President Trump has the District of Columbia’s crime and appearance at the forefront of his mind. Late last week, the president ordered federal law enforcement deployed at night to prevent violent crime in parts of the city,

The U.S. military is preparing to activate National Guard troops in the nation’s capital as part of President Trump’s campaign against crime there, a Defense Department official said. The president was expected to announce at a White House news conference on Monday that up to several hundred District of Columbia National Guard personnel will be sent to support law enforcement officers in the city,