Live updates: Trump says National Guard in DC will serve as ‘beacon’ for NYC and LA as more troops to be on the streets tonight

Barbara Lee, mayor of Oakland, California, said President Donald Trump was “fear-mongering” when he called out her city’s crime rates.

As Trump pushes to lower crime in Washington, D.C., he has named several other cities that he believes need his administration’s help.

Speaking of Oakland, Trump told reporters, “They’re so far gone,” adding, “We’re not gonna lose our cities over this.”

In response to Trump’s comments, Lee told CNN’s Jake Tapper, the president was “fear-mongering” and “not leading with facts.”

Lee said crime in Oakland is down about 28 percent.

Starting Tuesday evening, some of the roughly 800 National Guard troops President Donald Trump deployed in Washington, D.C., have hit the streets.

Colonel Dave Butler, a spokesman for the Army, said in the next day or two, 100 to 200 soldiers are expected to be out at any given time, per The New York Times.

The D.C. Department of Public Works shared photos of crews cleaning up the streets as President Donald Trump pushes to make the city “beautiful again.”

Locals have mixed reactions to President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops in Washington D.C.

Morgan Komlo told NBC4 Washington she is concerned “lines will be crossed” with the troops, noting that she lives in a high-crime area, but the situation has become “extremely better” in recent years.

Christopher Her, who lives in the suburbs of Maryland, but was a taxi driver in D.C. when he was young, said, “”If the local authorities aren’t going to take responsibility for keeping people safe, if the federal government can step in and help, and nothing permanent, but help for the time being, I’m all in favor of it.”

Ten years after his career as a television star ended when he launched his first campaign for the White House, President Donald Trump is returning to his TV roots as host of this year’s Kennedy Center Honors award ceremony this December.

President Donald Trump has federalized the Washington, D.C. police and deployed the National Guard to the nation’s capital.

The president said D.C. police are now allowed to do “whatever the hell they want.”

A new report reveals the Agriculture Department spent thousands of dollars on giant banners featuring President Donald Trump’s face while it cut aid to schools and food banks.

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