In yet another "good luck with that" moment for the Democrats, President Trump announcing a federal crackdown on criminals in Washington, DC has the Left basically coming out in favor of crime (again) with the midterm elections just over a year off.
Trump, Hegseth, Bondi, Pirro and others held a press event earlier today and made it clear that the days of being tolerant of crime were over:
President Trump: I'm embarrassed that I even have to be up here pushing to make D.C. safe again.
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) August 11, 2025
"I don‘t like being up here talking about how unsafe and how dirty and disgusting this once-beautiful capital was!" pic.twitter.com/rfntsIkBE6
AG Pam Bondi: "Let me be CRYSTAL CLEAR. Crime in D.C. is ENDING — and ending TODAY!" pic.twitter.com/pOpDPzimH8
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) August 11, 2025
🔥Judge Jeanine is FIRED UP!
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) August 11, 2025
"I see too much violent crime being committed by YOUNG PUNKS!"
"ENOUGH. It changes TODAY!" pic.twitter.com/zG31uCfcBn
Trump also said that "we're going to get rid of the slums" in Washington, DC, which of course will trigger the pro-slum Democrats.
The other reaction from Dems and media is that "crime is already way down in DC!"
Well, it depends on what your comparable definition of "way down" is:
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MAKE D.C. SAFE AGAIN. pic.twitter.com/WwYNGvP3ju
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) August 11, 2025
As we've seen in the last few years, the numbers can be made into anything and it just depends on who's doing the calculating.
MAKE DC SAFE AGAIN
— Steven Cheung (@StevenCheung47) August 11, 2025
For all the "reporters" who are trying to gaslight the public into thinking DC is completely safe, here is a reminder the "stats" they are citing is not what it seems.https://t.co/tkjpncCJgr pic.twitter.com/WcFp19oICi
Let's just say that some people have been "messaging the numbers" when it comes to crime in DC:
If you believe “crime is down,” you might want to buckle up for this story where @nbcwashington exposes that MPD has been falsifying crime data. One commander is under investigation for allegedly changing classifications to make it appear crime is down. https://t.co/6ReE2CZfDm
— DC Police Union (@DCPoliceUnion) July 18, 2025
ENOUGH pic.twitter.com/O8kCO7ayqi
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) August 11, 2025
How incompetent and corrupt is DC? Their evidence lab couldn’t run crime scene tests for four years because it lost accreditation over bad evidence handling and other issues, leaving many cases unable to be prosecuted. They just got the accreditation back this year.
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) August 11, 2025
All Trump had to do in order to get the Democrats and much of the media to defend criminals was to come out against crime. Amazing.
Donald Trump is going to mobilize all law enforcement resources to drive down violent crime in Washington, DC — a move that given the population of DC will almost assuredly save many black lives — and Democrats are going to oppose his actions. We truly live in the wildest times.
— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) August 11, 2025
It's safe to say that the crime rate in DC is at least a tick or two higher than has been reported:
The Metropolitan Police Department confirmed Michael Pulliam was placed on paid administrative leave in mid-May. That happened just a week after Pulliam filed an equal employment opportunity complaint against an assistant chief and the police union accused the department of deliberately falsifying crime data, according to three law enforcement sources familiar with the complaint.
The union claims police supervisors in the department manipulate crime data to make it appear violent crime has fallen considerably compared to last year.
Pulliam — the former commander of the 3rd District that patrols Adams Morgan and Columbia Heights — was placed on leave with pay and told he was under investigation for questionable changes to crime data, five law enforcement sources familiar with the investigation told News4.
So, you'd think that all the crime in DC would have had residents on edge.
Instead the journo spin is that Team Trump taking on crime in the city is what's causing alarm:
President Donald Trump is set to unveil his bid to exert control over D.C. later today. Exactly what that push entails has parts of the city on edge.
— POLITICO Playbook (@playbookdc) August 11, 2025
More in Playbook: https://t.co/bOI2g9ik2I
Unreal. But as usual the Democrats will appreciate the assist.
The city has been on edge for years, now is the time to fix it.
— Joanne (@Ocuroj) August 11, 2025
Yep the violent crime in DC puts no one on edge - not at all
— #GodWinsALWAYS🐸🇺🇸 (@ACommonSenseWay) August 11, 2025
Trump tried to get the DC media more on his side with this reminder:
VIDEO - Trump to the D.C. Press: ‘I Understand a Lot of You Tend To Be on the Liberal Side, But You Don’t Want to Get Mugged, Raped, Shot, or Killed’ @realDonaldTrump https://t.co/Q8o5V0kiqd
— Grabien (@GrabienMedia) August 11, 2025
You just know that many in that press room would rather get carjacked or worse than ever support Trump's efforts to lower crime rates.
