President Donald Trump went off on a rant, attacking Washington, D.C., as "out of control" with local "youths." To solve the crime problem, Trump wants to begin charging 14-year-olds as adults.
Taking to his Truth Social platform on Tuesday, Trump said gang members are "randomly attacking, mugging, maiming, and shooting innocent Citizens, at the same time knowing that they will be almost immediately released."
He attacked law enforcement, saying they're not doing anything, but that it's going to change.
"The Law in D.C. must be changed to prosecute these 'minors' as adults, and lock them up for a long time, starting at age 14," said Trump.
Trump included a photo of a young man covered in blood, whom Trump claims was "beaten mercilessly by local thugs." According to a CBS News reporter, Trump later revealed that the man who was beaten was an employee of DOGE, the Department of Government Efficiency formed and run in part by tech billionaire Elon Musk.
"Washington, D.C., must be safe, clean, and beautiful for all Americans and, importantly, for the World to see," said Trump. "If D.C. doesn’t get its act together, and quickly, we will have no choice but to take Federal control of the City, and run this City how it should be run, and put criminals on notice that they’re not going to get away with it anymore."
Trump called the picture an example of an "incredible young man."
