Federal agents are planning to increase their presence in the nation’s capital as directed by the Trump administration, officials said on Thursday.

“This has to be the best-run place in the country, not the worst-run place in the country. And it has so much potential,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office yesterday.

According to a White House official, increased policing may involve officers from Homeland Security, ICE, the FBI, and the National Guard. A D.C. official noted it’s unclear if agents will have duties beyond their usual roles or presence on federal property.

“DC residents can expect to see an increase in federal enforcement starting as early as tomorrow,” an administration official said Thursday, noting that operational specifics were still being determined.

“Washington, D.C., is an amazing city, but it has sadly been plagued by petty and violent crime for far too long,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told NBC News in a statement. “President Trump is committed to making our Nation’s capital safer and even more beautiful for its residents, lawmakers, and visitors from all around the world.”

The administration is looking into the repeal of the Home Rule Act, a 1973 federal law that gives D.C. residents the power to elect their own mayor and city council members. The president’s increased focused on crime in the nation’s capital comes following the brutal attack of a former DOGE employee who was beaten this week while trying to assist a victim of a failed carjacking attempt.

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