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The President follows a former worker nicknamed “Big Ball” brutally beaten “Big Ball” on the streets of Washington, DC, Donald Trump It shows that he is strongly considering controlling the region to eliminate rampant crimes and violence that plague the U.S. capital.
He also said he was considering control Washington, DC Police and use the National Guard to stop violence.
“We are thinking, yes, because crime is ridiculous,” Trump said in a conversation with reporters Wednesday night.
“I can show you a chart that compares DC to other locations and you don’t want to see how it looks,” he said. “We want to have a great, safe, capital, and we’ll have it. This includes cleanliness. It includes other things. We have a very unsafe capital.”
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Former Governor General employee Edward “Big Ball” Coral Island was brutally attacked in Washington, D.C., and police say it was a beating gang. Trump said he called to check him in person and could take federal action. (@realdonaldtrump via Truth Social)
Refers to the recent beating of the former Doge Workersa teenager, Trump’s real name is Edward Coristine, said: “We almost lost a young man, beautiful, handsome guy who was knocked down by him the night before last year.”
The president said he called for a check on Coristine and he would call again “for a while.”
“He’s gone through a bad situation,” Trump said.
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Metropolitan police investigated the violent crime scene in Washington, D.C., when the U.S. Capitol was vaguely visible nearby. Trump said the city has become unsafe and hints at a federal crackdown. (Getty Images/Fox News Numbers)
“So whether you call it federalization or whatever, it also includes the papers you see everywhere, the roads in poor condition, the middle roads, the middle roads that are falling, the median on the roads that are falling. We will be beautifying the median of the city and we will be beautiful.” “It’s shameful. Crime rate, the speed of robbery, the killing and everything else. We won’t let it. This includes bringing National Guard. Maybe soon. ”
Trump was also asked if he would support it Congress overturns The District of Columbia Sovereignty Act. The law was passed in 1973 and granted DC a greater degree of autonomy, including allowing residents to elect mayors and city councils.
“We’re going to think about it. In fact, lawyers are already studying it,” Trump said.
The National Guard patrolled Pennsylvania Avenue during previous deployments. Trump said he may use guards again to enforce laws in the District of Columbia. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce CNETA)
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“We have to run DC, and it has to be the best place to run in the country, not the worst place in the country,” he said. “And it has a lot of potential and we will take care of it. You will be safe. You will walk along the streets safely and you won’t be robbed.”
