“The Crime Numbers get worse, and the City only gets dirtier and less attractive,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. Trump, though, cited the 2023 crime rate as he held up charts comparing Washington’s crime rates to that of major cities around the world. Trump on Monday said that this plan could serve as a model for what he does in other cities around the country. AdvertisementU.S. President Donald Trump holds up a chart as he speaks during a news conference to discuss crime in Washington, D.C. on Aug. 11, 2025. The Georgia case was also delayed indefinitely, and the presiding judge in the New York case did not even fine Trump based on his imminent return to the presidency.
