Trump announces Monday news conference after threatening federal takeover of D.C.

President Trump announced on Saturday that he plans to hold a news conference at the White House about the violence in Washington, D.C. amid his threat of a federal takeover of the nation's capital.

"On Monday a Press Conference will be held at the White House which will, essentially, stop violent crime in Washington, D.C. It has become one of the most dangerous cities anywhere in the World. It will soon be one of the safest!!!" Trump wrote on Truth Social.

Trump reiterated his threat to federalize Washington, D.C. this week after a Department of Government Efficiency staffer was beaten up in the Dupont Circle neighborhood. 

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) said in a grant notice that the Washington, D.C. urban security fund would be reduced by 44%, even though Trump has called for more of a federal security presence around the city.

The Department of Homeland Security, which oversees FEMA, said on Friday that other cities would receive a security funding cut, including Chicago, New York City, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Jersey City. Several reports said that the D.C. cut was the largest for any urban area that received funding from the program last fiscal year.