“I think that the next will be Chicago, and then we will help with New York,” he told journalists in the Trump oval office. He also stated that the National Guard could be stationed in Washington as long as he wanted. Until now, about 2,000 have been directed to the streets of the city. Guardsmen, including those sent there by six republican governors.
– I am tired of listening to these people when they say how safe it was before we came here. It was dangerous. It was terrible. And the mayor (Muriel) Bowser is better to take a grip or soon he will not be the mayor, because we will take over federal control (over the city), as it should be – said Trump.
The National Guard is subject to state governors, except when it is appointed to federal service. The National Guard of the Colombia District, which has no status, is directly subject to the president.
Trump over a week ago took control of the Washington police and directed the National Guard to the streets of the city, arguing this fight against crime. Statistics show that crime in Washington has fallen to the lowest level in 30 years, but according to the president, the data is “falsified”.
