Trump expanded security operations in Washington, DC by deploying more than 2,200 National Guard troops and authorizing them to carry service-issued weapons. Trump ordered Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to create a specialised unit within Washington's National Guard focused on public safety and order. The executive actions directed hiring additional US Park Police personnel and more prosecutors to litigate violent and property crimes. A separate order targeted cashless bail and instructed law enforcement to hold anyone arrested in federal custody where permissible and to pursue federal charges. Federal law enforcement, including ICE, increased street presence, prompting protests from some residents.
United States President Donald Trump has announced new measures that tightened his grip on security in Washington, DC, a day after National Guard troops began carrying weapons in the US capital. Earlier this month, Trump ordered the deployment of the National Guard, who now number more than 2,200, as part of what he has billed as a crackdown on allegedly out-of-control crime in the city.
On Monday, Trump ordered Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to set up a specialised unit within Washington's National Guard dedicated to ensuring public safety and order in the nation's capital. In the same executive order, Trump directed the hiring of additional US Park Police personnel in the city, as well as more prosecutors to focus on litigating violent and property crimes.
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