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Trump open to Nvidia selling scaled-back Blackwell to China
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San Francisco Chronicle
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President Donald Trump arrives to speak with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Monday, Aug. 11, 2025, in Washington. President Donald Trump speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Monday, Aug. 11, 2025, in Washington, as Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Attorney General Pam Bondi look on. Protesters demonstrate against President Donald Trump's planned use of federal law enforcement and National Guard troops in Washington, during a rally in front of the White House, Monday, Aug. 11, 2025, in Washington. President Donald Trump, from left, speaks with reporters as Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listen in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Monday, Aug. 11, 2025, in Washington. White House staff hand out documents before President Donald Trump arrives to speak with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Monday, Aug. 11, 2025, in Washington. President Donald Trump listens to a question from a reporter in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Monday, Aug. 11, 2025, in Washington. President Donald Trump, center, points to members of the media as he speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Monday, Aug. 11, 2025, in Washington. Protesters demonstrate against President Donald Trump's planned use of federal law enforcement and National Guard troops in Washington, during a rally in front of the White House, Monday, Aug. 11, 2025, in Washington. FBI Director Kash Patel speaks as Attorney General Pam Bondi, from right, President Donald Trump, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and Army Secretary Dan Driscoll listen in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Monday, Aug. 11, 2025, in Washington. Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Monday, Aug. 11, 2025, in Washington, as President Donald Trump looks on. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro speaks with reporters as President Donald Trump, from right, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and Army Secretary Dan Driscoll listen in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Monday, Aug. 11, 2025, in Washington. President Donald Trump speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Monday, Aug. 11, 2025, in Washington. President Donald Trump speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Monday, Aug. 11, 2025, in Washington. President Donald Trump, from left, speaks with reporters as Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listen in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Monday, Aug. 11, 2025, in Washington. WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday he's activating the National Guard to help reduce crime across Washington. Joined by some members of his Cabinet in a packed briefing room, the Republican president said he was putting the District of Columbia's police under federal control and declaring a public safety emergency.
USA Today
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President Donald Trump laid out an aggressive plan for the federal government to take over law enforcement in Washington and teased that the same force might be coming to other cities across the country. Joined by top administration officials, including Attorney General Pam Bondi and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, the president announced the National Guard will be deployed in the nation's capital and that the local police will be placed under federal control. "This is an emergency," Trump said. "This is a tragic emergency." The president laid out a dark portrait of the city throughout an Aug. 11 press conference, describing it as overrun by homeless people, drug addicts and other "bloodthirsty criminals" that his administration will no longer tolerate. Many residents and activists have long resisted those characterizations as false and racially motivated attacks against the city, which has lobbied for statehood in recent years. Mayor Muriel Bowser, for instance, pushed back at the president's claims of rising crime over the weekend, saying residents "are not experiencing a crime spike." But Trump and his allies have been keen on spotlighting individual violent crimes against reporters, White House aides and congressional staffers that often seize headlines and startle tourists. Democrats and other critics pointed out that Washington's homicide rate is down 32% year-to-date, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. They called Trump's move another abuse of his executive authority. Here are key takeaways from Trump's press conference. Trump administration taking over DC police Trump signed two executive orders, the first invoking the 1973 Home Rule Act, which allows the president to assume control of Washington police for 48 hours if they determine "that special conditions of an emergency nature exist..." Such a takeover can be extended with congressional approval but any request of more than 30 days must be passed into law. In a separate order, Trump ordered Hegseth to deploy National Guard troops in Washington, which also authorized him to work with governors of other states to utilize their guard as well. Key officials within the administration are now being tasked with overseeing DC's law enforcement agencies, including Bondi, who will take command of the local Metropolitan Police Department. Drug Enforcement Agency Administrator Terry Cole, who was sworn in last month, will serve as interim federal commissioner of the police department. White House spotlights DOGE staffer and other crime victims During the press conference, Trump sprinkled in many individual cases of violent crime that he argued justified his takeover, such as the May 21 fatal shooting of two Israeli embassy staffers outside a downtown museum. One at the top of mind was the assault of Edward Coristine, who worked as a staffer with the Department of Government Efficiency. An Aug. 3 police report, obtained by USA TODAY, said officers observed a group of about 10 juveniles surrounding Coristine's car and assaulting him around 3 a.m. "He was left dripping in blood," Trump said. "He thought he was dead, with a broken nose and concussion. Can't believe that he's alive. He can't believe it." The president also evoked Phillip Todd, a former aide to Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, who was stabbed in 2023. Trump described the attacker, identified by police as Glynn Neal, as a "demented lunatic." In an August profile by The Washington Post, Todd, a son of Christian missionaries, said that he had forgiven Neal and was rethinking his views on crime and punishment. Chicago, other cities could see federal oversight, Trump warns While ticking off individual cases, Trump noted that his Washington takeover might be brought to cities including Chicago; Baltimore; Los Angeles and Oakland, California. Those Democratic-controlled cities and states, Trump said, have adopted left-leaning policies, such "no cash bail" rules, that he blamed for violent crime. "This issue directly impacts the functioning of the federal government, and is a threat to America, really," he said. "It's a threat to our country. We have other cities also that are bad, very bad." Chicago was in the news earlier this summer for a historic drop in crime that Mayor Brandon Johnson, who Trump called out during the press conference, has touted. "This reduction in hate crimes and of violence generally is a testament to what's possible when we invest in people and community safety in a holistic way," Johnson said in a July 18 statement that credited "strategic, constitutional policing" and "jobs for young people, access to mental health care, and housing people can afford." Similar trends have occurred in Baltimore, which has seen a 24% decrease in homicides and an 18% decline in nonfatal shootings, according to Mayor Brandon Scott. In a statement to USA TODAY, the Democratic Mayor's Association said federal intervention isn't needed and argued the president is looking to create a "political charade" to distract voters. "Let's be clear: Crime is down in most major cities − including Washington, DC − in spite of Donald Trump, not because of him," the group said. "If Trump actually cared about reducing crime, he wouldn't have made unprecedented cuts to public safety programs that actually work." Congress' takeover of Washington could come next Trump's crackdown in Washington could be followed by further changes, specifically to its home rule status, which is often a favorite punching bag for congressional Republicans. Ahead of the president's press conference, Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, declared that now is the time for lawmakers to take control of the city. "We should pass the BOWSER Act in September and return full control of Washington to Congress,' Lee said in an Aug. 11 post on X. The bill, dubbed 'Bringing Oversight to Washington and Safety to Every Resident' was introduced earlier this year, and was named after Bowser as a criticism of crime and alleged corruption in the city. Lee co-sponsored the measure with Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tennessee, and cited an ongoing scandal involving a Washington police commander who in July was suspended for allegedly changing crime stats. He also noted how in some news reports local residents said they were afraid to speak out about crime. Trump appeared to allude to the Ogles-Lee proposal to rescind home rule. "We're going to change the statue, and I'm going to have to get the Republicans to vote, because the Democrats are weak on crime," he said. Democrat point fingers on DC statehood while others focus on Trump National Democrats took a few swings at Trump's declaration, casting it as a political ploy more than a fight to improve public safety. "The most violent cities are in Republican states − and there's no takeover happening there," Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Connecticut, a rumored 2028 presidential contender, said in a post on X. "This is just another attempt to distract from Trump's corruption and suppress dissent." Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, a former Democratic vice presidential nominee, described Trump's announcement in stark terms, saying on X: "The road to authoritarianism is littered with people telling you you're overreacting." But some Democrats said the party failed to protect Washington when it had the chance four years ago when Joe Biden was still president and they ran Congress. "Trump is going to federalize D.C.," Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-California, said in an Aug. 11 post on X. "Senate Dems could have stopped this when we had power," he added "In 2021, the House voted to make D.C. a state, but a few Senate Dems flinched and genuflected to the filibuster. Now, DC will be under an aspiring dictator's control."
