“I’m going to make our Capital safer and more beautiful than it ever was before,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “The homeless have to move out immediately. We will give you places to stay, but far from the Capital. Criminals will go straight to jail.” He promised the changes would happen “very fast” and warned, “There will be no ‘Mr. Nice Guy.’”
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Trump said further details would be announced at a Monday news conference. His comments follow last week’s assault on 19-year-old Edward Coristine, a former Department of Government Efficiency staffer, who was attacked by about 10 juveniles near DuPont Circle while intervening in a suspected carjacking. Two arrests have been made, with a $10,000 reward offered for information on the others.
The president recently announced plans to deploy federal law enforcement in DC, citing widespread homeless encampments and public safety concerns. Some Republicans have floated a federal takeover of the city, which operates under the 1973 Home Rule Act.
DC Mayor Muriel Bowser welcomed federal cooperation but disputed claims of a crime surge, noting violent crime is down 26%, homicides are down 12%, and overall crime is down 7% from last year. However, DC still ranks among the top five US cities for homicide rates.
White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller compared the city’s violence to Baghdad, though no verified data supports the claim.
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