Trump orders seven-day crackdown on violent crime in Washington DC

President's directive to federal officers comes a day after threatening to federalize' city for attack on ex-Doge staffer

Donald Trump has ordered federal officers to start sweeping the streets of Washington DC, launching what the White House is calling a seven-day crackdown on violent crime just one day after threatening to federalize" the city.

The mobilization, which began on Thursday night, follows an attempted carjacking that left well-known Trump administration figure Edward Big Balls" Coristine bloodied and injured.