Whatever you may think of President Donald Trump, you can’t deny he has a flair for theatrics. This skill has been on full display since Sunday evening when he announced he would “take federal control” of Washington, D.C., in response to the beating of one of his former staff members at the hands of youths.

Trump has now announced a “federal takeover” of D.C. involving 500 federal agents from seven federal law enforcement agencies. These agents will soon be supplemented by an additional 800 troops from the D.C. National Guard. Trump also named Drug Enforcement Administration Administrator Terry Cole as interim commissioner of the D.C. police.