President Donald Trump said on Monday he was putting Washington's police department under federal control and ordering the National Guard to deploy to the nation's capital to combat what he said was a wave of lawlessness,

President Trump said he would deploy National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., and place the city’s police department under federal control, launching an unprecedented federal crackdown on crime in the nation’s capital.

Around 2 a.m., noisy revelers emerging from clubs and bars packed the sidewalks of U Street in Washington, many of them seeking a late-night slice or falafel. In short, that law enforcement surge to take control of the District of Columbia's streets did not appear to unfold on schedule.