Overview

• Jesse Watters credited the assault on Edward Coristine, nicknamed “Big Balls,” with prompting President Trump to deploy the National Guard to Washington, D.C., and Will Cain said people are happy to see the city feel safer based on anecdotes.
• Attorney General Pam Bondi announced a total of 465 arrests connected to the operation, including 52 on Monday night.
• City crime data cited in the coverage report street crime at roughly 30-year lows, undercutting claims that D.C. is “out of control.”
• National Guard members have been visibly patrolling areas including the National Mall as part of the administration’s show of force.
• The Independent reported that Trump sought to hand D.C. policing authority to Bondi but did not succeed in doing so.