Trump threatened to impose federal control if local authorities don't act. The Metropolitan Police Department continues to investigate, seeking additional suspects.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday reignited his threat for the federal government to “run” Washington, DC, after a former Department of Government Efficiency employee was assaulted in an attempted carjacking.

President Donald Trump repeated his threat to take over Washington, D.C.’s, government, which operates independently under home rule. Trump again threatened a federal takeover of D.C., after a former Department of Government Efficiency worker was assaulted by teenagers in Dupont Circle.