National guard arrives in Washington DC – in pictures

US Army National Guard Humvees park near the Washington Monument on Tuesday. Trump took command of the Washington DC police department and deployed the national guard under laws and constitutional powers that give the federal government more sway over the nation’s capital than other cities.

Tourists ride bicycles past US Army National Guard Humvees near the Washington Monument. Muriel Bowser, the mayor of Washington DC, said she expected members of the national guard to be deployed on federal property in the nation’s capital.

People pose for a photo with National Guard troops at the Washington Monument. Trump has called Washington a ‘lawless city’.

A Washington, DC, flag reading Free DC hangs from an overpass with a view of the US Capitol. About 850 officers and agents took part in a “massive law enforcement surge” across Washington DC on Monday night and made nearly two dozen arrests, the White House has said.

FBI agents patrol the Navy Yard neighborhood. Democratic mayors across the country have warned Trump against expanding his law and order power grab in other major cities.

Secretary of the army Dan Driscoll poses with soldiers and airmen from the District of Columbia National Guard at the DC National Guard Armory in Washington on Tuesday. A White House spokesperson said: “This is only the beginning. Over the course of the next month, the Trump administration will relentlessly pursue and arrest every violent criminal in the district who breaks the law, undermines public safety and endangers law-abiding Americans.”

People protest US President Donald Trump’s decision to federalize the DC police force and deploy 800 National Guard members, at Dupont Circle in Washington, DC.

A large American flag hangs near a sign that reads ‘Heal Fast Big Balls Thanks, Trump!’. President Donald Trump threatened to take over Washington, DC, after Edward Coristinea 19-year-old former Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staffer known online as ‘Big Balls’ was attacked in an apparent attempted carjacking near Dupont Circle over the weekend.

A Humvee vehicle leaves the Anacostia Park Police Field Office. Tuesday’s arrests included Tuesday’s arrests related to homicide, firearms offences, possession with intent to distribute narcotics, fare evasion, lewd acts and stalking, according to the White House. ‘A total of six illegal handguns were seized off of District of Columbia’s streets as part of last night’s effort.’

A man walks by graffiti on a pedestrian bridge reading “We keep us safe” and “Power to the people”. The White House said homeless people had the option be taken to a homeless shelter and offered addiction and/or mental health services. “If they refuse, they will be susceptible to fines or to jail time.”

Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) federal agents patrol at Union Station. Trump’s intervention has been widely condemned as an authoritarian power grab.

Members of the military walk to the Guard’s headquarters at the DC Armory. Trump has said Chicago, Los Angeles, Oakland, New York and Baltimore are also ‘bad’.