US EditionTrump declares DC a ‘crime free zone’ in push for cities to ‘work with us’
Federal authorities made over 700 arrests and removed 91 illegal firearms during a crackdown reducing robberies and carjackings by up to 87%, aiming to restore order in the capital.
- President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social Monday declaring Washington, D.C., a `crime free zone` and praising Mayor Muriel Bowser of Washington, D.C. for cooperating with federal teams.
- Beginning on Aug. 11, the federal intervention invoked Section 740 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, placing the Metropolitan Police Department under federal control and deploying approximately 800 National Guard troops.
- According to MPD data, Metropolitan Police Department statistics recorded 442 crimes in the past seven days, including one homicide, 23 assaults with a dangerous weapon, 24 robberies, two sex-abuse cases, and nearly 250 thefts.
- Congress, which returns to DC on Tuesday, must vote to extend the federal operation, and White House officials are pressing Congress to act swiftly to avoid crime backsliding.
- The administration frames D.C. as a blueprint and Trump plans similar federal takeovers in Chicago, Los Angeles, New York City, Baltimore, and Oakland, suggesting long-term federal control proposals.
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MSNBC Analyst Robbed Repeatedly in DC Doesn’t Understand Why Trump Cracked Down on Crime.
PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: MSNBC analyst Ashley Parker criticized the deployment of National Guard troops to restore order in Washington, D.C. calling it an “occupation” and suggesting they served no purpose—despite complaining of repeated robberies just months prior.WHO WAS INVOLVED: Ashley Parker, co-author Nancy A. Youssef, President Donald J. Trump, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, the National Guard, federal law enforcement agencies, and D.C. resi…
Liberals complain that Washington DC is too safe in totally confusing post · American Wire News
Leftists will literally grab onto any and every little thing they can to complain about President Donald Trump, and this post proves it. Eric Daugherty shared a post of someone complaining that Trump’s anti-crime measures in Washington D.C. were too effective, and it reads like the dumbest attempt at satire you’ll ever witness. Look: UPDATE: Liberals are now complaining that President Trump has made Washington DC *TOO* safe, with one reporting …
Court records show a nuanced picture of just how much Trump is tackling D.C. crime
It's been several weeks since President Trump federalized the Washington, D.C., police force. NPR breaks down the data on who's been arrested and what they're charged with in the city.
Lefty MSNBC analyst who complained about DC crime mocked for criticizing Trump’s crackdown: ‘Liberal hypocrisy’
A lefty MSNBC analyst and her "liberal hypocrisy" have been savagely mocked after she criticized President Trump's crime clampdown in the nation's capital -- despite complaining about rampant theft in DC just months ago.
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