Donald Trump took to social media to set the tone for his latest push on crime in Washington D.C.
“We’re having a News Conference tomorrow in the White House. I’m going to make our Capital safer and more beautiful than it ever was before. The Homeless have to move out, IMMEDIATELY. We will give you places to stay, but FAR from the Capital. The Criminals, you don’t have to move out. We’re going to put you in jail where you belong… There will be no ‘MR. NICE GUY.’ We want our Capital BACK.”
The tweet hit timelines just as one of Trump’s staffers, Edward Coristine — widely known by his nickname “Big Balls” — became the center of his own crime story.
According to police, Coristine was near Logan Circle in the early morning hours when a group of juveniles tried to steal his car. Witnesses say the 19-year-old shoved his significant other to safety inside the vehicle and confronted the attackers. He was punched and kicked, suffering a broken nose, black eye, and concussion before two 15-year-old suspects were taken into custody for unarmed carjacking.
Emergency crews treated him at the scene, but he refused transport to the hospital. Photos shared online showed his face bloodied, with Trump reposting them and praising Coristine as “incredible.”
The incident quickly became political ammo, with Trump pointing to the attack as proof of what he calls a law-and-order crisis in D.C. The politician says his upcoming plan to move homeless residents outside the city and crack down on crime will happen “very fast,” much like his recent border policies.
