How to Bring Safety to the District of Columbia
In a Monday morning press conference, President Donald Trump announced new, decisive action to quell crime and violence in the District of Columbia. Flanked by Cabinet officials, the president indicated that he will not only deploy National Guardsmen to the city but also temporarily federalize the D.C. police department (MPD) under an obscure provision of the District s home rule law.
Trump s moves follow an assault last week on 19-year-old Edward Coristine, a Department of Government Efficiency software engineer, who was allegedly beaten by a group of 15-year-old assailants during an attempted carjacking. President Trump blamed the attack on soft-on-crime policies and suggested that he is considering reasserting direct federal control over the nation s capital city. Congressional Republicans, who see the District as a convenient punching bag, eagerly voiced support for more aggressive action, including ending D.C. s home rule.
John Ketcham, Charles Fain Lehman
If Trump pulls this off it will be both hilarious and game-changing. I think it’s 70-30 that he will. But I doubt he can extend it to other cities. Probably too much resistance by local left-wing factions.