President Donald Trump is once again threatening to seize control of the Washington police department—this time over the city’s refusal to cooperate with federal immigration authorities.

In a lengthy Truth Social post early Monday, Trump said that he’s prepared to declare a new national emergency to keep National Guard troops in the capital, warning that crime “would come roaring back” if Mayor Muriel Bowser doesn’t work with ICE to deport “dangerous illegal aliens.”

“To the people and businesses of Washington, D.C., DON’T WORRY, I AM WITH YOU, AND WON’T ALLOW THIS TO HAPPEN,” Trump wrote. “I’ll call a National Emergency, and Federalize, if necessary!!!”

Trump has repeatedly framed his intervention as a crime-fighting success, insisting that he turned the city from one of the “most dang

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