During a raucous White House press conference Monday, Trump announced the federalization of the D.C. police force and the deployment of hundreds of national guard troops to streets in order to ‘rescue our nation’s capital from crime, bloodshed, bedlam and squalor and worse.’
Clinton, who famously lost the 2016 election to Trump, slammed the president for the move.
‘As you listen to an unhinged Trump try to justify deploying the National Guard in DC, here’s reality: Violent crime in DC is at a 30-year low.’
The Democrat cited Department of Justice statistics released under the Biden administration in early January, announced by the heavily blue DC’s District Attorney.
White House Deputy Press Secretary Abigail Jackson quickly attacked the former Secretary of State on social media.
‘On top of being a big-time loser, you’re also a massive liar,’ Jackson wrote.
She referenced a July story in which a police commander was suspended amid accusations of falsifying crime statistics.
Hillary Clinton (pictured) was mocked as a ‘big-time loser’ as she led the Democrats’ out of touch response to Donald Trump’s announcement that the feds would takeover policing Washington
During a raucous White House press conference Monday, Trump announced the federalization of the D.C. police force and the deployment of hundreds of national guard troops to streets in order to ‘rescue our nation’s capital from crime , bloodshed, bedlam and squalor and worse’
Commander Michael Puliam told News4 at the time that allegations were false, though he was accused by his own union.
Hakeem Jeffries doubled down on the questionable statistics in his own condemnation of Trump.
‘Violent crime in Washington, D.C. is at a thirty-year low. Donald Trump has no basis to take over the local police department. And zero credibility on the issue of law and order. Get lost,’ wrote the Minority Leader.
Clay Travis responded: ‘Democrats are lining up to oppose crime being lower in DC. It’s bonkers.’
Top Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer took his own path to criticizing Trump’s call.
He asked: ‘For all the talk Republicans give about giving their localities their rights, where are they now?’
‘If this was anything other than a political ploy and attempted distraction from Trump’s other scandals, if he actually cared about the people of DC, he’d demand the House finally release the billion dollars of DC’s funding they’ve been sitting on for months.’
Socialist Democrat New York City mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani began what he called an anti-Trump tour on Monday saying he would ‘fight back’ if Trump threatened to do the same to his birthplace. 
‘He requires a response that showcases the ability to fight back against that same agenda, and what I would do if and when he makes these kinds of threats with regard to New York City,’ he said, according to CBS News.
Trump took the extraordinary move Monday to make good on his commitment to law and order.
‘We’re going to take our capitol back,’ he added.
Flanked by cabinet members Attorney General Pam Bondi, US Attorney for DC Jeanine Pirro, FBI Director Kash Patel, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and Interior Director Doug Burgum, Trump said he would instruct federal law enforcement officials to deploy aggressive tactics against the city’s worst offenders.
‘You spit and we hit and we can hit real hard,’ he said.
The president also vowed to clear out camps of homeless people from Washington, DC parks and public lands.
Federal law officials began their citywide deployment over the weekend, ramping up a public display of force that was seen immediately by residents.
‘Our Capital City has been overtaken by violent gangs, bloodthirsty criminals, roving mobs of wild youth, drugged out maniacs and homeless people, and we’re not going to let it happen anymore,’ he said. ‘We’re not going to take it.’
