President Donald Trump said Monday that he's invoking Section 740 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to deploy the National Guard to Washington, D.C. and place district police under federal control. Trump claimed doing so will make the nation's capital safer as he promises to tackle homelessness and crime. The city's mayor has noted that crime is falling in the nation's capitol Read more: https://www.kgw.com/article/news/politics/president-donald-trump-dc-press-conference-live-updates/65-5582136f-fd4f-4b56-b9c4-5fd1074fc91b Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/c/KGWNews8 Watch the latest KGW newscast: https://www.kgw.com/watch Get the KGW+ TV app: https://www.kgw.com/watch Get the KGW app: https://kgw.com/appredirect