The deployment follows President Trump’s effort to portray the nation’s capital as rife with violent crime, despite data showing crime rates dropping significantly.

The White House has announced an increased federal law enforcement presence in Washington, D WASHINGTON — The White House said Thursday night that there will be increased presence of federal law enforcement in the nation’s capital to combat crime for at least the next week,

The White House announced on Thursday that it will use federal law enforcement officers to help police Washington D.C. The move comes one day after President Donald Trump threatened to take over the city’s police force in response to an attempted hijacking that left one Trump administration staffer injured.