President Donald Trump is set to address reporters at the White House on Monday morning, vowing a crackdown on crime and what he describes as the deteriorating state of Washington, D.C. The announcement comes as federal agents hit the streets and local police impose new safety measures.
The press conference, scheduled for 10 a.m. ET in the White House briefing room, follows Trump’s Sunday posts on TRUTH Social. He promised that the event would cover not only “ending the Crime, Murder, and Death in our Nation’s Capital” but also focus on “Cleanliness and the General Physical Renovation and Condition of our once beautiful and well maintained Capital.”
Trump also railed against the cost of federal building projects, pointing to the Federal Reserve’s $3.1 billion renovation. “We are not going to allow people to spend $3.1 Billion Dollars on fixing up a building, like the Federal Reserve, which could have been done in a far more elegant and time sensitive manner for $50 to $100 Million Dollars,” he wrote. “The Renovation would have actually been better, and we would have saved $3 Billion Dollars, Traffic Jams, and never-ending Construction.”
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While calling D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser “a good person who has tried,” Trump accused her of failing to reverse worsening crime and declining city cleanliness. “The American Public is not going to put up with it any longer,” he declared. Drawing comparisons to his immigration policies, he added, “Just like I took care of the Border, where you had ZERO Illegals coming across last month, from millions the year before, I will take care of our cherished Capital, and we will make it, truly, GREAT AGAIN! Before the tents, squalor, filth, and Crime, it was the most beautiful Capital in the World. It will soon be that again. Thank you for your attention to this matter — See you tomorrow at 10 A.M.!”
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The president has renewed his warnings about a possible federal takeover of the city, saying the National Guard could be deployed. Bowser told MSNBC that “it is always the President’s prerogative to use federal law enforcement of the National Guard even,” but insisted the District is not facing a crime surge.
Local tensions reportedly rose over the weekend as police enforced a juvenile curfew in the Navy Yard neighborhood following a late-night gathering where a stolen gun was fired. That incident occurred amid an increased federal law enforcement presence across the city.
Trump also targeted the homeless population, posting photos of tent encampments and street trash. “There will be no ‘MR. NICE GUY,’” he wrote. “We want our Capital BACK.”
His rhetoric comes a week after he floated taking direct control of the District following the brutal beating of former Department of Government Efficiency employee Edward “Big Balls” Coristine during an attempted carjacking by teenage suspects.
“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,” Trump said. “They are not afraid of Law Enforcement because they know nothing ever happens to them, but it’s going to happen now!”
He urged lawmakers to allow minors accused of violent crimes to be prosecuted as adults, adding that offenders should be “locked up for a long time, starting at age 14.”
