President Donald Trump received an award from the U.S. Marshals Service during an Oval Office meeting on Monday.
"You continue through your policies and your efforts, with your staff, to uncuff law enforcement officers all over this nation. And I can tell you personally, that they thank you for that," US Marshals Service Director Gady Serralta said while presenting the honor.
President Trump is presented with an honorary United States Marshal Service badge!
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) August 25, 2025
"You continue through your policies and your efforts, with your staff, to uncuff law enforcement officers all over this nation. And I can tell you personally, that they thank you for that." pic.twitter.com/3JuB4783KS
FBI Director Kash Patel is also applauding Trump for letting "good cops be cops."
Thank you @realDonaldTrump for letting good cops be cops https://t.co/7NiMHjumpH
— FBI Director Kash Patel (@FBIDirectorKash) August 25, 2025
On August 11, President Trump declared a crime emergency in the District of Columbia and re-established federal control in the jurisdiction.
🔥President Trump announces that he's federalizing the D.C. metro police and deploying the National Guard to secure the city:
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) August 11, 2025
"I'm announcing a historic action to rescue our Nation's Capitol from crime, bloodshed, bedlam, and squalor, and worse." pic.twitter.com/BSCCVUXqC4
Since then, thousands of arrests have been made - including of a dangerous criminal aliens and gang members.
87 more arrests and 4 illegal firearms seized last night in Washington, DC — where not a single carjacking has occurred over the past week.
— Attorney General Pamela Bondi (@AGPamBondi) August 26, 2025
We also arrested another Tren de Aragua gang member and a man caught burning our American flag in Lafayette Park.
Make DC Safe Again! 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/SEuoXgwsKq