Democrats seek DC police to use Trump for federal purposes

Several Democratic lawmakers are pushing for a joint resolution to include Kibosh as president Donald Trump’s Move this week to take advantage of the DC Metropolitan Police Service to try to combat crime in the U.S. capital.

this solve In a way, it was read “A resolution by the Senate and House of Representatives in Congress in the U.S. Congress, under Section 740(b) of the District of Columbia Family Rule Act, an emergency executive order established by the President on August 11, 2025, called the Executive Order of “Declaring Crime Emergency in the Colombia Region”.”

White House Spokesperson Abigail Jackson made a voice in a statement emailed to Fox News Digital.

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“President Trump is taking bold moves to address out-of-control crimes that have been plaguing Washington, D.C. But Democrats are not supporting the response to bipartisan measures to make DC safe again, but rather Democrats bury their heads on the beach, deny problems and bring horrible crimes to dangerous criminals for the terror of the DC community,” he said.

“DC resident Know the reality of the local-crime is out of control, President Trump’s actions make the city safer. She added: “The left refuses to support issues that are widely prevalent in the U.S. public (such as stopping violent crime), which is why their hierarchy of recognition is at historic lows and will continue to be candid.”

this House Democrats The introduction of the joint resolution includes Maryland representative Jamie Raskin, California’s Robert Garcia and District of Columbia’s Del Eleanor Holmes Norton, while Sen. Chris van Hollen, D-MD. Press release.

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“Trump has made it clear that his efforts at DC, where 700,000 taxpayers of U.S. citizens lack state protection, is part of a broader plan to get the U.S. referendum against his broader plan for city streets in the U.S. The legislation we present today will block Trump’s campaign to end Trump’s hostility toward DC’s police.”

“Under the Washington, D.C. Ruling Act, Congress granted the president only directing the mayor to make the Met Police Department available for specific federal purposes, but did not give him the power to simply take over the department. In any case, even if Congress seeks to use its legislative power to implement its federal emergency, there is no power,” he said.

Part of the joint resolution asserts that the president did not point out emergencies in DC forcing police to use for federal purposes

exist Executive Order The President announced in a section released this week that “I am sure there are special conditions of emergency nature that require the use of the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia (Metropolitan Police Department) for federal purposes…”

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The order states: “Effective immediately, the mayor of the District of Columbia (Mayor) shall provide services to the Metropolitan Police Force for federal purposes for the maximum period permitted under Section 740 of the Domestic Rule Act.”

this The law of national rule The president noted in his order that if Congress enacts a joint resolution to provide for termination, police services for federal purposes will be terminated.

“Under the provisions of this section (c), such services provided under this section (a) shall be terminated at the end of such emergency, after thirty days after such service, for a period of time after such service, or a common solution to the “termination” of the termination of such acts within the scope of such termination, “the scope of an estate,” “the supply of justice,” “the conduct of justice, “the conduct of such estate,” “the conduct of such estate,” “the conduct of such inheritance,” “the conduct of such inheritance,” “the conduct of such inheritance,” “the conduct of such inheritance,” “the conduct of such inheritance,” “the conduct of such inheritance,” “the conduct of such inheritance,”

Elizabeth Elkind of Fox News Digital contributes to this report