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08/21/25 12:54 PM ET
President Trump said he plans to go out on patrol with the Metropolitan Police Department and National Guard troops around Washington, D.C., on Thursday night amid a federal crackdown on crime.
Im going to be going out tonight, I think, with the police and with the military, of course. So were going to do a job, Trump told conservative radio host Todd Starnes on his show. The National Guard is great. Theyve done a fantastic job.
A White House official told The Hill that details of what Trump would be doing were forthcoming.
The Trump administration earlier this month began surging federal law enforcement across parts of the District to crack down on what the White House said was an unacceptable level of crime, despite statistics showing violent crime has declined in the city.
https://thehill.com/homenews/5463836-trump-patrols-dc-crime/

mahatmakanejeeves
(66,444 posts)Walleye
(42,121 posts)Justice matters.
(8,800 posts)Patroling the streets of Tripoli with his army...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2011/feb/22/muammar-gaddafi-life-in-pictures
Walleye
(42,121 posts)Hell say the Secret Service told him it was too dangerous
MineralMan
(149,681 posts)mwmisses4289
(1,976 posts)to the designated spot, get out and walk a few steps, pose for pics with a few handpicked people, get back in the cart and and be taken back where he can boast about how everybody came up to him and said sir you have made the d.c. streets feel safer.
Edited to add: Part of me hopes protesters come out in force along his route, but another part hopes they don't, because idgit and his minions are just looking for an excuse to start a war against real true Americans.
Walleye
(42,121 posts)Alice B.
(595 posts)Though I could see South Park doing something with this.
karynnj
(60,489 posts)Handmade is better than mass produced, but people could make posters to print out. Maybe saying we want our democracy and freedom back.
Add in no one on the streets he goes to. Not much of a photo opt then.
C_U_L8R
(47,940 posts)A naked flash mob of thousands showing Trump their bare asses. Only thing, he'd probably like it.
jls4561
(2,646 posts)Walleye
(42,121 posts)Midnight Writer
(24,566 posts)I picture a guided "hunting tour" like the ones Mighty Hunter Don, Jr. enjoys. Except on golf carts.
I know Trump can't wear a mask like the rest of his ICE goons because it smears his make-up. Nothing says "Alpha Male" like perfect make-up.
I picture ICE agents piling people on the ground so Trump can get his trophy photo taken standing on top of them.
Walleye
(42,121 posts)Gonna be a job hauling all that bulletproof glass around with them
mahatmakanejeeves
(66,444 posts)newdeal2
(3,738 posts)Vinca
(52,589 posts)mahatmakanejeeves
(66,444 posts)Then Donald can apprehend the miscreant and win yet another championship..
RT Atlanta
(2,621 posts)will donny get to wear those fatigues he's been longing to wear?
Walleye
(42,121 posts)RT Atlanta
(2,621 posts)quoting Al Franken, donny is already 10lbs of shit in a 5lb bag
Walleye
(42,121 posts)kacekwl
(8,524 posts)hired some brown folks to fake arrest for some fake murders, rapes, child trafficking, drug smuggling and the like. trumpy will most likely make the arrests himself in XXXL Ice gear. Hope he shoots himself.
Walleye
(42,121 posts)gab13by13
(29,529 posts)Krasnov is a coward, according to Michael Cohen he never in his life was involved in a physical altercation.
Walleye
(42,121 posts)Maybe Newsom will have to punch him
MorbidButterflyTat
(3,551 posts)Then play that footage 24/7/365 forever.
Walleye
(42,121 posts)dweller
(27,014 posts)A sub sandwich
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taxi
(2,452 posts)could possibly be the police. They will be rounded up like bait fish in a cast net. That this has not been thought of before is a mystery. It's about time the genius was let out of the stable.
Ocelot II
(126,787 posts)Will ICE Barbie Noem help him with his costume? The two of them could perform "YMCA" together. And how long will he last before he decides the photo-op is over because it's too hot and his cankles are swelling to the size of basketballs?
choie
(5,986 posts)Der fuhrer.
tanyev
(47,613 posts)
underpants
(192,434 posts)2MuchNoise
(422 posts)SheltieLover
(73,076 posts)
spanone
(139,952 posts)
MorbidButterflyTat
(3,551 posts)Or just shoot his worthless ass into space.
SheltieLover
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spanone
(139,952 posts)SheltieLover
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LetMyPeopleVote
(168,791 posts)Remember when the president said hed join with the police and with the military in the streets of D.C.? He apparently changed his mind soon after.
Remember yesterday when Trump said heâd join âwith the police and with the militaryâ in the streets of DC last night?
— Steve Benen (@stevebenen.com) 2025-08-22T14:06:11.143Z
That didnât happen.
He instead spoke for 10 minutes about grass, ballrooms, AI, and how much he hates wind power. www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-washington-dc-ride-along-patrol-rcna226515
Trump: "I'm going to be going out tonight [in D.C.], I think, with the police and with the military of course."
— The Bulwark (@thebulwark.com) 2025-08-21T17:18:42.647Z
.....As it happens, the speculation proved unnecessary. The Washington Post reported:
Some protesters brought pots, pans and spoons in their backpacks, prepared to bang them together and make their anger at Trumps federal law enforcement surge known. ... But Trump never patrolled. Instead, he returned to the White House.
Instead of following through on his curious boast, the Republican spoke for about 10 minutes to a group of uniformed personnel outside a U.S. Park Police operations center in the citys Anacostia neighborhood.....
Whether the federal officials, law enforcement personnel and National Guard troops on hand found all of this confusing is also unclear but either way, those assuming Trump would follow through by going on patrol in the streets of the nations capital were left disappointed.