Trump Highlights DC Crime Surge Following Assault on DOGE Member

Rising Crime in US Cities

• ⚠️ Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York are cited as cities experiencing significant crime problems.
• 📌 Baltimore and Oakland are described as being "so far gone" due to crime.
• 🎯 The administration states a commitment to cleaning up DC and preventing the loss of cities to crime.

Violent Incidents in Washington D.C.

• 🤕 A former member of the DOGE staff was severely beaten after defending a woman from an attempted carjacking, suffering a broken nose and concussion.
• 💔 A 21-year-old congressional intern was killed by a stray bullet during a drive-by shooting in June.
• 🔪 An aide to Senator Rand Paul was stabbed in the chest and head by an attacker in 2023.
• 🚗 A former Trump administration official, Mike Gil, was murdered in a carjacking near the White House.
• 🚨 A Democrat congressman was also carjacked at gunpoint close to the Capitol.
• 👧 A three-year-old girl was shot and killed while sitting in a car near the Capitol during the July 4th weekend.