Critical Intel at a Glance
- Trump’s Executive Order strips D.C. Mayor of police control, placing the Metropolitan Police under DOJ authority.
- Cites alarming crime stats — homicide rate higher than Bogotá, Colombia, and vehicle theft rate over triple the national average.
- Model for possible nationwide crackdown on violent crime, with National Guard and 120 of the FBI’s most advanced agents already deployed.
By Samuel Lopez – USA Herald
Washington, D.C. — On August 11, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed an unprecedented Executive Order titled “Declaring a Crime Emergency in the District of Columbia”, immediately seizing operational control of the Metropolitan Police Department from the D.C. Mayor and transferring it to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).
The move comes amid what Trump calls “disgraceful” levels of violent crime in the nation’s capital — levels he says surpass those of some of the most dangerous cities in the world. Trump has not mince words in his public announcements, declaring, “No more Mr. Nice Guy,” and at his news conference this morning, he pointed out that “the murder rate is Washington DC is higher than that of Bogotá, Colombia” … and “cities in Mexico.”
Alongside the order, Trump confirmed the deployment of the National Guard and announced that 120 of the FBI’s top, most advanced agents have already been deployed to D.C. to reinforce the crackdown.
