India, Aug. 12 -- A section of the internet is convinced that Donald Trump's takeover of the Washington DC police and deployment of the National Guard is nothing more than a ploy to distract from the Epstein drama.

The US president said on Monday he was deploying 800 National Guard troops to Washington and temporarily taking over the city's police department, ostensibly to crack down on crime and homelessness in the city. "Our capital city has been overtaken by violent gangs and bloodthirsty criminals," Trump said at a news conference at the White House.

He announced that he would be federalizing the DC police and deploying the National Guard to the nation's capital as part of his efforts to "rescue" Washington from lawlessness.

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