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WASHINGTON — After years of rising crime due to failed Democrat policies, President Donald Trump took decisive action in Washington, D.C. The results were immediate: homicides dropped, criminals were arrested, and law and order has been restored.

“Criminals are enabled by soft on crime policies and even softer prosecutions and prosecutors. They have relentlessly abused the public and our public spaces,” Speaker Johnson said at today’s House Republican Leadership press conference. “Now that Republicans are in charge, the days of allowing soft on crime policies are over.”

Key Results:

• Arrests: 2,177 offenders taken off the streets since August 11.
• Guns: 222 illegal firearms seized, including dangerous weapons tied to schools.
• Gangs: 20 gang members arrested, including from MS-13 and Tren de Aragua.
• Children: Seven missing children were safely recovered.
• Homicides: Down nearly 60% during the federal surge period.
• Order: 50 homeless encampments cleared, restoring safety to public spaces.
• Crime: Violent crime in the District fell by 39% during the federal surge period.

Polls Show Support for Tackling Crime:

• National: 81% of Americans see crime as a ‘Major Issue’ in big cities, including 68% of Democrats. 
• Methods: 53% of Americans approve of the methods President Trump is using to combat crime. 
• DC: Democrat Mayor Muriel Bowser has joined President Trump’s efforts to keep crime low.

Democrats Side with Criminals, not Communities:

• Hakeem Jeffries: Called Trump’s plan to federalize D.C. police and deploy the Guard “illegitimate.”
• Jamie Raskin: Claimed it was “revenge” against D.C. voters.
• Eleanor Holmes Norton: Attacked it as “an historic assault on home rule.”
• DC Attorney General: Is suing President Trump to end the crackdown, calling it “dangerous and harmful.”

Outside of Washington, Radical Democrats are going even further:

• Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson: Called crackdowns as “racist, immoral, and unholy.”
• NYC Mayoral Candidate Zohran Mamdani and the Democratic Socialists of America want to abolish policing and prisons altogether, calling them “instruments of class war.”

Recent Examples of Democrats’ Policies Favoring Criminals Over Victims:

• North Carolina: Repeat offender Decarlos Brown Jr. with prior violent convictions, was free under existing policies and now stands accused in the murder of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska.
• Minnesota: A convicted sex offender with a record of burglary and assault was hired into state government after Democrats’ “Ban the Box” law limited criminal background checks.
• New York: Two convicted killers arrested for dealing heroin and crack in Greenwich Village were released without bail under the state’s 2019 bail reform law.

The Bottom Line:

President Trump took a series of commonsense actions and quickly restored law and order and in Washington, D.C.. He delivered real results with zero homicides for nearly two weeks, more than 2,000 criminals off the streets, and a safer U.S. capital. Democrats have repeatedly tried to stand in the way, proving they’d rather protect criminals than protect communities.