Majority of Americans Approve of Trump’s Public Safety Agenda; “About Damn Time That Somebody Did Something”

What rational human being doesn’t want to be safe? Or, more importantly, their children?

Now that knows the country is supportive of public safety, he has announced is pushing his crime bill with House and Senate GOP leaders.

And the Democrats circle the drain. Byron York comments on a new AP/NORC poll: majority approve of Trump’s handling of crime. Plus two-thirds say crime is ‘major problem in US (York). KTAR: As armed National Guard troops patrol the nation’s capital as part of an unprecedented federal takeover of Washington’s police department, handling crime is now a relative strength for President Donald Trump, according to the latest AP-NORC poll. Americans who aren’t happy about the Republican president’s handling of issues like immigration and the economy are more positive about his tough-on-crime approach, according to the survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. Indeed, the vast majority of Americans, 81%, see crime as a “major problem” in large cities — a concern Trump has seized on as he has deployed the National Guard to the District of Columbia and threatened to expand that model to cities across the country. And his overall approval rating has increased slightly, from 40% in July to 45% now…. For now, many Republicans in particular feel extreme action needs to be taken, even as statistics show violent crime is down in Washington and across the nation following a coronavirus pandemic-era spike. “About damn time that somebody did something,” said Charles Arnold, 87, a lifelong Republican who lives in San Diego (KTAR).

Now that knows the country is supportive of public safety, he has announced is pushing his crime bill with House and Senate GOP leaders.

The announcement came on Truth Social: Speaker Mike Johnson, and Leader John Thune, are working with me, and other Republicans, on a Comprehensive Crime Bill. It’s what our Country need, and NOW! More to follow. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!! (Truth).

The Hill: Crime was a major part of the Trump and Republicans’ platform in the 2024 campaign, and he has targeted other cities run by Democrats — Chicago and Baltimore, notably — as the next places for troop deployments. Since the president first sent federal law enforcement into Washington on Aug. 7, and days later deployed the National Guard, more than 1,094 arrests have been made, according to the White House. Eight gang members have been arrested, including from MS-13 and Tren de Aragua; two missing children have been rescued; 115 firearms have been seized; and 49 homeless encampments have been cleared, the White House said (The Hill).