Donald Trump has said calls from Democrats for Washington DC to become a state are “ridiculous” and “unacceptable”.

Trump says grass across DC's parks needs replaced, vowing not only to tackle crime in the nation's capital but to make D.C. "so beautiful again."

Trump's federalization of the D.C. police is spurning outrage among Democrats and local activists claiming this is another example why D.C. needs statehood.

President Donald Trump's plan to address crime in Washington, D.C., calls for deploying federalized National Guard troops along the National Mall overnight Wednesday into Thursday morning, according to a person familiar with the effort.

President Donald Trump has deployed National Guard troops in Washington, D.C., following his declaration of a crime emergency, sparking mixed reactions from residents.