ACTIVATED: Section 740 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act.
without prejudiceOPINION
THIS IS LIBERATION DAY IN D.C
WE’RE GOING TO TAKE OUR CAPITAL BACK
“This is Liberation Day in D.C., and we’re going to take our capital back,” the president told reporters in the White House press briefing room Monday morning.
“We’re taking it back under the authorities vested in me as the President of the United States. I’m officially invoking Section 740 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, you know what that is, and placing the DC Metropolitan Police Department under direct federal control.”
WASHINGTON EXAMINER: Trump federalizes DC police and activates National Guard to combat crime Take our capital back. 2025AUG11.pdf
REUTERS Trump vows to evict homeless from Washington by Erickson, Bose and Ali 2025AUG11.pdf
BLAZE MEDIA Knock the hell out of them Trump federalizes DC police by Joseph MacKinnon 2025AUG11.pdf
Acknowledgement Original Sources
Feature Media Segment Credit to: | YT-handle: @WhiteHouse | YT-tagline: President Trump Holds a Press Conference | YT-clip: ZtVMoko3mSI | YT-date-(AWST): Aug. 11, 2025 | Duration: 01h:18m:53s | 4CM-notes: 2025 AUG 11 Pres Trump announces Liberation Day in DC.mp4
WASHINGTON EXAMINER Editorial Credit to: Naomi Lim and Christian Datoc | Credit to Publisher: Washington Examiner | Headline: Trump federalizes DC police and activates National Guard to combat crime: ‘Take our capital back’ | Time-Stamped-(AWST): 10:52 am | Date-Stamped – (AWST): August 11, 2025. | 4CM-notes: WASHINGTON EXAMINER Trump federalizes DC police and activates National Guard to combat crime Take our capital back 2025AUG11.pdf | Editorial: READ HERE
REUTERS Editorial Credit to: Bo Erickson, Nandita Bose and Idrees Ali | Credit to Publisher: REUTERS | Headline: Trump vows to evict homeless from Washington, official says National Guard may be deployed. by Bo Erickson, Nandita Bose and Idrees Ali | Time-Stamped-(AWST): 2:53 PM GMT+8 | Date-Stamped -(AWST): August 11, 2025. | 4CM-notes: REUTERS Trump vows to evict homeless from Washington by Erickson, Bose and Ali 2025AUG11.pdf | Editorial: READ HERE
BLAZE MEDIA Editorial Credit to: Author: Joseph MacKinnon | Credit to Publisher: BLAZE MEDIA | Headline: Knock the hell out of them Trump federalizes DC police, readies National Guard to crack down on crime | Date-Stamped -(AWST): August 11, 2025. | 4CM-notes: BLAZE MEDIA Knock the hell out of them Trump federalizes DC police by Joseph MacKinnon 2025AUG11.pdf | Editorial: READ HERE