The nation was gripped by the president's announcement on Monday regarding the federal takeover of the DC Metropolitan Police Department, a decision that quickly polarized opinions along party lines.

President Donald Trump said Monday he is placing Washington, DC’s, police department “under direct federal control” and deploying National Guard troops to the nation’s capital, citing a public safety emergency after an assault on a former government worker.

President Trump holds news conference Monday to discuss crime in Washington, D.C., after days of railing about the nation’s capital being “out of control.”