Trump visits DC police station and boasts of success of crime crackdown

President touts police takeover in rambling remarks and pledges new grass so DC parks resemble his golf courses

Donald Trump told law enforcement officials his administration will buy new grass for parks in Washington DC so they resemble his golf courses, during his visit to a US park police facility on Thursday - an event ostensibly scheduled to tout his crackdown on crime in the city.

The president had indicated earlier in the day he would join police and national guard troops on something resembling a patrol, but his remarks at park police's Anacostia station was his lone stop on his excursion from the White House.