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U.S.: Trump Announces National Guard Deployment, Federalization of D.C. Police

Aug 11, 2025 | 18:18 GMT

U.S. President Donald Trump announced that he will deploy 800 National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., and place the capital's police department under federal control to combat what he characterized as "out of control" crime despite statistics indicating otherwise, Bloomberg reported on Aug. 11....

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