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The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer

Trump Threatens DC Takeover

The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer

CNN

News

3.6857 Ratings

🗓️ 11 August 2025

⏱️ 113 minutes

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Summary

As today show begins we're expecting President Trump to address the critically important issue of crime here in the nation's capital as he threatens a federal takeover of Washington, DC. Federal agents have already fanned out across the city. And a source tells CNN that as many as 130 FBI agents could soon patrol side by side with local law enforcement. We have our correspondents covering all the angles of this important story as it unfolds and begin with CNN's Alayna Treene  at the White House.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Happening outbreaking news, the threat of a federal takeover of D.C.

0:36.6

At any moment, President Trump holds a news conference

0:38.9

as he launches a surge of federal law enforcement to the nation's capital.

0:42.9

And we want to welcome our viewers here in the United States and around the world. I'm

0:47.5

Wolf Blitzer with Pamela Brown, and you're in the Situation Room. situation room. This is CNN breaking news. And we begin this hour with the breaking

1:02.3

news. At any moment now, President Trump is expected to address the critically important

1:06.9

issue of crime here in the nation's capital as he threatens a federal takeover of

1:11.9

Washington, D.C. Federal agents, Pamela.

1:15.1

Have already fanned out across the city and a source tells CNN that in an extraordinary

1:19.5

move, as many as 130 FBI agents could soon patrols side by side with local law enforcement.

1:27.4

The president's plan also involves relocating the homeless.

1:31.3

Far from the city, he says he wants them removed, quote, immediately.

1:35.5

We have our correspondence covering all the angles of this important story as it unfolds.

1:40.5

Let's begin with CNN's Elena train over at the White House.

1:43.1

Elena, what are you expecting to hear?

1:46.2

Well, look, I think this press conference, I mean, the president has long tried to paint himself

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