P resident Donald Trump has deployed the National Guard to Washington DC and taken control of the city's police force as he pledges to crack down on crime and homelessness in the nation's capital.

Though the Trump administration claims violence in the capital is getting worse, police statistics show violent crime has been declining.

Promising a sweeping crackdown on crime and homelessness in Washington, D.C., President Donald Trump has vowed to place the D.C. police department “under direct federal order” and deploy the National Guard.