In case you haven't heard, Donald Trump signed an executive order that effectively put Washington, DC under federal control. He seized authority over the local police and deployed 800 National Guard troops to the city.

The president said Friday he will "go to another location" and "make it safe also" following his military takeover of Washington D.C.

At least ten cities in states whose Republican governors are deploying National Guard troops to Washington, DC, had higher rates of violent crime or homicide than DC last year, according to a CNN review of FBI data.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has signed an order authorizing National Guard troops deployed in Washington, D.C. to carry weapons if their mission requires it, according to a person familiar with the matter. The new authority is expected to be acted on in coming days, the person said.

CNN's Scott Jennings defends the federal takeover of Washington DC's police: ABBY PHILLIP: There's no denying D.C.'s got a crime problem, but should these governors be sending troops from their states where they have crime problems to D.

At least one high-ranking officer has been suspended so far over the disturbing allegations, which the DC Police Union has said effectively reflect standard operating procedure.

When President Donald Trump announced his plans to federalize the Metropolitan Police Department earlier this month, he included a not-so-subtle threat to liberal cities beyond Washington: either clean up or face the threat of a federal takeover.