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Trump Wants DC Police Takeover Extended Past 30 Days

Congress would need to approve that extension, but it could be filibustered. The president also floated declaring a national emergency if Congress doesn’t act.
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Trump Wants DC Police Takeover Extended Past 30 Days
A D.C. Metropolitan Police Department car sits parked outside the Guard’s headquarters at D.C. Armory in Washington on Aug. 12, 2025. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
Nathan Worcester
Nathan Worcester
Senior Reporter
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WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump has said federal control over Washington’s Metropolitan Police Department should last more than 30 days.

“We’re going to be asking for extensions on that—long-term extensions,” the president told reporters on Aug. 13 at the Kennedy Center.

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Nathan Worcester
Nathan Worcester
Senior Reporter
Nathan Worcester is an award-winning journalist for The Epoch Times based in Washington, D.C. He frequently covers Capitol Hill, elections, and the ideas that shape our times. He has also written about energy and the environment. Nathan can be reached at [email protected]
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