As Trump explained, the reason is that “something got out of control.” He promised to return the situation under control, as he had previously done on the border with Mexico.
Trump announced the deployment of troops of the National Guard to assist local law enforcement agencies.
The President of the mark that he intends to extend federal control outside the initial period at 48 hours provided for by law, and will officially notify Congress and the mayor of Washington.
According to Trump, officers will have any necessary powers. He stated that the offenders could spit in the police and scream at them, while they could not answer them, but there would be no more. “The police are now allowed to do everything they only want,” he said.
US Secretary of Defense Pete Highset added: “Next week you will see how they [нацгвардейцы] They will go out on the streets of Washington. “
He can also expand this position in other territories of the United States. “We are not going to lose our cities because of this, and this will go further,” the US president said.
Trump also promised to take decisive measures to combat homeless and decline in the capital. “We have slums here. We will get rid of them. I know that this is inadvertible,” Trump said.
The 1973 self -government law allows the US President to take control of the city police for 48 hours, if he decides that there are special extreme circumstances, explains CNN. The President can maintain control over the department for a longer period, notifying the chairmen and senior members of the congress committees dealing with legislative issues relating to the County of Colombia. Any request for control over the city police department for more than 30 days should be adopted by law.
