Trump says he’ll seek ‘long-term’ control of DC police and signals he’ll target other cities next
by Chris Stein in Washington from US news | The Guardian on (#6Z9WG)
President's comments come as White House takes credit for dozens of arrests as part of campaign to fight crime crisis' city's leaders say doesn't exist
Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would ask Congress for long-term" control of Washington DC's police department and signaled he expected other Democratic-led cities to change their laws in response to his deployment of national guard troops and federal agents into the capital.
The president's comments came as the White House took credit for dozens of arrests overnight in Washington as part of Trump's campaign to fight a crime crisis", which the city's leaders say does not exist.
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