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Trump in Briefing on Keeping American Communities Safe: The Takedown of Key MS-13 Criminal Leaders
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Remarks by President Trump in Briefing on Keeping American Communities Safe: The Takedown of Key MS-13 Criminal Leaders
NATIONAL SECURITY & DEFENSE
Issued on: July 15, 2020
Oval Office
11:32 A.M. EDT
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much. We have a very important announcement, and were going to state some facts and things that have happened recently that are very positive in terms of crime and crime prevention. This is about MS-13.
And well have another announcement next week with the Attorney General, the FBI, and others concerning our cities, because the left-wing group of people that are running our cities are not doing the job that theyre supposed to be doing. And its not a very tough job to do if they knew what they were doing. So well be talking about that next week and probably have an announcement as to what were planning to do to help them. Theyre supposed to be asking for help, and they dont want to ask. So maybe theyre proud or maybe they think its bad politically, but we cant have happen whats happening.
But were here today to provide an update on my administrations all-out campaign to destroy MS-13, a vile and evil gang of people.
Weve just concluded a historic operation, leading to the arrest and indictment of dozens of savage MS-13 members and leaders all across the country. So this is something thats taken place over the last few days.
I want to thank Attorney General Barr for doing a great job, in many ways many ways not just here; Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Wolf; and FBI Director Wray for joining us today. And well be discussing a little bit about what we did and where were going. But MS-13 has been a problem for our country for a long time. Weve taken them out by the thousands.
While radical left-wing politicians have fought to open borders and welfare for illegal aliens, my administration has fought for safe streets. We want security for our people. We want the rule of law. We want law and order.
In the last three years, ICE has deported over 16,000 gang members and arrested over 2,000 members of MS-13. Think of those numbers: 16,000 and arrested over 2,000 members of MS-13. Weve also deported a lot of the MS-13s out of our country.
This weeks action by the Joint Task Force Vulcan is the most recent offense to we really this has been a big offensive in my administrations war on foreign gangs, of which we came into this administration and we said, Whats going on? We had gangs from countries that you wouldnt believe. More than 20 of the criminals we indicted and arrested in the past seven days were illegal aliens.
Yesterday, for the first time ever, the Eastern District of Virginia thank you very much indicted MS-13 leaders on charges of terrorism. So we have the MS-13 leader on charges of terrorism. And thats a first. Is that correct?
MR. TERWILLIGER: Yes, sir. Yes, Mr. President.
THE PRESIDENT: Were using terrorism, which gives us extra strength.
{snip}
Q Mr. President, you talked about taking over cities earlier this week. Is that what next weeks announcement is about?
THE PRESIDENT: Youll be seeing next week. Well have a conference next week and well tell you in great detail, but its something that I think, at this point, the American people want to see. Theyve been run very poorly, these cities, whether its Seattle, where we were getting ready to go in and they decided to go in, and thats good. Minneapolis, where we had the National Guard go in, and as soon as they did that, we straightened that mess out. They shouldve been able to do it locally with their police. Their police are good; they were told not to do anything. Or many other cases. Were doing a great job.
In Portland Portland was very rough and they called us in, and we did a good job, to put it mildly. Many people in jail right now.
But we have other cities that are out of control; theyre like warzones. And if the cities are going to straighten it out, if local politicians, or in this case I dont say this for political reasons theyre all Democrats. Theyre liberal, left-wing Democrats. And its almost like they think this is going to be this way forever, where in Chicago, 68 people were shot and 18 died last week. Were not going to put up with that. Were not going to put up with that.
So thats for our next discussion. Thank you all very much. I appreciate it. Thank you.
Q Mr. President. Mr. President
Q (Inaudible) on Dr. Fauci?
THE PRESIDENT: I get along very well with Dr. Fauci. I get along very well with Dr. Fauci. I have a very good relationship.
Q Are you okay with the op-ed Peter Navarro wrote?
THE PRESIDENT: Well, thats Peter Navarro, but I have a very good relationship with Dr. Fauci.
Thank you very much.
END
11:45 A.M. EDT
Remarks by President Trump in Briefing on Keeping American Communities Safe: The Takedown of Key MS-13 Criminal Leaders
NATIONAL SECURITY & DEFENSE
Issued on: July 15, 2020
Oval Office
11:32 A.M. EDT
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much. We have a very important announcement, and were going to state some facts and things that have happened recently that are very positive in terms of crime and crime prevention. This is about MS-13.
And well have another announcement next week with the Attorney General, the FBI, and others concerning our cities, because the left-wing group of people that are running our cities are not doing the job that theyre supposed to be doing. And its not a very tough job to do if they knew what they were doing. So well be talking about that next week and probably have an announcement as to what were planning to do to help them. Theyre supposed to be asking for help, and they dont want to ask. So maybe theyre proud or maybe they think its bad politically, but we cant have happen whats happening.
But were here today to provide an update on my administrations all-out campaign to destroy MS-13, a vile and evil gang of people.
Weve just concluded a historic operation, leading to the arrest and indictment of dozens of savage MS-13 members and leaders all across the country. So this is something thats taken place over the last few days.
I want to thank Attorney General Barr for doing a great job, in many ways many ways not just here; Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Wolf; and FBI Director Wray for joining us today. And well be discussing a little bit about what we did and where were going. But MS-13 has been a problem for our country for a long time. Weve taken them out by the thousands.
While radical left-wing politicians have fought to open borders and welfare for illegal aliens, my administration has fought for safe streets. We want security for our people. We want the rule of law. We want law and order.
In the last three years, ICE has deported over 16,000 gang members and arrested over 2,000 members of MS-13. Think of those numbers: 16,000 and arrested over 2,000 members of MS-13. Weve also deported a lot of the MS-13s out of our country.
This weeks action by the Joint Task Force Vulcan is the most recent offense to we really this has been a big offensive in my administrations war on foreign gangs, of which we came into this administration and we said, Whats going on? We had gangs from countries that you wouldnt believe. More than 20 of the criminals we indicted and arrested in the past seven days were illegal aliens.
Yesterday, for the first time ever, the Eastern District of Virginia thank you very much indicted MS-13 leaders on charges of terrorism. So we have the MS-13 leader on charges of terrorism. And thats a first. Is that correct?
MR. TERWILLIGER: Yes, sir. Yes, Mr. President.
THE PRESIDENT: Were using terrorism, which gives us extra strength.
{snip}
Q Mr. President, you talked about taking over cities earlier this week. Is that what next weeks announcement is about?
THE PRESIDENT: Youll be seeing next week. Well have a conference next week and well tell you in great detail, but its something that I think, at this point, the American people want to see. Theyve been run very poorly, these cities, whether its Seattle, where we were getting ready to go in and they decided to go in, and thats good. Minneapolis, where we had the National Guard go in, and as soon as they did that, we straightened that mess out. They shouldve been able to do it locally with their police. Their police are good; they were told not to do anything. Or many other cases. Were doing a great job.
In Portland Portland was very rough and they called us in, and we did a good job, to put it mildly. Many people in jail right now.
But we have other cities that are out of control; theyre like warzones. And if the cities are going to straighten it out, if local politicians, or in this case I dont say this for political reasons theyre all Democrats. Theyre liberal, left-wing Democrats. And its almost like they think this is going to be this way forever, where in Chicago, 68 people were shot and 18 died last week. Were not going to put up with that. Were not going to put up with that.
So thats for our next discussion. Thank you all very much. I appreciate it. Thank you.
Q Mr. President. Mr. President
Q (Inaudible) on Dr. Fauci?
THE PRESIDENT: I get along very well with Dr. Fauci. I get along very well with Dr. Fauci. I have a very good relationship.
Q Are you okay with the op-ed Peter Navarro wrote?
THE PRESIDENT: Well, thats Peter Navarro, but I have a very good relationship with Dr. Fauci.
Thank you very much.
END
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Trump in Briefing on Keeping American Communities Safe: The Takedown of Key MS-13 Criminal Leaders (Original Post)
mahatmakanejeeves
Jul 2020
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Squinch
(51,075 posts)1. JFC. And no doubt here come the caravans. And pretty soon there will be caravans of antifa.
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)2. Keeping us safe? By hiding from COVID?