Trump on Federal Agents' Training for Local Crime Response

Federal Agents and Common Sense Training

• ⚡ President Trump asserts that federal agents, including those from the National Guard, Border Patrol, and ICE, are trained in common sense.
• 🧠 He emphasizes that these agents are tough, possess great common sense, and are highly trained, countering claims that they are not equipped for local policing.
• 💡 Trump dismisses concerns from officials like the mayor of LA, stating that common sense training is sufficient for handling local crime.

Crime Reduction and Operational Effectiveness

• 🎯 Trump claims that deploying these agents will lead to a cessation of crime, citing potential scenarios in Los Angeles and Washington D.C.
• ⚠️ He suggests that without intervention, the Olympics in Los Angeles would have had to be canceled.
• 📈 In Washington D.C., Trump notes that crime numbers are already dropping after only two days of federal intervention, attributing this to officers now being allowed to do their jobs.

Federal Officer Deployment and Priorities

• ✈️ Regarding concerns about pulling federal officers from high-priority assignments like counter-terrorism, Trump states they will stop terrorism as part of their current duties.
• 👮 He clarifies that a very small force is being used in Washington D.C., which has thousands of police officers, but they were previously not allowed to perform their duties effectively.
• ✅ Trump assures that federal officers are not being pulled off critical tasks and that there are sufficient personnel available.