The Metropolitan Police along with federal agencies tasked with helping curb crime in the nation’s capital are scrambling to figure out roles and strategy following President Donald Trump’s decision to declare a crime emergency and federalize DC’s police force,

President Donald Trump announced the federal takeover of Washington D.C.'s police force during a Monday press conference. Trump had been weighing various options to make changes in Washington, and he is also calling up National Guard troops to the city.

The president flexed his law enforcement power over Washington, declaring that he would clear the city of homeless people and crack down on crime.