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Cleaning Up D.C.’s Mean Streets
American Thinker ^ | 22 Aug, 2025 | J. Robert Smith

Posted on 08/22/2025 5:01:55 AM PDT by MtnClimber

Washington, D.C. denizens are breathing a sigh of relief -- at least those not suffering Trump Derangement Syndrome. Just the other day, Veep Vance, Pete Hegseth, and White House powerhouse Stephen Miller went to Union Station. They thanked National Guardsmen for their part in stopping crime in Washington. A gaggle of usual suspects -- pampered, “progressive” whites -- showed up to protest. But they don’t count.

Crime is plummeting in our nation’s capitol. Let’s underscore that: Our nation’s capitol. The District of Columbia belongs to all of us citizens. We have a right to expect the district to be safe. If you take your kids to tour Washington, you shouldn’t fear walking around.

Troops and federal law enforcement officers are doing what Mayor Muriel Bowser and her DEI hire police chief Pamela Smith have failed to do: make streets unsafe for thugs. (Smith is only on the job thanks to a lawsuit filed by city attorney general Brian Schwalb challenging Trump’s emergency orders.)

Trump’s crackdown is snuffing out wildings, too, which have terrorized portions of D.C. nightly.

The Metro -- Washington’s once gleaming, efficient, and safe subway system -- is safer, too. Over the years, it’s become dirty and broken. Crime was commonplace. National Guardsmen are patrolling it. There are over half a million commuters who enter the district for work daily, many on Metro. They’re not having to look over their shoulders as much.

LifeZette posted a testimonial from a young black woman. She’s relieved now driving around nights. She can lower her windows not fearing “one of those young n*****s” coming up at a red light, gun in hand, looking to carjack her. Bet is, she’s not a Republican -- not in a city that’s three-quarters registered Democrat (highest in the U.S.).

(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...


TOPICS: Society
KEYWORDS: crime; dc

1 posted on 08/22/2025 5:01:55 AM PDT by MtnClimber
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To: MtnClimber

There are going to be plent of gangstas surprised to wake up in jail.


2 posted on 08/22/2025 5:02:08 AM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of scenery, wildlife and climbing, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: MtnClimber

Trump has given fair warning.


3 posted on 08/22/2025 5:04:19 AM PDT by RAT_Poison
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To: MtnClimber
...a city that’s three-quarters registered Democrat...

Yawn
4 posted on 08/22/2025 5:26:58 AM PDT by ComputerGuy
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To: RAT_Poison

Hah...I know where you are coming from...I see the same old faces and I hear that same old talk...


5 posted on 08/22/2025 5:38:04 AM PDT by woweeitsme
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To: MtnClimber

After all the arrests and the troops leave, the decent people are going to have to take care of the thugs themselves. Otherwise nothing changes.


6 posted on 08/22/2025 6:07:23 AM PDT by dynachrome (Auslander Raus!)
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To: MtnClimber
Crime is plummeting in our nation’s capitol.

I would question any crime stats coming out of DC:

Justice Department Investigating Falsified DC Crime Data – Deputy AG Todd Blanche: “We’re Investigating It, and Hopefully We’ll Get to The Bottom of It”

"DC Police Commander, Michael Pulliam, was placed on leave in May over allegations that he fudged DC crime statistics to make the city appear safer."

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/08/justice-department-investigating-falsified-dc-crime-data-deputy/

7 posted on 08/22/2025 7:30:03 AM PDT by Bon of Babble (You Say You Want a Revolutioan?)
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