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Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump - Video: Members of the D.C. Council sent a strongly worded letter to the 20 governors who have National Guardsmen patrolling the streets of D.C. demanding that they recall them back to their home states or territories.
That's not going to fly with the Justice Department, where the attorney, the assistant attorney general, Colin McDonald, is saying,
"I am surprised and saddened that you would show such callousness instead of compassion and care toward your constituents, who now live in a city with far less violence and fear, thanks to the National Guard and the D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force."
This letter asking to pull the troops is unwelcome also to the poor mother of a congressional intern who was murdered:
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Tamara Tarpinian-Jachym: I think the message is that something's working, and I think extra eyes and ears on the ground is helping this happen.
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And the numbers bear that out. In D.C., homicides are down 49.3 percent.
There were 46 homicides in 2026. That's down from 82 last year.
Look at Memphis, Tennessee, where there's National Guard: The murders there are down, or rather the crime is down there, 43.7 percent.
There were 67 homicides this year so far, down from 119 last year.
2026-08-14 12:05 PM ET
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/117094712892535488

Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump - I am proud to announce that Kevin Rideout, a wonderful Christian Missionary, is back in United States Custody. Kevin was kidnapped by Jihadi terrorists in West Africa — The epicenter of Islamist terrorism, where there have been more deadly attacks in the past year than anywhere else on Earth. Kevin, the United States of America looks forward to welcoming you HOME. Glad to have helped! President DONALD J. TRUMP
2026-08-14 11:53 AM ET