In the capital, a swift hand falls — and the streets begin to clear…
Law enforcement in Washington, D.C., has made more than 100 arrests since Aug. 7 as President Donald Trump’s crime crackdown takes hold, Fox News reports.
A White House official said 103 people had been taken into custody as of Wednesday morning, including 43 arrested on Tuesday alone. The arrests come under Trump’s March executive order creating the Making D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force, ahead of his Monday move to federalize the city’s police department.
“President Trump’s bold leadership is quickly making our nation’s capital safer,” White House spokeswoman Taylor Rogers told Fox Digital. “In less than one week, over 100 violent criminals have already been arrested and taken off the streets. President Trump is delivering on his campaign promise to clean up this city and restore American greatness to our cherished capital.”
From Fox News:
Trump announced Monday that he was federalizing the local police department under section 740 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, which allows the president to assume emergency control of the capital’s police force for 30 days.
The White House reported there were roughly 30 National Guard troops on the ground Tuesday evening, which is expected to dramatically increase on Wednesday evening, Fox Digital learned. The crime crackdown operation is expected to transition to a 24/7 operating status, breaking from its previous focus of patrolling the nation’s capital on night, the White House said.
Hundreds of National Guard members have since converged on the nation’s capital, as well as federal law enforcement departments such as the FBI, Drug Enforcement Administration, U.S. Capitol Police and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives assisting with Trump’s law and order crackdown and sweeps of the city.
Tuesday’s sweep of the city included 1,450 law enforcement participants, according to the White House, including roughly 30 National Guard troops and 750 uniformed D.C. police officers.
Tuesday’s arrests included: one arrested on suspected homicide, seven related to narcotics charges, 33 for alleged firearm offenses, 10 related to warrants, as well as the arrests of 23 illegal immigrants. Law enforcement recovered a total of 24 firearms on Tuesday, according to the White House.
U.S. Attorney for Washington D.C. Jeanine Pirro told Fox News that she’s tiring of hearing that “crime is down” in the nation’s capital — a popular dishonest talking point from the left.
NEW — Jeanine Pirro SLAMS Democrats for downplaying the rampant crime in DC:
“I’m tired of hearing that crime is down.”pic.twitter.com/RYEXW0TwrN
— Proud Elephant
(@ProudElephantUS) August 13, 2025
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