President Donald Trump pulled no punches in an anger-filled, extremely powerful message on Truth Social in which he commented on the reasons for the federalization of and crackdown on crime in Washington, D.C., explaining as he did so just how awful conditions are for normal people inside America’s capital due to crime.
Beginning the angry post on Truth Social, which was made on August 13, as the crackdown began, the president noted that the city’s jaw-dropping crime rate is one of the worst in the world, even when compared against the Third World. He said, “Washington, D.C., has one of the Highest Rates of Crime in the World, more than many of the most violent Third World Countries.”
Continuing, the president compared DC against both other American states and various cities across the third world that are known for their violence, saying, “The City’s Homicide Rate is higher than places notorious for their violence, such as Mexico City, Bogota, Islamabad, and Addis Ababa — Almost ten times higher than Fallujah, Iraq. If D.C. were a State, it would have the highest Homicide Rate of any State in America.”
Then, detailing the problems with relying on official statistics, the president noted that DC’s situation is bad even by the admission of its officials, but is far worse when the real crime numbers are considered. He said, “The Violent Crime Rate in D.C. has worsened, and the Murder Rate has essentially DOUBLED in just over a decade — But these are only the “official” statistics released by corrupt City Officials. The REAL numbers are many times worse.”
Building on that, he commented further on the matter of real numbers and fake statistics pushed by city officials even as they refuse to deal with what crime obviously exists, saying, “In fact, a Precinct Commander was just suspended for allegedly manipulating the Violent Crime Statistics, and the D.C. Police Union, likewise, says the real numbers are much higher. Because the Democrat Government of D.C. has largely stopped investigating, arresting, and prosecuting most Crime, the published statistics don’t even capture a fraction of the actual Violence.”
Further explaining just how bad things are, the president commented on various ways the massive crime problem makes itself felt, saying, “No one is arrested for shoplifting. Citizens living in fear have largely given up on calling the Police, instead choosing not to walk the streets after dark, essentially becoming captive prisoners in their own City. Stores lock up their merchandise behind glass walls. Gang Youth Violence is so common it goes largely unreported. Vehicle Theft in D.C. is more than three times the National Average. Schools are completely dysfunctional. Citizens are afraid to speak up or, call the Police, lest they be targeted.”
Turning back to the matter of the nominal crime numbers and the real situation inside DC that justifies federal involvement, the president said, “The REAL Crime Rates are probably five to ten times what has been reported. D.C. has been under siege from thugs and killers, but now, D.C. is back under Federal Control where it belongs.”
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Concluding, he vowed to scrape away the various forms of detritus that make DC an unpleasant place to be, saying, “The White House is in charge. The Military and our Great Police will liberate this City, scrape away the filth, and make it safe, clean, habitable and beautiful once more!”
Watch Fox News comment on the success of the anti-crime push so far:
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