Tuesday, August 12, 2025

Trump Federalizes the DC Cops

We understand President Trump has “federalized” the DC police force, something he is empowered by law to do for 30 days. He says he wants to tamp down crime, clean out homelessness, and make the District a lawful, safe place.

Democrats claim the crime rate is down in DC and Trump is merely engaging in bullying. Those same Ds carefully forget to mention that a senior commander in the MPD was recently suspended for fiddling the crime statistics to make them appear better than they truly are. 

Also overlooked is that when enough young criminals are allowed to “walk” after doing felonies, people stop reporting them and, mirable dictu, reported crime rates go down while crime is up.

The murders per 100k population rate in DC is still too high. Carjackings are too frequent, and much of the crime is by armed older juveniles who liberal DAs won’t fully prosecute. And it should be noted the MPD union supports the federal takeover.