Trump's False Claim of Hand-to-Hand Combat
President Donald Trump claimed that U.S. troops engaged in hand-to-hand combat with young members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua on the streets of Washington, D.C.
This claim was disputed by the Joint Task Force–District of Columbia, the military organization overseeing the nation's capital.
Trump claimed that National Guard members beat child gang members, which is one of numerous false claims about the deployment of military troops.
- Trump's claim that there is now "no crime" in the district is also false.
- These falsehoods are part of a larger effort to portray America's cities as war-torn and justify urban military occupations.
The federal judiciary has increasingly criticized Trump's blatant lies.
Author's summary: Trump falsely claims hand-to-hand combat between troops and child gangsters.