President Trump speaks with members of legislation enforcement and Nationwide Guard troopers on Aug. 21, 2025, in Washington.
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President Trump on Thursday delivered pizza and hamburgers to a gaggle of police and Nationwide Guard forces that he has charged with a high-profile push in opposition to what he has described as rampant crime and homelessness in Washington, D.C.
Trump had earlier instructed he could be going out on patrol. “I will be going out tonight, I feel, with the police, and with the army, in fact. So we will do a job,” Trump advised The Todd Starnes Present.
However as a substitute, it was a fast journey to an operations heart for the U.S. Park Police on the Anacostia River. Carrying a handheld mic, Trump thanked legislation enforcement for his or her work.
President Trump visits the U.S. Park Police Anacostia Operations Facility on August 21, 2025 in Washington, DC.
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“I really feel very protected now, and I am listening to individuals are very protected, however I do know inside two weeks … it may be at a stage that is even far superior,” Trump stated.
Trump earlier this month sought to make use of emergency powers to take management of the Metropolitan Police Division. He deployed Nationwide Guard troopers and seconded lots of of federal legislation enforcement officers to the capital. The White Home has stated greater than 600 individuals have been arrested on a spread of costs and dozens of homeless encampments have been cleared.
The crackdown has been criticized as excessive by town’s mayor and different officers. Vice President Vance and Protection Secretary Pete Hegseth have been booed by protesters throughout a photograph op with Nationwide Guard members at Union Station on Wednesday.
