Trump Sends the National Guard Into Washington, D.C.

特朗普派遣国民警卫队进入华盛顿特区

The Daily

2025-08-12

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President Trump said on Monday that he would take control of the Washington, D.C., police department and send hundreds of National Guard troops to the city. Devlin Barrett, who covers the F.B.I. for The New York Times, explains why the president says this is necessary and how it fits into his broader strategy for dealing with cities run by Democrats. Guest: Devlin Barrett, a New York Times reporter covering the Justice Department and the F.B.I. Background reading:  Trump ordered the National Guard to Washington and a takeover of the capital’s police.But crime is down in Washington.For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.  Photo: Kent Nishimura for The New York Times Unlock full access to New York Times podcasts and explore everything from politics to pop culture. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
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  • President Trump said on Monday that he would take control of the Washington, D.C.

  • Police Department and send hundreds of National Guard troops to the city.

  • Today,

  • we talk with Devlin Barrett about why the president says this is necessary and how it fits into his broader strategy

  • for dealing with democratically held cities.

  • It's Tuesday, August 12th.

  • So Devlin, since President Trump took office,

  • we have seen him deploy the military for a whole host of reasons.

  • securing the southern border, dealing with protests in Los Angeles.

  • And now it seems that he wants to deploy federal agents, including the National Guard, into D.C.

  • So just to start off, could you tell us what exactly is going on?

  • So the president is once again using the military to try to address what he sees as a looming domestic crisis.

  • In this case, crime in Washington, D.C.