Trump Claims to Free the Nation's Capital Trump Says If the Capital Is Dirty, the Nation Is Dirty
US President Donald Trump announced on the morning of August 11 local time that Washington, D.C. "has entered a public safety emergency." Since Trump re-entered the White House in January this year, he has repeatedly criticized violent crimes and homeless people in Washington, D.C. On the evening of August 10 local time, Trump posted on his social media account that homeless people in Washington must "immediately move out."
On the morning of August 11 local time, Trump held a press conference at the White House to speak about the security situation in Washington, D.C. He cited Article 740 of the Washington, D.C. Home Rule Act, placing the Metropolitan Police Department of Washington, D.C. under direct federal government control, and announced the deployment of 800 National Guard personnel to "reestablish law and order," and if necessary, more personnel would be deployed. At the same time, he announced that Washington, D.C. had entered a public safety emergency.
Before the speech, he wrote on his self-created social platform "Truth Social": "This is the Day of Liberation for Washington, D.C. We are reclaiming our capital!!!"
He continued to post: "Washington, D.C. will be liberated today! Crime, brutality, filth, and scum will disappear. I will make our capital great again! The days of mercilessly killing or injuring innocent people are over! I have already fixed the border (zero illegal acts in the past three months!). Next is Washington, D.C.!!!"
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