Tuesday, August 12, 2025

Trump Admin Efforts Could Sharply Reduce D.C. Crime

By John Lott, Worldwide Expert on Guns & Crime

When 10 juveniles brutally attacked former DOGE whiz kid Edward Coristine (nicknamed "Big Balls") in an attempted carjacking that left him bloodied, Washington, D.C.’s violent crime rate exploded into a political flashpoint. President Trump’s decision to federalize the D.C. police and bring in FBI agents and the National Guard to fight crime has upset liberals who attack it as “unnecessary” and the media who fact check Trump’s statements on crime as false. “I’m going to make our Capital safer and more beautiful than it ever was before,” President Trump vowed on Truth Social. “The criminals – you don’t have to move out. We’re going to put you in jail where you belong.” On Monday morning, Trump unveiled his plans, announcing a historic escalation of law enforcement in D.C. by deploying the National Guard to patrol the streets and placing the city’s police department under federal control. [more...]

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