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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Joseph Gedeon in Washington

Trump orders seven-day crackdown in Washington DC citing ‘violent crime’

a police officer enters a vehicle outside of US capitol building
A Capitol police officer enters his car in Washington DC on Friday. Photograph: Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images

Donald Trump has ordered federal officers to start sweeping the streets of Washington DC, launching what the White House is calling a seven-day crackdown on violent crime just one day after threatening to “federalize” the city.

The mobilization, which began on Thursday night, follows an attempted carjacking that left well-known Trump administration figure Edward “Big Balls” Coristine bloodied and injured.

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