Trump visits DC police station and boasts of success of crime crackdown

<p>President touts police takeover in freewheeling remarks and pledges new grass so DC parks resemble his golf courses</p><p>Donald Trump told law enforcement officials his administration will buy new grass for parks in Washington DC so they resemble his golf courses, during his visit to a US park police facility on Thursday – an event ostensibly scheduled to tout his crackdown on crime in the city.</p><p>The president had indicated earlier in the day he would join police and national guard troops on something resembling a patrol, but his remarks at park police’s Anacostia station was his lone stop on his excursion from the White House.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/21/trump-ride-along-troops-dc-takeover">Continue reading...</a>