Local ‘youths’ and gang members, some only 14, 15, and 16-years-old, are randomly attacking, mugging, maiming, and shooting innocent Citizens, at the same time knowing that they will be almost immediately released.... Perhaps it should have been done a long time ago, then this incredible young man, and so many others, would not have had to go through the horrors of Violent Crime.... That’s what we’re going to do.” Despite Trump and his allies’ repeated claims of increased crime in DC, 2025 cri

We will give you places to stay, but FAR from the Capital," Trump wrote.... 6, 2025. Jonathan Ernst/ Reuters “ We're going to beautify the city.... Rate of crime, the rate of muggings, killings and everything else....

Your support helps us to tell the storyRead moreSupport NowFrom reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing.... Doing so would require a repeal of the Home Rule Act of 1973 in Congress, a step Trump said lawyers are examining — but could face steep pushback.“ We have a capital that’s very unsafe, ” Trump told reporters at the White House this week.... There was a robust, but not unusual, Metropolitan Police Department presenc

He now feels liberated.“ A lot of what is driving his agenda stems from the fact he believes he was given a mandate in ‘24, ” the official added.... Struggling to manage the competing factions within his White House and broader GOP, he notably shied away from engaging with a city whose residents had roundly rejected him.... “ There’s plenty more than can be done.” The president said Wednesday he wants Congressional Republicans to work on a crime bill that could extend his federal takeover of D

A primary part of their job will be driving around the city, running license plates for stolen vehicles and warrants, a source familiar told CNN.... We will give you places to stay, but FAR from the Capital, ” Trump said in social media post on Sunday.... We’re going to put you in jail where you belong.” To support his threats, Trump has made false claims about rising crime in DC....