A viral Truth Social post from President Donald Trump this week threatening a federal takeover of Washington, D.C., has generated predictable outrage on the left and among the Democrat partisans who govern the city. But as the nation’s capital descends further into a lawless hellscape of carjackings, drug use, and rampant homelessness, Trump’s proposal is exactly what the city needs – and what Americans deserve.
The controversy began when Edward Coristine, a 19-year-old software engineer, was surrounded by multiple assailants and brutally beaten in D.C. over the weekend. Coristine was formerly a part of Elon Musk’s team at the Department of Government Efficiency and now works at the Social Security Administration. He was notably known by the humorous moniker “Big Balls.”
At around 3 a.m. on Sunday morning, police say a group of teenagers in the city’s Logan Circle neighborhood approached Coristine and a woman he was with as the pair were nearing their vehicle. Coristine pushed the woman into the car for safety and then turned to confront the group, who began beating him. A photo of a bloodied Coristine has been viewed millions of times on social media. Police say they arrested two 15-year-olds fleeing the scene.
In response to the news, Trump posted that crime in D.C. is “totally out of control.”
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