Trump makes false claims about crime in Washington DC as homeless camps are cleared

President's comments come after protesters heckled officers who stopped cars at checkpoint along busy street

Donald Trump falsely claimed that crime in Washington DC is the worst it's ever been" on Thursday, amid a federal takeover of the city's police department and deployment of the national guard and federal agents in the city.

Washington DC is at its worst point," Trump said from the Oval Office. It will soon be at its best point." He also baselessly accused DC law enforcement officials of giving phony crime stats" and said they're under investigation".