India, Aug. 12 -- President Donald Trump has declared a crime emergency in the nation's capital and vowed to make its streets safe again for both residents and visitors.
In an Executive Order he signed on Monday, Trump said he is placing Washington, DC's police department under direct federal control.
Invoking the President's authority under the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, he required the city mayor to make the services of the Metropolitan Police Department available to the President.
The Order delegates this authority to the Attorney General, who will also monitor the emergency conditions and provide regular updates to the President on the status of the emergency.
"Washington, D.C., should ...