ABC Anchor Admits Truth As Trump’s DC Crackdown Yields Big Results

The comments came amid ongoing debate about Trump’s aggressive federal response to crime in the nation’s capital. In 2025, the administration took the unusual step of placing Washington’s police operations under federal control and deploying large numbers of federal officers and National Guard troops to assist with law enforcement operations.

The move was part of an executive order declaring a public safety emergency in Washington, D.C., which allowed federal agencies such as the FBI, DEA, and ATF to patrol the streets alongside local police. Hundreds of arrests were reported during the early days of the operation as authorities targeted illegal weapons, violent offenders, and organized criminal activity.