Doing the job that Muriel Bowser won’t do.
White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said nearly 850 federal agents began patrolling the city Monday evening and took 23 people into custody on homicide, gun, drug, drunken-driving and fare evasion charges.
She said the U.S. Park Police cleared 70 homeless camps. The vagrants were given the option of seeking treatment or finding a shelter bed.
More than 800 soldiers from the D.C. National Guard arrived Tuesday morning to assist with the Trump administration’s goal of taming violent crime and general disorder in the capital city.
“These are preexisting laws that are already on the books. They have not been enforced, which is part of the reason for this nationalizing, or the federalizing of the National Guard to bring in this assistance for law enforcement,” Ms. Leavitt said.
“While we are targeting criminals and trying to remove criminals off of the streets, we also want to make D.C. safe and beautiful,” she said.
Get the homeless off the streets, into shelters, and receiving mental health care. Liberals are not happy with that. They would rather see them shitting on the sidewalk, living in tents, and shooting fentanyl in the name of ‘social justice’.
As of August 20, more than 550 arrests had been made since the crackdown began on August 7. Federal agencies such as the FBI, DEA, ATF, and U.S. Marshals are participating alongside local police. On the first night of the operation, 23 arrests were made, including suspects wanted for murder and gun offenses. By August 19, the total number of arrests reached 465, with 68 guns seized and charges including homicide, narcotics, and firearm offenses. One report noted 52 arrests in a single night, including an MS-13 gang member, and nine firearms recovered.
It’s not safe for criminals right now.
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https://dailycaller.com/2025/08/11/dc-police-union-trump-crime-crackdown/