President Trump’s orders increased federal police in Washington DC

President Donald Trump has ordered the federal police to increase his presence in Washington, DC, following a worrying increase in violent crimes, including an incident in which a former worker doge nicknamed “Big Balls” was brutally beaten in the streets this week.

Trump signed a decree in March by establishing “making sure DC and a beautiful work force”. From now on, the administration adopts a total approach to the government by deploying additional security forces to increase presence and improve global public security in the national capital, according to a familiar source with the plans.

The operation, which will use local and federal law agencies, including internal security surveys, FBI, DEA and others, begins at midnight Thursday and will initially last seven days with the possibility of extending “if necessary”.

The police will focus on improving safety in tourist areas with high traffic and other known hot spots.

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Following a former Doge Worker nicknamed “Big Balls”, brutally beaten by gang members in the streets of Washington, DC, President Donald Trump said he was considering taking control of the district to eliminate crime and rampant violence that afflict the country’s capital. (Chip Somodvilla / Getty Images and AP Photo / Manual Balce Ceneta)

In a statement to Fox News, the press secretary of the White House, Karoline Leavitt, announced “that there will be no safe for violent criminals at DC” from Thursday evening.

“Washington, DC is an incredible city, but it has been prey to violent crimes for too long,” said Leavitt. “President Trump directed an increased presence of the application of federal laws to protect innocent citizens. From this evening, there will be no security port for violent criminals at DC”

She added: “President Trump is committed to making the capital of our country safe for its residents, legislators and visitors around the world”.

The familiar source with plans noted that the elimination of “violent crime off-control disturbing DC” was a “continuous priority” for the president and that this decision is itself which holds its campaign promise to restore the capital.

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A view of the White House at night in Washington, DC, on February 23, 2022. (Roy Rochlin / Getty images)

Among the priorities exposed in Trump’s decree, he ordered the working group to deploy a more robust federal presence of the application of laws and to coordinate with the local police in the District of Columbia, in particular the National Mall and Memorial Parks, Museums, Monuments, Lafayette Park, Union Station, Rock Creek, Anacostia Park, Washington Parkway, the Suitland Parkway, and the Baltimore Parkway.

The order also orders the working group to examine and, if necessary, to revise federal policies on prosecutors on the pre -trial detention of the criminal accused to ensure that people who constitute a threat to public security are held to the maximum extent authorized by law.

In addition, the order orders the working group to direct the maximum application of the federal immigration law, to redirect the federal, state or local resources of the law to apprehend and expel illegals throughout the region.

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The source said that the additional police will be devoted to the protection of DC residents and visitors against the “scourge of violent crimes that afflict the city.

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“President Trump has promised to make DC again safe on the campaign track – that’s another promise,” they said.