In the seven days since Trump deployed 800 National Guard troops in DC, violent crime is down 22% comapred to previous seven days

President Donald Trump joined the Metropolitan Police and the National Guard Thursday night for a ride along and lauded improvements to safety in the city since the federal takeover.

Thus far, Trump’s federal takeover has featured National Guard troops and vehicles stationed in visible locations around the city, with critics arguing that they’ve neglected lower-income areas that have experienced high levels of crime, HuffPost’s Sara Boboltz reports.

President Donald Trump's long history of attacking blue-run cities reached new levels after his federalization of Washington's police force.

At least ten cities in states whose Republican governors are deploying National Guard troops to Washington, DC, had higher rates of violent crime or homicide than DC last year, according to a CNN review of FBI data.

NEW YORK (AP) — “South Park” continued its cartoon assault on the Trump administration Wednesday, with an episode that addressed the federal takeover of Washington, D.C.’s police department.

At least one high-ranking officer has been suspended so far over the disturbing allegations, which the DC Police Union has said effectively reflect standard operating procedure.