Vice President JD Vance expressed his desire to expand Trump’s crime crackdown to all major American cities, citing “weak leadership” as the root cause of rising crime. During an interview with Matt Gaetz, Vance endorsed replicating federal policing strategies seen in Washington, D.C., and the recent “Operation Midway Blitz” in Chicago. He explicitly named cities like Detroit, Milwaukee, and Chicago as targets for federal intervention, asserting that common-sense law enforcement could reclaim the streets for citizens. Additionally, Vance echoed Trump’s stance on “narcoterrorists,” advocating for wartime-like rules of engagement, even if it meant extrajudicial killings.
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Thousands of protestors rallied in Washington, D.C. Saturday against the Trump administration’s crime crackdown, organized by the Free DC Project. The demonstration, titled “We Are All DC: A National March,” aimed to end the administration’s perceived occupation of the city. This protest followed a lawsuit filed by D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb challenging the legality of National Guard patrols, which have been extended through November. Despite protestors’ claims, crime rates, while previously low, have continued to decrease since the federal enforcement surge, and the federal takeover of the D.C. police force is set to expire without Congressional action.
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Federal grand juries in Washington, D.C., are repeatedly refusing to indict cases brought by the Trump-appointed U.S. Attorney, Jeanine Pirro, under the Trump administration’s “federal crime crackdown.” This trend is exemplified by the case of Nathalie Rose Jones, who was accused of threatening Trump online; the grand jury returned “no bill” despite the charges. This reflects the grand jury’s resistance to the cases, as they are unconvinced by the evidence. The grand jury’s refusals have been occurring in multiple other cases as well, creating a rare clash between federal authority and local jurors.
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John Q. Hosedrinker