washington, DC during a car trip in 2024 and died later. (Fox 5)

During a campaign event in Las Vegas, Trump doubled the promise to restore the law and order in the capital.

“We are going to federalize it,” he said. “We are going to have the most difficult police forces in the country.”

The former Republican President of the Newt Gingrich Chamber also weighed on the subject after Gill’s death, calling on the Congress to “regain control”.

“The death of Mike Gill after attack by a carjacker on the 14th street in downtown Washington, while recovering his wife from work is another example of the reason why the congress must regain control of our national capital”. Gingrich wrote In a post X.

Metropolitan police investigate a shooting on August 11, 2025 in Washington, DC. The shooting comes in the middle of a federal takeover of the DC police and the mobilization of the National Guard which, according to President Donald Trump, is necessary to restore order in the city. (Andrew Leyden / Getty images)

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Mayor Muriel Bowser said that violent crimes at DC are 30 years old, but city data show that flights and homicides increased after the pandemic.

DC files show that armed violence jumped 460% in the city center, while homicides increased up to 500% in neighborhoods like Southwest / Waterfront and H Street.

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Trump has 30 days of temporary emergency control of the capital under the current law and warned that he could declare a national emergency to extend it if the congress lies.

“You can’t have 30 days,” he said at a press conference at Kennedy Center. “We are going to do it very quickly, but we will want extensions. I don’t want to call a national emergency, but if I owe it, I will.”

The White House did not immediately respond to the request for comments from Fox News Digital.