President Donald Trump on Monday announced a sweeping law-and-order campaign targeting no-cash bail laws across the country while detailing a federal crackdown already underway in Washington, D.C.
Speaking at a White House press conference, he outlined plans to deploy as many as 1,000 National Guard troops to the capital, framing the move as essential to restoring safety and order.
The president said federal agents and D.C. National Guard units began ramping up patrols over the weekend and continued into Monday, conducting arrests and securing key areas of the city.
The Guard, which numbers about 2,700 soldiers, is being mobilized for nighttime patrols, with Trump indicating the deployment figure could reach 1,000, as Resist the Mainstream reported earlier.
Declaring a public safety emergency for the District, Trump criticized local leadership for allowing the city to deteriorate.
He expressed embarrassment about the capital’s hazardous conditions.
“It’s embarrassing for me to be up here talking about how unsafe and how dirty and disgusting this once beautiful capital was,” he said.
Central to Trump’s plan is an effort to end no-cash bail policies, which he said allow dangerous offenders to quickly return to the streets.
“Somebody murders somebody, and they’re out on no cash