President Donald Trump deployed 800 National Guard troops to the nation's capital as part of a crime crackdown in the city.

Trump's plan to address crime in D.C. calls for deploying National Guard troops along the National Mall overnight Wednesday into Thursday morning, according to a source.

National Guard troops in Washington may soon be ordered to carry weapons, marking a shift in Trump’s security surge, as local officials raise concerns and federal data shows crime rates declining.

President Trump on Monday announced plans to deploy some 800 members of the Washington, D.C., National Guard to the nation’s capital as part of his administration’s effort to crack down on street crime in the city.

Around two dozen soldiers stood guard outside Washington, Union Station in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 14. They had little to do.

Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser has fled to Martha's Vineyard after President Donald Trump unleashed a swift crime crackdown flooding National Guard troops into the city's streets.

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NBC News Correspondents Courtney Kube and Julia Ainsley report on the latest developments out of Washington, D.C., where President Donald Trump deployed the National Guard and federalized the DC Metropolitan Police as he vows to crack down on crime.