We’re just going to see what happens. We’re going to have tremendous success with what we’re doing.

Crime in Washington, D.C., is totally out of control. Local 'youths' and gang members, some only 14, 15, and 16-years-old, are randomly attacking, mugging, maiming, and shooting innocent Citizens, at the same time knowing that they will be…

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.

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.

This is an emergency. This is a tragic emergency, and it’s embarrassing for me to be up here.

I don’t like being up here talking about how unsafe and how dirty and disgusting this once beautiful capital was with graffiti all over the walls.

has been overtaken by violent gangs and bloodthirsty criminals, roving mobs of wild youth, drugged-out maniacs and homeless people.

I understand a lot of you tend to be on the liberal side, but … you don’t want to get mugged and raped and shot and killed.

This is incredibly positive news for the future of the entire region, and it’s a very important region, as you know.

They’re very anxious to go into these two countries, and they’re going to spend a lot of money, a lot of money, which will economically benefit all three of our nations.

The countries of Armenia and Azerbaijan are committing to stop all fighting forever, open up commerce, travel, and diplomatic relations, and respect each other’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.

the American people — we're not going to get involved in this war directly, but we have a lot of economic points of leverage and we're willing to use those to bring about peace.

You want to be able to leave your apartment or your house where you live and feel safe and go into a store to buy a newspaper or buy something, and you don’t have that now.

We will deploy officers across the district with an overwhelming presence, and you will have more police. And you will be so happy.

We're done with the funding of the Ukraine war business. We want to bring about a peaceful settlement to this thing.

The murder rate in Washington is higher than that of Bogotá, Colombia and Mexico City

Do you want to live in places like that?

Washington, D.C., must be safe, clean, and beautiful for all Americans and, importantly, for the World to see.

We’ll be getting rid of the slums where [criminals] live

I’m going to look at New York in a little while, to see if we need to do this

I will, MAKE OUR CAPITAL GREAT AGAIN! The days of ruthlessly killing, or hurting, innocent people, are OVER!

Crime, Savagery, Filth, and Scum will DISAPPEAR.

We will bring in the military if needed.

You’re going to see police, or you’re going to see FBI agents — going to have a lot of agents on the street.

I said, ‘listen, I want 20% if I’m going to approve this for you, for the country,’