WHY TRUMP IS RIGHT ON DC CRIME. President Donald Trump‘s public safety initiative for the District of Columbia faces two great obstacles. The first is the persistence of crime there. The second is residents, local officials, and national Democrats who will resist Trump’s efforts.

“The president taking over local control of [the Metropolitan Police Department] and putting the US military onto the streets of DC under the guise of public safety is wrong,” D.C. Councilman Charles Allen posted. “It’s an extreme, outrageous, and dangerous move for our city and the safety of all our residents.”