By Cat Zakrzewski, David Ovalle, Scott Dance and Laura Meckler
Washington Post·
11 mins to read
US President Donald Trump announced he is placing Washington DC under federal control to address what he described as soaring lawlessness. Washington’s crime rates are at a historic low. Photo / Eric Lee, The Washington Post
President Donald Trump presented inaccurate crime statistics to justify a federal takeover of DC police.
He announced plans for the United States census to stop counting undocumented immigrants.
And he ordered the firing of the official in charge of compiling basic statistics about the US economy after a