Charlie Kirk: “It’s time to federalize DC, roll in the tanks, bring in the military”

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From the August 6, 2025, edition of The Charlie Kirk Show, posted to Rumble 

CHARLIE KIRK (HOST): I believe it’s time to exercise the federalization of Washington, DC. Bring in the troops, cut out the crime. Federalize Washington, DC. President Trump has the power to do it. He has exercising home rule over the nation’s capital. Make DC the safest city in America. Bring in the marines. Call in the Insurrection Act. Make the crime go to zero. Use it as an example. Make DC as safe as Tokyo. Make DC as safe as Singapore. Make DC as safe as Seoul, South Korea. We can do it, but we choose not to because we don’t want to offend the teenagers. You see, I know so many of you when you’re out at night, you’re worried about teenager crime. How can we call ourselves a superpower when our great capital is a dangerous dump? Beijing isn’t like this. Tokyo’s not like this, but DC is, and it’s because we’re choosing. It’s time to federalize DC, roll in the tanks, bring in the military. Federalize the town, and bring teenage crime to zero.