U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, Jeanine Pirro unloaded on Sunday, blasting the city’s spiraling crime crisis and warning that violent killers are being left on the streets without consequences.
President Donald Trump deployed the National Guard to Washington, D.C. on Aug. 11, and the White House told the Daily Caller the crackdown has already led to more than 1,000 arrests, including a Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang member. In an appearance on “Fox News Sunday,” Pirro noted that the nation’s capital has become one of the most violent cities in the world, plagued by shootings, stabbings and brutal assaults while police fail to secure convictions.
“President Trump has literally changed the safety landscape in Washington, D.C. And I often wonder in answer to your question whether, you know, who is the person who says, you know, crime is low enough for us to handle,” Pirro told host Shannon Bream. “Who decides what is acceptable? If we go from intolerable to unacceptable, does that mean we should pat ourselves on the back and say, let’s just leave town? No, that’s not what President Trump is about here.”
Pirro pointed out that in just the last 20 months, 45 black