President Donald Trump announced via a Truth Social post that the White House will hold a press conference to discuss violent crime in Washington, D.C.
The Truth Social post touts that the press conference will “stop violent crime in Washington, D.C.” Trump continues to say that D.C. has become “one of the most dangerous cities anywhere in the World. It will soon be one of the safest!!!”
This comes on the heels of a wave of violent crime in the city, including an attack on a 19-year-old former Department of Government Efficiency employee during an attempted carjacking, which left the employee bloodied and resulted in the arrests of two 15-year-old suspects.
In response to the attack, Trump increased the presence of federal law enforcement in D.C. by having the FBI, DEA, and Homeland Security coordinate with the DC Metropolitan Police in an attempt to curb crime.
The violent crime prompted Trump to announce that he was looking into having the federal government “run D.C.”(RELATED: Skyrocketing Crime Prompts Trump To Eye Federal Takeover Of DC)
“We could run D.C. I mean, we’re looking at D.C. We’re thinking about doing it, to be honest with you. We want a capital that’s run flawlessly.” President Trump said during a cabinet meeting.
The press conference will be held Monday at the White House.
