ATTN DC RESIDENTS: TRUMP WILL BE ON PATROL TONIGHT!!!

[AverageOldGuy]

Trump has announced that he will patrol the streets of DC tonight along with his Gestapo.

MESSAGE TO DC RESIDENTS FROM A FRIEND WHO LIVES ON CAPITOL HILL:

- Don't go outside unless it's absolutely necessary.

-- If you go anywhere, tell several friends (1) where you are going, (2) your time schedule -- leave, return, and (3) your attorney's phone number.

-- If you go out and Trump is in your neighborhood, be sure to take with you a dozen or so eggs as well as all the rotten fruit and vegetables you can find. NO ROCKS OR BRICKS!! NO MOLOTOV COCKTAILS!! NO FIREARMS!!

[Johonny]

1. The South Park Episodes write themselves

[jmbar2]

2. Tubas of DC unite!

You are needed tonite.

[zappaman]

3. I will pray for his safety!

It would be awful if something happened to him!!!

[Ping Tung]

4. Will he be wearing his tailor made, fully bullet proof, camaouflage undies and a mask?

[Attilatheblond]

6. Leotard, cape, mask

and diaper, of course

[Vinca]

5. Dress up as handmaids and line the streets.

[Raven123]

7. Of course he is.

Based on reports I have seen, he will “patrol” the major tourist attractions and landmarks, which are not the areas of concern. Perhaps they will be treated to another Bible pump.

[flvegan]

8. I doubt the secret service will let him out of the car much.

Though, with this fuckup of an administration and it's cartoon dipshits surrounding Trump, I can fully imagine a fully staged, Steven Seagal-esque "fight" where Trump beats up some darker-skinned folks for the camera. "They were coming right for me!"

While "Macho Man" plays in the background.

[DET]

9. NE and SE Have Nothing to Worry About

Trump would never go anywhere near those neighborhoods - which is where most of the crime is committed. Neither will his Gestapo. This whole thing is all just for show.

[JoseBalow]

10. This is bait

Don't fall for it.

[2MuchNoise]

11. Well, there will be at least one criminal roaming the streets tonight.

[rurallib]

12. That criminal should be put in a detention center

ICE do your doody

[SuzyandPuffpuff]

13. Wish I was there

I know it's expensive but eggs fruit tomatoes bags of honey bags of dog n cat shit syrup balls things with color ... blast them . Stink them . Fuck em!!!

[BlueKota]

14. Signage

A sign in the window that says look it's the man with the itsy bitsy teeny weenie! 😂

[RedWhiteBlueIsRacist]

15. Stay tuned, next week, Trump will attempt to save a baby from a burning Tesla!!!

[Oeditpus Rex]

16. Photo op (n.t.)

[Ars Longa]

17. OMG!!! I FEEL SO MUCH SAFER!!!!!!!!

[Tommy Carcetti]

18. Can they bring sandwiches?

[Bluestocking]

19. Maybe they will stage another assassination attempt

[Dulcinea]

20. Will he get a Junior Officer badge?

He needs a new photo op. How much is this costing the taxpayers?

[durablend]

21. Keep watch on your children!

Or else he will.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

22. Maddow Blog-After boasting about plans to patrol D.C. streets, Trump fails to follow through

Remember when the president said he’d join “with the police and with the military” in the streets of D.C.? He apparently changed his mind soon after.

Remember yesterday when Trump said he’d join “with the police and with the military” in the streets of DC last night?

That didn’t happen.

He instead spoke for 10 minutes about grass, ballrooms, AI, and how much he hates wind power. www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

— Steve Benen (@stevebenen.com) 2025-08-22T14:06:11.143Z

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-washington-dc-ride-along-patrol-rcna226515

With this in mind, the Republican raised plenty of eyebrows on Thursday afternoon with an unexpected announcement on a conservative radio program.

Trump: "I'm going to be going out tonight [in D.C.], I think, with the police and with the military of course."

— The Bulwark (@thebulwark.com) 2025-08-21T17:18:42.647Z

.....As it happens, the speculation proved unnecessary. The Washington Post reported:

Some protesters brought pots, pans and spoons in their backpacks, prepared to bang them together and make their anger at Trump’s federal law enforcement surge known. ... But Trump never patrolled. Instead, he returned to the White House.

Instead of following through on his curious boast, the Republican spoke for about 10 minutes to a group of uniformed personnel outside a U.S. Park Police operations center in the city’s Anacostia neighborhood.....

Whether the federal officials, law enforcement personnel and National Guard troops on hand found all of this confusing is also unclear — but either way, those assuming Trump would follow through by going on patrol in the streets of the nation’s capital were left disappointed.