FBI and Border Patrol officers arrest a man along the U Street on Aug. 10, 2025. President Donald Trump ordered an increased presence of federal law enforcement to Washington, D.C. in an effort to curb crime. (Andrew Leyden/Getty Images)
"The American Public is not going to put up with it any longer," the president wrote. "Just like I took care of the Border, where you had ZERO Illegals coming across last month, from millions the year before, I will take care of our cherished Capital, and we will make it, truly, GREAT AGAIN! Before the tents, squalor, filth, and Crime, it was the most beautiful Capital in the World. It will soon be that again. Thank you for your attention to this matter — See you tomorrow at 10 A.M.!"
The president has reignited his warnings about a federal government takeover of Washington, and said he may even deploy the National Guard over recent crime.
Bowser told MSNBC on Sunday that "it is always the President’s prerogative to use federal law enforcement of the National Guard even." Bowser said multiple times throughout the interview that the District is not experiencing a spike in crime.
PRESIDENT TRUMP INCREASES FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT PRESENCE IN DC FOLLOWING VIOLENT CRIME SURGE
FBI and Border Patrol officers arrest a man along the U Street corridor during a federal law enforcement deployment to the nation's capital on Aug. 10, 2025. (Andrew Leyden/Getty Images)
Last week, Trump teased taking federal control of D.C. after former Department of Government Efficiency employee Edward "Big Balls" Coristine was brutally beaten during an attempted carjacking by teenage suspects.
"Local ‘youths’ and gang members, some only 14, 15, and 16-years-old, are randomly attacking, mugging, maiming, and shooting innocent Citizens, at the same time knowing that they will be almost immediately released," Trump wrote. "They are not afraid of Law Enforcement because they know nothing ever happens to them, but it’s going to happen now!"
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Trump said D.C. law must be changed to prosecute minors accused of violent crimes as an adult and to "lock them up for a long time, starting at age 14."
Fox News' Mark Meredith and Alexandra Hoff contributed to this report.
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