Police Union Backs Trump DC Takeover: “Immediate Action Is Necessary”

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By Zach Jewell, 08/13/25.

The police union that represents over 3,000 officers with D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department came out in support of President Donald Trump’s decision to take federal control of law enforcement in the nation’s capital.

The D.C. Police Union said in a statement on Monday that it agrees with President Trump “that crime is spiraling out of control, and immediate action is necessary to restore public safety,” according to Fox 5. The union’s positive statement toward Trump was released as Democratic D.C. leaders criticized the administration’s move to take control of the police department.

“The DC Police Union, representing over 3,000 officers of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), today acknowledges and supports the President’s announcement this morning to assume temporary control of the MPD in response to the escalating crime crisis in Washington, DC,” the union said. “The Union agrees that crime is spiraling out of control, and immediate action is necessary to restore public safety. However, we emphasize that federal intervention must be a temporary measure, with the ultimate goal of empowering a fully staffed and supported MPD to protect our city effectively.”

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President Donald Trump has ordered Washington’s police force to be put under federal control. He’s vowing a crackdown on violent crime. What do the changes mean for the nation’s capital?

Could Congress step in to back up Trump’s crackdown on crime in Washington DC?  And will other cities start to repeal their no-cash bail policies, as the president is urging? We hear from Rep. Keith Self (R-Texas) [pictured right].*

According to Wikipedia, Representative Self served in the United States Army from 1975 to 1999. He was a member of the Army Special Forces and Army Rangers. He was deployed to Qutar, Egypt, Germany, Afghanistan, and Belgium.