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Trump warns he will take ‘federal control’ of Washington, DC as youth violence continues
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Trump warns he will take ‘federal control’ of Washington, DC as youth violence continues

Jimmie Dempsey
Last updated: August 5, 2025 9:30 pm
Jimmie Dempsey Published August 5, 2025
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President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to federalize Washington, D.C., in response to youth violence that is “totally out of control,” calling for local minors and gang members over the age of 14 to be prosecuted as adults.

In a post on Truth Social, Trump said local youth and gang members are “randomly attacking, mugging, maiming, and shooting innocent citizens, at the same time knowing that they will be almost immediately released.”

The president said it appears the suspects are “not afraid” of the police, “because they know nothing ever happens to them.”

DEMOCRATIC LEADERS ACCUSE TRUMP OF LEGITIMIZING POLITICAL VIOLENCE THAT LED TO MINNESOTA SHOOTINGS

Trump said D.C. laws must be changed to allow minors to be prosecuted as adults.

“Washington, D.C., must be safe, clean, and beautiful for all Americans and, importantly, for the World to see,” he wrote in the post. “If D.C. doesn’t get its act together, and quickly, we will have no choice but to take Federal control of the City, and run this City how it should be run, and put criminals on notice that they’re not going to get away with it anymore.”

A Metropolitan Police Department car in Washington DC

TRUMP DEATH THREATS EMERGE AMID LOS ANGELES RIOTS; SECRET SERVICE AWARE

Along with the post, Trump shared a photo of what appeared to be a man bloodied on the street following an attack.

“The most recent victim was beaten mercilessly by local thugs,” Trump wrote. “… Perhaps it should have been done a long time ago, then this incredible young man, and so many others, would not have had to go through the horrors of Violent Crime. If this continues, I am going to exert my powers, and FEDERALIZE this City. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”

Former Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) head Elon Musk weighed in on X, sharing the story of a violent incident a DOGE employee was involved in.

“A few days ago, a gang of about a dozen young men tried to assault a woman in her car at night in DC,” Musk wrote. “A @Doge team member saw what was happening, ran to defend her and was severely beaten to the point of concussion, but he saved her. It is time to federalize DC.”

Washington, DC

TRUMP SENDS CLEAR MESSAGE FEDERALIZING NATIONAL GUARD FOR LA RIOTS: THIS IS NOT 2020

In May, affiliate FOX 5 D.C. reported that a large group of teens took over a Navy Yard park, leading to several arrests and one hospitalization.

In July, congressional intern Eric Tarpinian-Jachym, 21, a 16-year-old boy and a woman were shot in what appeared to be a drive-by shooting. Tarpinian-Jachym later died.

In April, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy was walking to the Navy Yard Metro Station when his staff member told him a Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority police officer had been stabbed in the face.

The Metropolitan Police Department, United States Capitol Police and White House did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s requests for comment.

Fox News Digital’s Andrea Margolis contributed to this report.

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