Trump Invokes D.C. Home Rule Act, Set To Deploy National Guard In Law-And-Order Push
"This is Liberation Day in D.C. — and we’re going to take our capital BACK."
BY TYLER DURDEN
MONDAY, AUG 11, 2025 – 11:10 AM
President Trump told reporters at the White House that he plans to deploy the D.C. National Guard and place the Metropolitan Police Department under direct federal control as part of a massive push to restore law and order in the nation’s capital.
Trump told reporters that he is officially invoking the D.C. Home Rule Act to place the Metropolitan Police Department under direct federal control and deploy the National Guard, stating, "This is Liberation Day in D.C. — and we’re going to take our capital BACK."
🚨 President Trump announces he is invoking the D.C. Home Rule Act to place the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department under direct federal control and deploy the National Guard.
"This is Liberation Day in D.C. — and we’re going to take our capital BACK." pic.twitter.com/aqov60mrCW
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) August 11, 2025
Earlier, President Trump fired off a Truth Social post around 8:00 a.m. ET: "Washington, D.C. will be LIBERATED today! Crime, savagery, filth, and scum will DISAPPEAR. I will MAKE OUR CAPITAL GREAT AGAIN!"
Diem ‘Richard’ Nguyen
Liên Minh Bảo Hiến Mỹ Gốc Việt
Vietnamese American Conservative Alliance (VACA)
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