Trump’s rhetoric “paints a picture that crime is out of control, even when it is not true, then blames the policies of Democratic lawmakers that are reform- and public safety-minded, and then claims that you have to step in and violate people’s rights or demand that reforms be reversed,” Wiley said.

What will the National Guard troops do? The mission of 800 DC guard members will resemble how troops are helping immigration agents swarm the southern border, the Army said. "Betw

President Donald Trump announced he is placing the Washington, DC, police department “under direct federal control” and deploying National Guard troops to the nation’s capital. CNN’s Daniel Dale fact-checks Trump’s claims about crime rates in DC.