22.08.2025 08:17
U.S. President Donald Trump announced that he will be patrolling alongside police and the military due to the rising violent crime in the capital, Washington D.C. According to information from the White House, more details about Trump's plans will be revealed shortly.
US President Donald Trump announced that he will join police and military forces on patrol tonight in the capital, Washington DC.
US President Donald Trump stated in a radio program he participated in that he will patrol the streets with police and military forces in the capital, Washington DC, where he decided to deploy the National Guard last week.
"I WILL GO OUT WITH POLICE AND MILITARY TONIGHT"
In his statement, Trump said, "I am thinking of going out tonight with the police and of course the military." A White House official also announced that details regarding Trump's plans would be revealed shortly.
WHAT HAPPENED?
Trump had deployed thousands of National Guard and federal agents to the capital using presidential powers, citing an increase in violent crime. However, city officials rejected claims of rising crime and violence in the city, arguing that the rate of violent crimes has seen a significant decrease since reaching a peak in 2023.
Trump's decision to patrol with police forces and National Guard units came after US Vice President James David Vance visited the National Guard at Union Station in the capital yesterday. Vance stated, "Right here, at Union Station, there are vagrants, drug addicts, and chronic homeless people. There are mentally ill individuals attacking families, threatening people, and committing violence. And this has been going on for a very long time."