Trump sets New Orleans as next federal crime target, not Chicago

[Zincwarrior]

Trump is making noises about targeting New Orleans and no Chicago for the next outing of National Guard troops. Thoughts USMB?

https://www.axios.com/2025/09/03/trump-law-enforcement-chicago-new-orleans

President Trump said on Wednesday that he may deploy the military to New Orleans before Chicago, prioritizing cities whose leaders ask for intervention.

Why it matters: The new stance is a pivot from Tuesday afternoon, when he seemed prepared to deploy the National Guard to Chicago.




The latest: "We're making a determination now," Trump said during an Oval Office meeting. "Do we go to Chicago or do we go to a place like New Orleans where we have a great governor, Jeff Landry, who wants us to come in and straighten out a very nice section of this country that's become quite, quite tough, quite bad?"

• He said it would take two weeks to straighten out crime in New Orleans. "Easier than D.C.," he added.

State of play: In an unprecedented move, Trump took federal control of Washington, D.C.'s police department and brought in National Guard troops out of concern over the city's crime rates.

• Trump laid out a plan to bring troops to Democratic-led cities, including Chicago and New York City.
• "We're pretty much waiting until we get asked," Trump said on Wednesday about Chicago and Baltimore.

What they're saying: "We will take President @realDonaldTrump's help from New Orleans to Shreveport!" Landry wrote on X.

• The City of New Orleans and New Orleans Police Department released a joint statement on Wednesday highlighting a reduction in crime and collaborations with state and federal law enforcement agencies.
• "The City of New Orleans and NOPD remain committed to sustaining this momentum, ensuring that every neighborhood continues to feel the impact of these combined efforts," the statement said.

Zoom in: New Orleans, a city of 363,000 people and where 57% of residents are Black, has seen homicides drop by 27% in the first half of 2025 compared to the same period last year, stats compiled by the Major Cities Chiefs Association (MCCA) showed.

• Violent and property crime in the U.S. fell to a 20-year low in 2024, per new FBI data, with early 2025 numbers showing homicides down in major cities.

• Trump has still claimed crime is out of control in Democratic-led cities like New Orleans, D.C. and Chicago — even as rates there also fall.

Yes, but: New Orleans had one of the nation's highest homicide rates at 34.2 per 100,000 residents in 2024, according to an Axios analysis of FBI data.

• Louisiana has the nation's fourth-highest homicide rate among states, with 9.3 per 100,00 residents, an Axios analysis found.
• That state's rate is not only driven by New Orleans but also Shreveport and Baton Rouge, according to Axios review.

 

[odanny]

New Orleans is one city where the case can legitimately be made for federal intervention.

In D.C., in a neighborhood like Crown Heights, where crime is rampant, not a federal troop has set foot in there. They are all in high visibility areas, the tourist zones, where crime is under control. I believe that if Trump and his cronies are serious, they would put the Guard in those areas where tourists and TV crews don't go.

 

[1srelluc]

I would have picked Memphis.

 

[kyzr]

I would have picked Memphis.

Memphis and Houston

 

[LAUGHatLEFTISTS]

Trump is making noises about targeting New Orleans and no Chicago for the next outing of National Guard troops. Thoughts USMB?

https://www.axios.com/2025/09/03/trump-law-enforcement-chicago-new-orleans

President Trump said on Wednesday that he may deploy the military to New Orleans before Chicago, prioritizing cities whose leaders ask for intervention.

Why it matters: The new stance is a pivot from Tuesday afternoon, when he seemed prepared to deploy the National Guard to Chicago.




The latest: "We're making a determination now," Trump said during an Oval Office meeting. "Do we go to Chicago or do we go to a place like New Orleans where we have a great governor, Jeff Landry, who wants us to come in and straighten out a very nice section of this country that's become quite, quite tough, quite bad?"

• He said it would take two weeks to straighten out crime in New Orleans. "Easier than D.C.," he added.

State of play: In an unprecedented move, Trump took federal control of Washington, D.C.'s police department and brought in National Guard troops out of concern over the city's crime rates.

• Trump laid out a plan to bring troops to Democratic-led cities, including Chicago and New York City.
• "We're pretty much waiting until we get asked," Trump said on Wednesday about Chicago and Baltimore.

What they're saying: "We will take President @realDonaldTrump's help from New Orleans to Shreveport!" Landry wrote on X.

• The City of New Orleans and New Orleans Police Department released a joint statement on Wednesday highlighting a reduction in crime and collaborations with state and federal law enforcement agencies.
• "The City of New Orleans and NOPD remain committed to sustaining this momentum, ensuring that every neighborhood continues to feel the impact of these combined efforts," the statement said.

Zoom in: New Orleans, a city of 363,000 people and where 57% of residents are Black, has seen homicides drop by 27% in the first half of 2025 compared to the same period last year, stats compiled by the Major Cities Chiefs Association (MCCA) showed.

• Violent and property crime in the U.S. fell to a 20-year low in 2024, per new FBI data, with early 2025 numbers showing homicides down in major cities.

• Trump has still claimed crime is out of control in Democratic-led cities like New Orleans, D.C. and Chicago — even as rates there also fall.

Yes, but: New Orleans had one of the nation's highest homicide rates at 34.2 per 100,000 residents in 2024, according to an Axios analysis of FBI data.

• Louisiana has the nation's fourth-highest homicide rate among states, with 9.3 per 100,00 residents, an Axios analysis found.
• That state's rate is not only driven by New Orleans but also Shreveport and Baton Rouge, according to Axios review.

Your title should read TRUMP SETS UP HYSTERICAL DEMOCRATS TO BE PRO CRIME!

 

[kyzr]

New Orleans is one city where the case can legitimately be made for federal intervention.

In D.C., in a neighborhood like Crown Heights, where crime is rampant, not a federal troop has set foot in there. They are all in high visibility areas, the tourist zones, where crime is under control. I believe that if Trump and his cronies are serious, they would put the Guard in those areas where tourists and TV crews don't go.

Crime is down. Its a good start. Besides, someone said the criminals moved to MD where crime pays.
Got a link that shows crime is rampant in Crown Heights?
Or a link that shows no troops are there?

You type stuff with no proof.

 

[odanny]

You type stuff with no proof.

Of course I do.

 

[TimFitz]

New Orleans is one city where the case can legitimately be made for federal intervention.

In D.C., in a neighborhood like Crown Heights, where crime is rampant, not a federal troop has set foot in there. They are all in high visibility areas, the tourist zones, where crime is under control. I believe that if Trump and his cronies are serious, they would put the Guard in those areas where tourists and TV crews don't go.

That is true.

I had a meeting on Joint Base Bolling in Anacostia on Tuesday.

Since I had a light schedule, I decided to take a ride around the District to see the occupiers.

Didn’t see one in Anacostia, none in Crown Heights, and none in any of the other rough neighborhoods I went through.

On the Mall, I saw 3 soldiers walking toward the Washington Momument,

That’s all.

 

[TimFitz]

He’s shifting to New Orleans because Pritzker was fighting him every step of the way. So, the State of Illinois was not going to cooperate with Trump’s facist military occupation effort.

New Orleans might be easier politically.

Of course, this could be all talk. And Trump, nearing the end of the thirty day limit before he has to go to congress to extend it, has gotten as much mileage out of it as he can.

So now, he’s moved on to blowing up boats in the Caribbean.

 

[80zephyr]

New Orleans is one city where the case can legitimately be made for federal intervention.

In D.C., in a neighborhood like Crown Heights, where crime is rampant, not a federal troop has set foot in there. They are all in high visibility areas, the tourist zones, where crime is under control. I believe that if Trump and his cronies are serious, they would put the Guard in those areas where tourists and TV crews don't go.

But crime is down. Why?

 

[drudge X]

He’s shifting to New Orleans because Pritzker was fighting him every step of the way. So, the State of Illinois was not going to cooperate with Trump’s facist military occupation effort.

New Orleans might be easier politically.

Of course, this could be all talk. And Trump, nearing the end of the thirty day limit before he has to go to congress to extend it, has gotten as much mileage out of it as he can.

So now, he’s moved on to blowing up boats in the Caribbean.

I guess 60 people shot in Chicago doesn't concern you but your TDS is far more important.

 

[theHawk]

Trump is making noises about targeting New Orleans and no Chicago for the next outing of National Guard troops. Thoughts USMB?

https://www.axios.com/2025/09/03/trump-law-enforcement-chicago-new-orleans

President Trump said on Wednesday that he may deploy the military to New Orleans before Chicago, prioritizing cities whose leaders ask for intervention.

Why it matters: The new stance is a pivot from Tuesday afternoon, when he seemed prepared to deploy the National Guard to Chicago.




The latest: "We're making a determination now," Trump said during an Oval Office meeting. "Do we go to Chicago or do we go to a place like New Orleans where we have a great governor, Jeff Landry, who wants us to come in and straighten out a very nice section of this country that's become quite, quite tough, quite bad?"

• He said it would take two weeks to straighten out crime in New Orleans. "Easier than D.C.," he added.

State of play: In an unprecedented move, Trump took federal control of Washington, D.C.'s police department and brought in National Guard troops out of concern over the city's crime rates.

• Trump laid out a plan to bring troops to Democratic-led cities, including Chicago and New York City.
• "We're pretty much waiting until we get asked," Trump said on Wednesday about Chicago and Baltimore.

What they're saying: "We will take President @realDonaldTrump's help from New Orleans to Shreveport!" Landry wrote on X.

• The City of New Orleans and New Orleans Police Department released a joint statement on Wednesday highlighting a reduction in crime and collaborations with state and federal law enforcement agencies.
• "The City of New Orleans and NOPD remain committed to sustaining this momentum, ensuring that every neighborhood continues to feel the impact of these combined efforts," the statement said.

Zoom in: New Orleans, a city of 363,000 people and where 57% of residents are Black, has seen homicides drop by 27% in the first half of 2025 compared to the same period last year, stats compiled by the Major Cities Chiefs Association (MCCA) showed.

• Violent and property crime in the U.S. fell to a 20-year low in 2024, per new FBI data, with early 2025 numbers showing homicides down in major cities.

• Trump has still claimed crime is out of control in Democratic-led cities like New Orleans, D.C. and Chicago — even as rates there also fall.

Yes, but: New Orleans had one of the nation's highest homicide rates at 34.2 per 100,000 residents in 2024, according to an Axios analysis of FBI data.

• Louisiana has the nation's fourth-highest homicide rate among states, with 9.3 per 100,00 residents, an Axios analysis found.
• That state's rate is not only driven by New Orleans but also Shreveport and Baton Rouge, according to Axios review.

In other words every Dem run shit hole is a cesspool of violent criminals and will likely need National Guard to reign in the violence.

It isn’t “unprecedented”, other than we’ve never seen politicians hate their people so much they just let violent criminals run rampant and unchecked.

In my opinion the Dems running these shit holes should be arrested for dereliction of duty and aiding and abetting violent criminals. We need to fix the super high crime rates, not just make excuses and say “we just have to live with it”, which is the Democrat mindset on the issue.

 

[kyzr]

Of course I do.

OK, I called bullshit, so put up some proof or you're just typing lies.

 

[drudge X]

In other words every Dem run shit hole is a cesspool of violent criminals and will likely need National Guard to reign in the violence.

It isn’t “unprecedented”, other than we’ve never seen politicians hate their people so much they just let violent criminals run rampant and unchecked.

In my opinion the Dems running these shit holes should be arrested for dereliction of duty and aiding and abetting violent criminals. We need to fix the super high crime rates, not just make excuses and say “we just have to live with it”, which is the Democrat mindset on the issue.

I cannot name one developed countries aside from UK, France, Germany, and the US, with politicians saying society should tolerate crime and any politician wanting to fix the crime problem is a racist.

 

[d0gbreath]

I would have picked Memphis.

St. Louis is number one for crime.

 

[odanny]

OK, I called bullshit, so put up some proof or you're just typing lies.

It's Congress Heights, not Crown Heights. My mistake.



From the top of Ralph Jenkins’s driveway in Southeast Washington, under the shade of a Kentucky coffee tree, he can look left and see the gleaming sports arena where the Washington Mystics play amid spanking new shops or look right toward one of the city’s most crime-saturated neighborhoods. The cluster of blocks where he lives in Congress Heights has had nine homicides this year — the highest concentration in the District.

What Jenkins doesn’t see is any sign of President Donald Trump’s federal policing surge.

He does see police officers before and after Mystics games: “They’re on every corner till the Caucasians go home, and then they’re gone,” said Jenkins, who is Black. He also sees city police swarm the area after a shooting. “Then they zoom out of here as fast as they came in,” he said.

But when he has had occasion to call for police service — such as when somebody was blocking his driveway — Jenkins said he had to wait until the next blue moon for a squad car. His neighbor Nathalie Reshard said she waited 45 minutes for the police after her boyfriend was held up at gunpoint.

“We don’t get much of nothing over here,” said Jenkins, 80, a retired mechanic who has owned his house in Congress Heights for 46 years.

“Nothing” includes no sign of the National Guard members Trump has brought in from red states to eradicate the supposed “complete and total lawlessness” that he ascribes to the city.

In a day spent wandering around Congress Heights, I saw D.C. police responding to calls, assisting ambulance crews and watching over a supermarket that has been plagued by shoplifting. There was, however, no sign of the federal presence that has been imposed on places tourists frequent: the National Mall, the monuments, downtown, even Georgetown.

WaPo

 

[WelfareQueen]

Trump is making noises about targeting New Orleans and no Chicago for the next outing of National Guard troops. Thoughts USMB?

https://www.axios.com/2025/09/03/trump-law-enforcement-chicago-new-orleans

President Trump said on Wednesday that he may deploy the military to New Orleans before Chicago, prioritizing cities whose leaders ask for intervention.

Why it matters: The new stance is a pivot from Tuesday afternoon, when he seemed prepared to deploy the National Guard to Chicago.




The latest: "We're making a determination now," Trump said during an Oval Office meeting. "Do we go to Chicago or do we go to a place like New Orleans where we have a great governor, Jeff Landry, who wants us to come in and straighten out a very nice section of this country that's become quite, quite tough, quite bad?"

• He said it would take two weeks to straighten out crime in New Orleans. "Easier than D.C.," he added.

State of play: In an unprecedented move, Trump took federal control of Washington, D.C.'s police department and brought in National Guard troops out of concern over the city's crime rates.

• Trump laid out a plan to bring troops to Democratic-led cities, including Chicago and New York City.
• "We're pretty much waiting until we get asked," Trump said on Wednesday about Chicago and Baltimore.

What they're saying: "We will take President @realDonaldTrump's help from New Orleans to Shreveport!" Landry wrote on X.

• The City of New Orleans and New Orleans Police Department released a joint statement on Wednesday highlighting a reduction in crime and collaborations with state and federal law enforcement agencies.
• "The City of New Orleans and NOPD remain committed to sustaining this momentum, ensuring that every neighborhood continues to feel the impact of these combined efforts," the statement said.

Zoom in: New Orleans, a city of 363,000 people and where 57% of residents are Black, has seen homicides drop by 27% in the first half of 2025 compared to the same period last year, stats compiled by the Major Cities Chiefs Association (MCCA) showed.

• Violent and property crime in the U.S. fell to a 20-year low in 2024, per new FBI data, with early 2025 numbers showing homicides down in major cities.

• Trump has still claimed crime is out of control in Democratic-led cities like New Orleans, D.C. and Chicago — even as rates there also fall.

Yes, but: New Orleans had one of the nation's highest homicide rates at 34.2 per 100,000 residents in 2024, according to an Axios analysis of FBI data.

• Louisiana has the nation's fourth-highest homicide rate among states, with 9.3 per 100,00 residents, an Axios analysis found.
• That state's rate is not only driven by New Orleans but also Shreveport and Baton Rouge, according to Axios review.

All the top crime cities are Dim run and have been for decades. New Orleans, Birmingham, Memphis, Baltimore. It doesn't matter. All are Dim hellholes.

 

[SurferH2O]

The fat ass governor and the insane communist mayor of Chicago fucked themselves and their citizens over by shitting on the offer to help. Meanwhile, we had zero murders in D.C. while Chicago had dozens.

That's Democrat leadership! Death, Authoritarianism, and Misery.

 

[Meathead]

New Orleans is one city where the case can legitimately be made for federal intervention.

In D.C., in a neighborhood like Crown Heights, where crime is rampant, not a federal troop has set foot in there. They are all in high visibility areas, the tourist zones, where crime is under control. I believe that if Trump and his cronies are serious, they would put the Guard in those areas where tourists and TV crews don't go.

Crown Heights in DC? Lived there and never heard of it.

I do believe you're very confused.

 

[odanny]

Crown Heights in DC? Lived there and never heard of it.

I do believe you're very confused.

Can you read? I have my doubts. Perhaps try that first, before commenting.

Speaking of confused....