BREAKING: President Donald Trump invokes home rule, takes federal control of DC police

Описание: President Donald Trump on Monday officially invoked Section 740 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, placing the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) under direct federal control as part of a "historic" effort to combat crime in the nation’s capital.

“This is Liberation Day in D.C.,” Trump said in his major announcement, declaring a crime emergency in the city, calling the move necessary to “take our capital back".

He said the situation in D.C. is “out of control."

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