Trump Declares Public Safety Emergency, Pushes Nationwide End to Cashless Bail

President Donald Trump on Monday announced a sweeping law-and-order campaign targeting no-cash bail laws across the country while detailing a federal crackdown already underway in Washington, D.C. 

Speaking at a White House press conference, he outlined plans to deploy as many as 1,000 National Guard troops to the capital, framing the move as essential to restoring safety and order. 

The president said federal agents and D.C. National Guard units began ramping up patrols over the weekend and continued into Monday, conducting arrests and securing key areas of the city. 

The Guard, which numbers about 2,700 soldiers, is being mobilized for nighttime patrols, with Trump indicating the deployment figure could reach 1,000, as Resist the Mainstream reported earlier.

Declaring a public safety emergency for the District, Trump criticized local leadership for allowing the city to deteriorate. 

He expressed embarrassment about the capital’s hazardous conditions.

 “It’s embarrassing for me to be up here talking about how unsafe and how dirty and disgusting this once beautiful capital was,” he said.

Central to Trump’s plan is an effort to end no-cash bail policies, which he said allow dangerous offenders to quickly return to the streets. 

“Somebody murders somebody, and they’re out on no cash bail before the day is out,” Trump said, pointing to cities like Chicago and New York City as having similar laws. 

He vowed to work with the Republican-controlled Congress to revoke the practice nationwide. 

U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro backed the initiative, citing cases where violent offenders were given probation rather than prison time. 

She criticized local laws that limit prosecutions for armed juvenile offenders and urged immediate repeal of no-cash bail. 

“The people who matter are the law-abiding citizens,” Pirro said, according to The Post Millennial. “It starts today, but it’s not going to end today.”

Law enforcement leaders in other cities have echoed those concerns. 

In Cincinnati, the Hamilton County Association of Chiefs of Police issued a statement on Friday warning about “gaps in the judicial process,” arguing that arrests alone are insufficient if bail policies and sentencing fail to keep offenders off the streets.

Republican mayoral candidate Cory Bowman has used the issue as a campaign theme, accusing Cincinnati officials of running a “catch-and-release system” that leaves police unable to do their jobs. 

Bowman, who is also the half-brother of Vice President JD Vance, said prosecutors and judges have failed to keep violent criminals off the streets. 

“They are unable to do their jobs because they’ve been told time and time again that they have to use restraint in certain things instead of enforcing the law,” he told Fox News Digital.

Trump emphasized his aggressive approach in a Truth Social post on Sunday, warning residents to “be prepared” and promising there would be no “MR. NICE GUY” as federal authorities reassert control over the capital. 

He has also indicated interest in altering the Home Rule Act to reduce local control over the District’s police department and shift authority to the federal government. 

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