President Donald Trump on Monday declared a “crime emergency” in Washington, D.C., ahead of an announcement that he’s deploying an as-yet-undetermined number of National Guard troops to help patrol the city.
In addition, Trump — who took the podium with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Attorney General Pam Bondi flanking him — said he will attempt to work with Congress to change existing laws and policies in crime-ridden U.S. cities like Chicago that have eliminated cash bail.
