Calls for Trump’s impeachment after “evil” announcement about police rights

On Monday, the president unveiled what he called a “no Mr. Nice Guy” crackdown on crime, a sweeping, month-long federal takeover of the city’s Metropolitan Police Department. The plan involves deploying 800 National Guard troops to patrol the streets and ordering all homeless encampments to “move out IMMEDIATELY.”

“Before the tents, squalor, filth, and Crime, it was the most beautiful Capital in the World. It will soon be that again,” Trump wrote on Truth Social, framing the city as a “sanctuary for illegal alien criminals” plagued by “lawlessness.”

His rhetoric leaned heavily on comparisons to some of the world’s most dangerous cities, claiming D.C.’s homicide rate now surpasses Bogotá and Mexico City — despite FBI data showing violent crime at a 30-year low. To justify the federal takeover, Trump cited Section 740 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, giving him temporary authority over local law enforcement.

The most controversial line came during a press briefing at the White House, where Trump said police should have free rein when met with resistance. Continue reading…