President Trump visited federal law enforcement at a U.S. Park Police operations center in Anacostia, highlighting significant changes to the nation’s capital. He spoke with hundreds of officers from various agencies, including the FBI, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Drug Enforcement Administration, National Guard, U.S. Marshals Service, Secret Service, Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), and Homeland Security Investigations. Trump expressed his belief that D.C. will look like Augusta and that he would be going out into D.C. with police and military members to do “a job.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Trump’s crackdown on crime in D.C. began on Aug. 11 when he first announced a takeover of MPD and surged federal law enforcement to patrol the city. Since then, 630 arrests have been made, with more than 250 being migrants without legal status. The president vowed to have the federal law enforcement stay in D.C. for a while and suggested that he will ask Congress for funding to spruce up the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During the visit, Trump brought hamburgers prepared by the White House and pizzas from local restaurant Wiseguys. As of Wednesday night, more than 2,000 federal agents participated in law enforcement efforts in D.C.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As of Wednesday night, more than 2,000 federal agents participated in law enforcement efforts in D.C<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A survey from The Washington Post this week found 69% of D.C. residents said they “strongly” oppose the president’s decision to take federal control of the Metropolitan Police Department, and 10 percent said they “somewhat” oppose the move. Another 9 percent said they “strongly” approve of the Trump administration’s federalization of local police.<\/p>\n\n\n\n