We will take back our capital, says Trump at a press conference on Monday.
He says it's about an "emergency" for security.
According to Trump, crime has worsened in recent years in Washington and the city has been taken over by "violent gangs". He claims, among other things, that the statistics for the number of murders in Washington are higher than in, for example, Bogotá in Colombia.
At the same time, police statistics show that, for example, violent crimes in the capital have decreased by 26 percent so far this year compared to the same period last year, according to AP.
How many people from the National Guard who will be deployed is unclear, but according to information to CNN, it involves around 800 people.
If necessary, we will also deploy the military, but I don't think it's needed, said Trump.
Defense Minister Pete Hegseth says the National Guard will be deployed in Washington during the coming week.
The police in the city will also be placed under federal control.
Already on Sunday, Trump wrote on Truth Social that the homeless will be forced away from camps and parks.
Washington DC should be one of the safest and cleanest cities in the world, he said at the press conference.
The President last deployed the National Guard in Los Angeles in June after violent demonstrations. Then 4,000 men from the National Guard were sent out onto the streets.
