President Trump calls D.C. crime situation embarrassing before Putin meeting, announces federal law enforcement deployment to combat violent gangs and criminals.
President Donald Trump called the spiraling crime in Washington, D.C., « embarrassing » as he prepares for high-stakes meetings with foreign leaders, pointing directly to his highly anticipated Friday meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
« This is an emergency », Trump told the media during his press conference Monday morning announcing he is federalizing the. D.C. police force to curb crime in the city. « This is a tragic emergency. And it’s embarrassing for me to be up here. »
« You know, I’m going to see Putin. I’m going to Russia on Friday. I don’t like being up here talking about how unsafe and how dirty and disgusting this once beautiful capital was, with graffiti all over the walls », he continued.
Trump is scheduled to meet with Putin in Alaska Friday, which is strategically located between D.C. and Moscow.
Trump declared a crime emergency in the nation’s capital Monday and announced the National Guard and hundreds of other law enforcement officials from various agencies will descend on the city to prevent further crimes.
« Our capital city has been overtaken by violent gangs and bloodthirsty criminals, roving mobs of wild youth, drugged-out maniacs and homeless people », he said.
