President Donald Trump dined with troops and federal agents dispatched to the streets of Washington, D.C., on Thursday evening, catering White House fare to law enforcement tasked with making “D.C. great again.”
Trump announced earlier Thursday that he planned to go on patrol with National Guard troops and law enforcement officers. In the evening, he visited a U.S. Park Police facility in Southeast D.C. The president brought with him burgers cooked by White House chefs and pizza from a local restaurant.
“You people are winners, and it’s such an honor to be with you,” said Trump. “We’re going to Make Washington, D.C., Great Again. We’re making the country great again. The country is very close to being great. When they say it’s the hottest country in the world, they mean it. And this capital right now after four days, five days, it’s at a level you haven’t seen in a long time and it’s all because of you.”
“It’s an honor to be with you, and we’re always going to be with you for as long as I’m around. You’re going to be treated as nobody more important,” the president said.
“You people are winners, and I just think it’s such an honor to be with you. We’re going to Make Washington, D.C. Great Again,” says @POTUS to federal agents and National Guard soldiers.
“We’ll always be with you. We’re going to be with you for as long as I’m around.” pic.twitter.com/1GMzxyvdgX
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) August 21, 2025
“I’ll eat with you, and we’re going to have a little fun. We’re gonna celebrate,” he added, “but then we’re going to get back to work and we’re going to take care of these criminals. We’re gonna put them where they have to be.”
“You people are winners, and I just think it’s such an honor to be with you. We’re going to Make Washington, D.C. Great Again,” says @POTUS to federal agents and National Guard soldiers.
“We’ll always be with you. We’re going to be with you for as long as I’m around.” pic.twitter.com/1GMzxyvdgX
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) August 21, 2025
Trump used emergency powers under the 1973 Home Rule Act earlier this month to take control of the D.C. police to crack down on crime in the nation’s capital. Last year, Washington, D.C., ranked as the fourth most dangerous city for homicides per capita in the United States.
Trump also called in law enforcement from various agencies, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement, to curb crime and arrest illegal aliens in the city. The president activated the D.C. National Guard and received members from several other states, as well. Roughly 2,000 National Guardsmen have been stationed around the city to protect federal buildings and monuments and deter crime.
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The Trump administration has bolstered the ranks of prosecutors, too, assigning 20 Judge Advocate General, or JAG, attorneys to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Washington, D.C.
The D.C. Metropolitan Police Department said Thursday that the nation’s capital sailed through a murder-free week under Trump’s crackdown on crime.
“[T]here have been no recorded homicides in the city for the past week,” public information officer Michael Russo told Fox News. “Our last recorded homicide was August 13th.”
Since Trump enacted his emergency powers on August 11, at least 630 people have been arrested and 86 illegal guns have been taken off the streets.
