Armed National Guard Troops To Patrol D.C. Streets In Historic Clean-Up Of Failed Democratic Leadership

President Trump’s historic effort to “Make D.C. Safe Again” has led to the deployment of 2,000 National Guard members to crack down on lawlessness fueled by years of failed Democratic leadership in the District of Columbia. The D.C. Council’s decision to defund the Metropolitan Police Department – despite leftist Mayor Muriel Bowser’s objections – created a vicious death loop for years that transformed parts of the nation’s capital into crime-ridden “no-go” zones.

Democrats will never admit it, but anyone with common sense living inside the Capitol Beltway has long recognized that progressive policies have utterly failed, in fact, are national-killing. Defunding local police was such a disastrous move, sparking officer shortages. This decade of lawlessness also spread north to Baltimore, where Democrats have also transformed communities and neighborhoods into widespread crime-ridden “no-go” zones.

In a bid to restore law and order, National Guard members will soon be armed as a show of force against the gangsters, drug cartel members, and criminal illegal aliens that Democrat lawmakers in the Capitol Beltway have allowed to run amok uncontested for years. President Trump warned he is “not playing games” and vowed to “Make D.C. Safe Again.”

On Friday, the Pentagon said Joint Task Force members “will soon be on mission with their service-issued weapons, consistent with their mission and training.” 

Earlier, Trump said he plans to raise about $2 billion from Congress for beautifying and fighting crime across the metro area: “I’m giving out a contract very soon… we’re going to be raising about $2 billion from Congress, and Congress is happy to do it.” 

This comes a day after Trump visited National Guard members on the D.C. streets and handed out drinks and snacks… 

“Be safe”

President @realDonaldTrump tells federal and local law enforcement to be safe and that they will celebrate soon at the White House ❤️🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/k5I283aBPE

— Margo Martin (@MargoMartin47) August 21, 2025

Democrats are losing the plot as they protest Trump’s move to clean up the crime-ridden metro area. 

New stats from the White House indicate that with the National Guard members deployed, carjackings, robberies, and other violent crimes have dramatically decreased. 

Here’s more about those numbers:

“For the first time in a long time, D.C. has gone seven days without a homicide,” local news reports, as the Trump Administration continues its historic effort to Make D.C. Safe Again. “Carjackings are down 83%. Robberies are down 46%. Car thefts [are] down 21%, and overall violent crime is down 22%.”

In just one week, 550 arrests have been made for crimes such as assault on a police officer, armed robbery, assault with a deadly weapon, involuntary manslaughter, child abuse, driving under the influence, and more. Authorities have also removed dozens of criminal illegal immigrants from the streets, including one MS-13 gang member and another charged with sex crimes against a child.

Meanwhile, dozens of homeless encampments have been cleared, and graffiti is being cleaned up as the Trump Administration works to restore glory and prestige to the nation’s capital.

This decaying homeless encampment is currently being cleared and cleaned up in Washington, D.C.

President Trump promised to make our nation’s capital safe and beautiful again — and he is delivering. pic.twitter.com/EzffS8CLhd

— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) August 14, 2025

Now comes the period of accountability for Democrats and their social justice warrior activists – and this should be nationwide – who defunded police departments and intentionally created shortages that only fueled a tsunami of violent crime nationwide.

One has to wonder: with such widespread coordination by the Democratic Party to push failed progressive policies in almost every major city, what was the true agenda?

Perhaps with Democrats now embracing socialism and Marxism, while yelling anti-American rhetoric, those intentions have become more obvious than ever.