D.C. National Guard vehicle crashed into a civilian car on Capitol Hill Wednesday morning, injuring one person amid Trump's crime crackdown deployment.

A White House spokesperson told CBS News that while deployed National Guard members "may be armed," they will not make arrests.

Trump administration officials led by JD Vance fired back at protests targeting the federal takeover of D.C. during a wild scene at Union Station.

The White House is pushing back against criticism that the federal takeover of D.C.’s police department is not focusing on the high-crime areas of D.C.

The D.C. Police Union has calculated major decreases in crimes since “Liberation Day,” including 83% drops in carjackings, 46% decreases in robberies, 22% drops in violent crime, 21% decreases in car theft, and 6% drops in property crime. The group adds that there has been an 8% reduction in crime overall.

Law enforcement officials in Washington, D.C., have arrested more than 550 individuals since Aug. 7, when President Donald Trump's crime crackdown began ahead of him federalizing the city.

The city’s Attorney General Brian Schwalb filed a lawsuit calling for an emergency restraining order to block the move, accusing the Trump Administration of implementing a “hostile takeover” of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) that would lead to “imminent, irreparable harm”.

During a press conference on Monday, August 11, President Donald Trump announced that he is placing the Washington, D.C., police under federal control and deploying the National Guard. #trump #nationa