President Donald Trump announced Monday that he is federalizing the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Police Department to address a “public safety emergency,” a move that will give him complete law enforcement control over the district.

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President Donald Trump said the federal government will take control of the Washington, DC Metropolitan Police Department.