President Donald Trump on Friday suggested he will deploy additional federal resources to several Democratic-led cities struggling with crime, expanding on his administration’s intervention in Washington, D.C.
Earlier this month, Trump invoked Section 740 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to assume control of the city’s law enforcement. The move followed a series of high-profile assaults and murders involving government employees.
As part of the takeover, the administration has also deployed hundreds of National Guard troops and federal agents to support local police.
The intervention has coincided with a steep decline in crime, including an ongoing eight-day stretch without a reported homicide.
