President Donald Trump is expected to ramp up efforts to curb crime in the nation’s capital on Monday as he threatens a federal takeover of Washington, DC, all while city officials largely remain deferential to him.

President Trump on Saturday touted his administration’s moves to address violence and crime in the nation’s capital, claiming it would soon be “one of the safest” cities in the United States. The White House is expected to hold a news conference Monday to unveil further plans to “stop violent crime” in Washington,

President Donald Trump will hold a news conference Monday that he said "will, essentially, stop violent crime in Washington, D.C." The president promoted the news conference in multiple posts on his social media platform and on Sunday posted that it would "also be about Cleanliness and the General Physical Renovation and Condition of our once beautiful and well maintained Capital.