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.

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

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.