Trump mentions Baltimore during DC crime announcement
President Trump federalizes D.C. police and deploys 800 National Guard troops, citing crime despite 26% violent crime decline in 2024, and plans to extend this approach to other cities.
- Donald Trump announced a federal takeover of the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, D.C., to address crime, claiming it is necessary to combat a supposed crime epidemic.
- D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb criticized the president's actions as "unprecedented, unnecessary, and unlawful," emphasizing that there is no crime emergency in D.C.
- Crime statistics reveal that Washington has experienced a significant decrease in violent crime, reaching a 30-year low.
- Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott stated that Baltimore is "the safest it's been in over 50 years," contradicting Trump's negative portrayal of the city during his announcement.
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Liar-In-Chief: Baltimore Mayor Claps Back At Trump Claim Of ‘Bloodthirsty Criminals’, Stats Show Crime Down
Source: Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images/Yasin Ozturk/Anadolu v / Getty Donald Trump has once again used his presidential powers in bad faith to exhibit a meaningless show of force so that he can appear to be strong to a country of citizens who know he’s as weak as seven days. The Orange Man announced that he will be deploying the National Guard, 800 troops to be exact, in Washington, D.C. to commandeer the local police department…
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By Virginia Allen, The Daily Signal | August 11, 2025 President Donald Trump announced Monday he’s taking decisive action to reduce crime in Washington, D.C., drawing attention to violent crime rates not only in the nation’s capital, but in major cities across the U.S. “We have other cities that are very bad—New York has a problem, and then you have, of course, Baltimore and Oakland,” Trump said at a White House press conference Monday morning t…
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