Fact-checking Trump’s claim that crime in Washington is out of control | Donald Trump News

US President Donald Trump said he is deploying 800 National Guard soldiers to Washington, DC, and taking control of its police department after claiming that crime was “out of control” in the capital city.

The nation’s capital is “becoming a situation of complete and total lawlessness,” Trump said at an August 11 news conference as he invoked the Home Rule Act to take federal control of the city.

“Washington, DC, should be one of the safest, cleanest and most beautiful cities…

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News Source: www.aljazeera.com

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