President Donald Trump (c) and (LR) Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, Secretary of the Interior, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegses, Attorney General Pam Bondi, FBI Director Kash Patel, and Columbia District Attorney Janine Piro explained at a press conference at the White House in Washington on August 11, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/Epoch Times
WASHINGTON – On August 11, President Donald Trump ordered the federal government to control the federal government against the Washington, DC Metropolitan Police Station (MPD) and revitalize 800 national guards in the country’s capital.
“We are announcing historic actions to save our country’s capital from crime, bloodshed, bedram and tort,” Trump said at a White House press conference. “This is DC’s release day and we intend to regain our capital.”
