President Donald Trump invoked emergency powers under the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to place the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department under federal control and deploy 800 National Guard troops to the capital, bypassing local leadership. Despite local crime data showing significant declines in both violent (26%) and overall crime (7%), Trump described the city as lawless and framed his intervention as essential to restoring public safety. The abrupt federal takeover administered by the U.S. Marshals under Attorney General Pam Bondi has drawn legal scrutiny and renewed debate over the limits of executive authority in cities with home-rule protections. #WashingtonDC #DCHomeRule #FederalTakeover #ExecutiveAuthority #NationalGuard #USMarshals #PamBondi #DonaldTrump #PublicSafety #CrimeStatistics #LocalControl #HomeRuleAct #CivilLiberties #ConstitutionalDebate #USPolitics