If our capital is dirty our whole country is dirty, and they don’t respect us.

They’ve been dealing quite nicely. The relationship is very good with President Xi [Jinping] and myself.

As President of the United States, I have the obligation to ensure the safety and security of all Americans.

I’m going to have to get the Republicans to vote. Because the Democrats are weak on crime — totally weak on crime.

Bad politicians started it.

Every place in the country where you have no cash bail is a disaster.

I’m announcing a historic action to rescue our nation’s capital from crime, bloodshed, bedlam, and squalor, and worse.

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.

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.

I have just signed an Executive Order that will extend the Tariff Suspension on China for another 90 days. All other elements of the Agreement will remain the same.

You spit, and we hit

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.

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

Washington, D.C. will be LIBERATED today! Crime, Savagery, Filth, and Scum will DISAPPEAR. I will, MAKE OUR CAPITAL GREAT AGAIN!

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

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

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