Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Ga., told Newsmax on Wednesday that President Donald Trump “is simply fulfilling his obligation, his responsibility to keep the streets of Washington, D.C., safe” by issuing his executive order federalizing the Metropolitan Police Department.

Carter said on “Wake Up America” that Trump’s order to federalize the police force and call in the National Guard is “perfectly in line” with the law.

“Remember, we in Congress have purview over that,” he said. “So the president is perfectly in line to be doing this, and we appreciate him doing it.”

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