Trump's False Claim of Hand-to-Hand Combat
President Donald Trump falsely 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.
Trump claims that National Guard members beat child gang members on the streets of Washington.
The Joint Task Force–District of Columbia disputed this claim, stating that it never happened. This is one of many false claims made by Trump regarding the deployment of military troops, including the claim that there is now "no crime" in the district.
- Trump's claims are part of a larger effort to paint America's cities as war-torn wastelands and justify urban military occupations.
- These falsehoods have drawn the ire of the federal judiciary.
Author's summary: Trump falsely claims troops fought child gangsters in D.C.
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