Democrats seek to nix Trump’s use of D.C. police for federal purposes

Many Democratic MPs are advancing a joint proposal, which aims to take advantage of the services of DC Metropolitan Police Department on the move of President Donald Trump this week, as he tries to crack down on crime in the country’s capital.

Resolution The reading, in the part, was resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States at the Congress, which according to Section 740 (B) of the district of the Colombia Home Rule Act … August 11, 2025, the Emergency, Executive Order, set by the President, has determined a crime in the district of Columbia in the Emergency Emergency. “

White House spokesman Abigail Jackson saw in a statement emailed to Fox News Digital.

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“President Trump is taking adventure action to address an out-of-control crime, which has been waving Washington DC for a very long time. But instead of supporting the DC being a bipartisan remedy to make it safe, Democrats are burying their heads in sand, denying a problem, and taking a problem for dangerous criminals Are.

“DC. Residents Learn the reality on the ground – was out of crime control and President Trump’s work is making the city safe. To support the widely popular issues with the American public, refusal of the leftists – such as preventing violent crime – their approval rating is on historical offering and will continue for the tank, “he said.

The House Democrats, which presented the joint resolution, Reps Jamie Ruskin of Maryland, Robert Garcia in California and Dell in Columbia district. The Ellenor Holmes Norton includes, while Sen Cris Van Hollen, D-MD, according to a house judicial committee Democrats, will present it in the upper chamber. Press release,

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“Trump has clarified that his efforts in DC, where 700,000 corporate American citizens lack state protection, are part of a comprehensive plan to military and federal the roads of cities around the US, whose citizens voted against them.

“Under the DC Home Rule Act, the Congress has given power to the President only to direct the Mayor to provide the Metropolitan Police Department for a specific federal purpose, but has not only given them any power to handle the department. In any incident, in any incident, there is no federal emergency to justify such acquisitions, even if the Congress asked for using its law to influence it.”

Part of the joint resolution claims that the President has not pointed out emergency terms that forces the use of police for federal purposes in DC

In executive Order This week was released, the President announced, “I determine that special conditions of an emergency nature exist, which requires the use of the metropolitan police department of Columbia district (Metropolitan Police Force) for federal purposes …”

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Order notes, “immediately effective, will provide services to the metropolitan police force for federal purposes for the maximum period permitted under Section 740 of the Mayor Home Rule Act of Columbia District (Mayor).”

House rules act The President mentioned in his order that police services would end for federal objectives if the Congress implements a joint resolution to provide for the end.

“Subject to the provisions of sub -section (C) of this section, such services provided according to the sub -section (A) of this section will end at the end of such an emergency, after the end of the period of thirty days after the end of the period of thirty days after the date, on which such services have been made available earlier, or the process of implementing the process of implementing a joint resolution by the Congress is already.

Fox News Digital’s Elizabeth Elkind contributed to this report