President Donald Trump will direct federal agents to patrol Washington around the clock, seven days a week, the White House announced on Aug. 13, amid efforts to reduce crime in the nation’s capital.
Trump told reporters earlier on Wednesday that federal control of the Washington Metropolitan Police Department should extend past 30 days.
“We’re going to be asking for extensions on that—long-term extensions,” he said at the Kennedy Center. “You can’t have 30 days.”
Later, a White House official said that the president is using a “whole of government effort” to improve public safety in compliance with Trump’s March 28 executive order, entitled “Making the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful.”…
Federal Agents, Troops to Start 24/7 Patrol in Washington: White House
