President Trump has issued a stark warning to Washington, D.C., after yet another horrific act of violence exposed the city’s disastrous crime epidemic. In a blistering Truth Social post, Trump declared that if local leaders fail to restore order, he will federalize the city to protect innocent Americans from the unchecked lawlessness plaguing the streets.
“Crime in Washington, D.C., is totally out of control,” Trump stated. *”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. They are not afraid of Law Enforcement because they know nothing ever happens to them, but it’s going to happen now!”*
A few days ago, a gang of about a dozen young men tried to assault a woman in her car at night in DC.
A @Doge team member saw what was happening, ran to defend her and was severely beaten to the point of concussion, but he saved her.
It is time to federalize DC. pic.twitter.com/RPHKj7J3ti
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 5, 2025
The latest victim, Edward Coristine—a member of the DOGE team known as ‘Big Balls’—was brutally beaten by eight black teens after stepping in to defend a woman being assaulted by the gang. This shocking attack is just one example of the escalating violence fueled by the Democrats’ soft-on-crime policies, which have emboldened juvenile offenders.
Despite liberal media outlets like WUSA9 claiming crime has “dropped” in 2025, the reality on the ground tells a different story. Juveniles now account for nearly 50% of carjackings in the city, according to DC Metro Police. A recent curfew aimed at curbing youth crime has done little to stop the chaos, as progressive lawmakers refuse to hold these violent offenders accountable.
“The Law in D.C. must be changed to prosecute these ‘minors’ as adults, and lock them up for a long time, starting at age 14,” Trump demanded. “If D.C. doesn’t get its act together, and quickly, we will have no choice but to take Federal control of the City, and run this City how it should be run, and put criminals on notice that they’re not going to get away with it anymore.”
While the left-wing media downplays the crisis, President Trump is taking a strong stand against the anarchy. His bold pledge to restore law and order stands in stark contrast to the Democrats’ failed policies that have turned D.C. into a warzone.