Overview

• House Speaker Mike Johnson said Trump merits the Nobel Peace Prize, pointing to an 11-day span with zero reported murders in Washington, D.C.
• The White House promoted Aug. 14–24 as a no-homicide period based on a preliminary Metropolitan Police Department database that can be updated.
• Two killings were recorded after Trump assumed control of city policing, with homicides on Aug. 11 and Aug. 13, the latter being the most recent listed.
• This stretch is shorter than a 16-day period with no killings earlier this year from Feb. 25 to March 12, as previously reported by CNN.
• MPD data currently show 101 homicides this year versus 118 at the same point in 2024, and separate nominations for Trump’s Nobel bid have already been filed, including by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Republican lawmakers.