See inside the briefing room as Trump announces D.C. police takeover
Aug. 11, 2025, 12:51 p.m. ET

President Donald Trump speaks to the press about deploying federal law enforcement agents in Washington to bolster the local police presence, as Attorney General Pam Bondi and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stand next to him, in the Press Briefing Room at the White House, in Washington D.C., August 11, 2025.
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President Donald Trump speaks to the press, accompanied by Attorney General Pam Bondi and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, about deploying federal law enforcement agents in Washington to bolster the local police presence, in the Press Briefing Room at the White House, in Washington D.C, August 11, 2025.
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President Donald Trump delivers remarks during a press conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House August 11, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump announced he will use his authority to place the DC Metropolitan Police Department under federal control to assist in crime prevention in the nation’s capital.
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President Donald Trump shows crime statistics as he delivers remarks during a press conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House August 11, 2025 in Washington, DC.
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (L) speaks as President Donald Trump (R) looks on during a news conference to discuss crime in Washington, DC, in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, DC, on August 11, 2025.
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President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth look on as Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks during a press conference about deploying federal law enforcement agents in Washington to bolster the local police presence, in the Press Briefing Room at the White House, in Washington D.C., August 11, 2025.
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FBI Director Kash Patel, alongside US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (R), speaks during a news conference held by President Donald Trump to discuss crime in Washington, DC, in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, DC, on August 11, 2025.
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President Donald Trump, alongside Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (L) and Attorney General Pam Bondi (R), speaks during a news conference to discuss crime in Washington, DC, in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, DC, on August 11, 2025.
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President Donald Trump, Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth look on as U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Ferris Pirro speaks during a press conference about deploying federal law enforcement agents in Washington to bolster the local police presence, in the Press Briefing Room at the White House, in Washington D.C.,August 11, 2025.
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