President Donald Trump is promising to announce new steps to tackle homelessness and crime in Washington just days after directing federal law enforcement agencies to increase their presence in Washington and suggesting the federal government could seize control of the city.

The nation's capital is "becoming a situation of complete and total lawlessness," President Donald Trump said at an Aug. 11 press conference. "Washington, D.C., should be one of the safest, cleanest and most beautiful cities anywhere in the world,

President Donald Trump on Monday vowed that he would "liberate" Washington, D.C., ahead of a press conference on crime in the city and amid reports that he plans to federalize the nation's capital.