President Donald Trump has ordered an increased federal law enforcement presence in Washington, D.C., to protect residents and visitors from a surge in violent crime.
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PresidentDonaldTrumphasdirectedfederallawenforcementtoincreaseitspresencethroughoutWashington,D.C.,followingaconcerningsurgeinviolentcrime,includinganincidentinwhichaformerDOGEworkernicknamed“BigBalls”wasbrutallybeateninthestreetsthisweek.
TrumpsignedanexecutiveorderinMarchestablishingthe“MakingDCSafeandBeautifulTaskForce.”Nowtheadministrationistakingawhole-of-governmentapproachbydeployingadditionallawenforcementtoincreasepresenceandimproveoverallpublicsafetyinthenation’scapitalcity,accordingtoasourcefamiliarwiththeplans.
Theoperation,whichwillusebothlocalandfederallawenforcementagencies,includingHomelandSecurityInvestigations,theFBI,DEAandothers,beginsatmidnightonThursdayandwillinitiallylastforsevendayswiththeoptiontoextend“asneeded.”
Lawenforcementwillfocusonimprovingsafetyinhigh-traffictouristareasa
