
President Trump said he is working on a crime bill with Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.), amid his federal law enforcement crackdown on crime in Washington, D.C.
“Speaker Mike Johnson, and Leader John Thune, are working with me, and other Republicans, on a Comprehensive Crime Bill. It’s what our Country need, and NOW! More to follow,” Trump said on Truth Social early Wednesday morning
While he did not give further details on what the bill would entail, Trump added that “CRIME NUMBERS ARE WAY DOWN IN DC! AMAZING PROGRESS BEING MADE!”
Crime was a major part of the Trump and Republicans’ platform in the 2024 campaign and he has targeted other cities run by Democrats like Chicago and Baltimore as the next places for troop deployments.
Since the president first sent federal law enforcement into Washington on Aug. 7, and days later deployed the National Guard, more than 1,094 arrests have been made, according to the White House. Eight gang members have been arrested, including from MS-13 and Tren de Aragua; two missing children have been rescued; 115 firearms have been seized; and 49 homeless encampments have been cleared, the White House said.
Trump on Tuesday said he will push for the death penalty in cases of murder in D.C., saying “that’s a very strong preventative.”
The Supreme Court nullified capital punishment in 1972 in the District, the D.C. Council formally repealed the practice in 1981, and efforts to reinstate it in the years since have failed.
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