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Senator Adam Schiff, D-Calif. Donald Trump Activate the National Guard and take over the Metropolitan Police Department to resolve crimes in Washington.
Schiff’s comments and the beginning of the beginning About Trump’s trial on the deployment of the California National Guard Responding to the June immigration riots to Los Angeles, bypassing Gavin Newsom, California to send troops.
“First, Donald Trump uses Marines and National Guard to support his massive deportation agenda in Los Angeles.” Schiff posted on x Monday. “Now, he uses similar strategies in DC, such as tinpot dictator. Don’t look away. Don’t stay silent. If you do, don’t be surprised if this is your city.”
Tinpot is a term commonly used to describe numbers that show poor leadership skills.
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D-Calif Senator Adam Schiff blows up President Donald Trump activates National Guard units and takes over the Metropolitan Police Department to resolve crimes in Washington. (Jack Gruber/USA Today)
Trump announced on Monday that he would deploy about 800 National Guards to respond to crimes in the U.S. capital. He also announced that he would respond to crimes in Washington’s Metropolitan Police Department and put it under the Attorney General’s umbrella Pam Bondi.
“I’m deploying the National Guard to help rebuild laws, orders and public safety in Washington State,” Trump told reporters at a press conference on Monday. “And they will be allowed to get the job done correctly.”
The National Guard is a reserve that can be used to address state and federal operations, including natural disasters. While most are usually supervised by state governments, the federal government is responsible for the District of Columbia National Guard.
In a post on Monday morning’s Truth Social, Trump deployed the National Guard to “liberate” and “liberate” from “crime, barbarity, dirty and scum.” “The days of ruthless killing or hurting innocent people are over,” he said!
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Rep. Adam Schiff, a whistleblower who accused August 11, 2025, approved a leak of confidential information to harm former President Donald Trump. (Getty Image)
Trump advised the federal Metropolitan Police Department in Washington and hired the National Guard to resolve crimes in Washington on Wednesday. The comments were published after an attack on August 3 in DC’s former Ministry of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staff.
In an emergency, there is reason to temporarily take over the Met Police Department, but Trump’s decision is expected to face challenges in court if the situation in Washington is in line with the emergency.
The White House did not respond to Fox News numbers’ request for comment.
Schiff’s remarks responded to Newsom’s remarks, and Newsom filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration as he would the National Guard respond to the immigration riots. In June, he said the move was a “clear step towards authoritarianism.”
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A three-day trial began in California on August 11, 2025, with President Donald Trump’s decision to bypass Newsom’s violation of the law. (David Pashaee/Middle East Pictures/AFP via Getty Images)
“Donald Trump failed to abide by the U.S. Constitution and surpassed his authority, causing fear and horror,” Newsom said in a statement in June. “This is a created crisis that allows him to take over state militias and damage the foundations of our republic. Every governor, red or blue, should reject this outrageous excess.”
Meanwhile, the three-day trial began in California on Monday in which Trump’s decision to bypass the news and activate about 4,000 National Guards violated the law.

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