President Trump signaled he was ramping up plans to address violence and crime in Washington, D.C., reiterating he would have a information convention on the White Home on Monday, including, “There will probably be no ‘Mr. Good Man.’
“I will make our Capital safer and extra stunning than it ever was earlier than. The Homeless have to maneuver out, IMMEDIATELY. We provides you with locations to remain, however FAR from the Capital,” Trump posted on Reality Social Sunday.
“The Criminals, you do not have to maneuver out. We’ll put you in jail the place you belong. It is all going to occur very quick, identical to the Border.
We went from hundreds of thousands pouring in, to ZERO in the previous couple of months. This will probably be simpler — Be ready! There will probably be no “MR. NICE GUY.” We wish our Capital BACK. Thanks to your consideration to this matter!” he continued.
Final week, the president ordered federal law enforcement officials to patrol the streets in Washington for every week. These efforts are led by the U.S. Park Police and embrace officers and brokers from the FBI, Drug Enforcement Company (DEA), Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), divisions of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and different businesses, in keeping with the White Home.
Trump has additionally beforehand floated a federal overhaul of the town, which might require Congressional approval.
Earlier this 12 months, he signed an govt order establishing a job pressure to make D.C. “safe and beautiful,” which is “to make sure efficient federal participation.”
“Because the Federal capital metropolis, Washington, D.C., is the one metropolis that belongs to all Individuals and that each one Individuals can declare as theirs. Because the capital metropolis of the best Nation within the historical past of the world, it ought to showcase stunning, clear, and protected public areas,” the order stated.
It additionally directed Inside Secretary Doug Burgum to take away all homeless individuals from the Capital.
Federalization talks intensified after two 15-year-olds had been arrested final week in reference to the attempted carjacking of former Division of Authorities Effectivity (DOGE) staffer Edward Coristine, often known as “Big Balls.”
Trump known as for D.C. to alter its legislation to cost teenagers 14 years or older as adults, as he blamed the town’s crime charges on “youths.”
“Washington, DC is a tremendous metropolis, nevertheless it has been stricken by violent crime for much too lengthy. President Trump has directed an elevated presence of federal legislation enforcement to guard harmless residents. Beginning tonight, there will probably be no protected harbor for violent criminals in D.C.,” White Home press secretary Karoline Leavitt stated.
Based on data from the District, crime in D.C. was down 35 p.c in 2024, the bottom it has been since 2024.
Trump’s Sunday publish was just like a day earlier, the place he claimed that D.C. “will quickly be the most secure” metropolis,