Donald Trump deploys National Guard to Washington for ‘law, order and public safety’
Donald Trump deploys National Guard to Washington for ‘law, order and public safety’
Sky News Australia
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United States President Donald Trump announces “liberation day” in Washington invoking emergency powers placing DC Metropolitan Police Department under federal control. Mr Trump is also deploying the National Guard to Washington in order to re-establish law, order and public safety. The US president analysed the rate of unprosecuted criminals and gangs going free in the state due to a lack of police control.