Trump has reduced law enforcement spending by $1.4 billion

[Radiorum]

Hey, MAGA! You think Trump is deploying the military to cities to “reduce crime” – don’t you? That’s what he told you.

 Then why is he shifting funds away from violence prevention and local law enforcement and toward troops who stand in low-crime areas and don’t make arrests? Based on the known spending so far, the deployments cost Americans roughly two-thirds of a billion dollars, and this is expected to increase to into the billions.

You need to learn that nothing Trump says should be taken at face value.

Here’s the scoop. I’ve had a look at the  U.S. Department of Justice Fiscal Year 2026 Budget and Performance Summary (June 13, 2025) – and these cuts are happening:

$354 million cut from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (page 157) whose mission is this:

The ATF protects communities from violent criminals, criminal organizations, illegal use and trafficking of firearms, illegal use and storage of explosives, acts of arson and bombings, and acts of terrorism. The ATF partners with communities, industries, law enforcement, and public safety agencies to safeguard the public through information sharing, training, research, and the application of technology.

$207.5 million cut from the Office on Violence Against Women (page 169) – whose mission is this:

The mission of the Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) is to provide Federal leadership to reduce violence against women, and to support the administration of justice for and strengthen services to all victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.

$72.8 million cut from Community Oriented Policing Service (COPS) (page 177) – whose mission is this:

The mission of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) is to reduce crime and advance public safety through common sense, community policing. By proactively addressing the root causes of criminal and disorderly behavior, rather than simply responding to crimes once they have been committed, common sense efforts concentrate on preventing both crime and the atmosphere of fear it creates.

Altogether, law enforcement components have been reduced by $1.4 billion (page 16) from 2025 to 2026.

Instead of diverting funds to deploy military to cities, which is really only being done for show, that money would be better spent on solving America’s under-policing problem. Consider Washington, D.C., which has a police-officer shortage of about 800 cops. Filling every one of those positions would cost significantly less than the $200 million spent for the deployment to that city.

And as all this happens, the Trump administration is cutting budgets to initiatives that reduce crime:

In April, the DOJ’s Office of Justice Programs terminated 373 grants affecting 221 organizations for a total of $819.7 million that:

… provided federal support for violence reduction, policing and prosecution, victims’ services, juvenile justice and child protection, substance use and mental health treatment, corrections and reentry, justice system enhancements, research and evaluation, and other state- and local-level public safety functions.

 

[gatomontes99]

Heaven forbid Trump do something that works and end things that don't work. Do you really think these violent kids and drug dealers are going to suddenly reform because there is an after school program for Shakespear? That shit didn't work.

Edited November 21, 2025 by gatomontes99

[robosmith]

1 hour ago, gatomontes99 said:

Heaven forbid Trump do something that works and end things that don't work. Do you really think these violent kids and drug dealers are going to suddenly reform because there is an after school program for Shakespear? That shit didn't work.

^ZERO EVIDENCE that Trump's Nat Guard deployments are "working" for anything aside from normalizing his own personal armies to control elections.

[User]

 

3 hours ago, Radiorum said:

Hey, MAGA! You think Trump is deploying the military to cities to “reduce crime” – don’t you? That’s what he told you.

No, that is literally what happened. 

You don't believe it because it was Trump and you have TDS.

[User]

42 minutes ago, robosmith said:

^ZERO EVIDENCE that Trump's Nat Guard deployments are "working" for anything aside from normalizing his own personal armies to control elections.

You. Are. A. Sad. Pathetic. Lying. Coward.

 

[gatomontes99]

1 hour ago, robosmith said:

^ZERO EVIDENCE that Trump's Nat Guard deployments are "working" for anything aside from normalizing his own personal armies to control elections.

I guess a 2/3rd drop in car jacking in DC isn't evidence. Nor is a 50% drop in major crime in Memphis. None of that is evidence? 

Carjackings plummet 87% in the nation’s capital during Trump’s crime crackdown, DC mayor says

Memphis major crimes down over 50% since Trump’s federal surge

 

[Radiorum]

Okay, so just to clarify, y'all support cutting $1.4 billion from law enforcement?

Edited November 21, 2025 by Radiorum

[User]

34 minutes ago, Radiorum said:

Okay, so just to clarify, y'all support cutting $1.4 from law enforcement?

That isn’t what happened.

This is the proposed 2026 budget for the entirety of the DOJ and, whatever source you citied to cut and paste isn’t only looking at “law enforcement” budget items nor did it review the totality of the budget.

Then somehow you ignorantly tried to conflate this proposed future budget of the DOJ to military spending today…

 

[Radiorum]

15 minutes ago, User said:

This is the proposed 2026 budget for the entirety of the DOJ and, whatever source you citied to cut and paste isn’t only looking at “law enforcement” budget items nor did it review the totality of the budget.

Then somehow you ignorantly tried to conflate this proposed future budget of the DOJ to military spending today…

 

"Whatever source??" It's the 2026 budget of the DOJ, published by the US government.

If I don't reply in the future, it's because your posts are too stupid to reply to.

 

[User]

3 minutes ago, Radiorum said:

 

"Whatever source??" It's the 2026 budget of the DOJ, published by the US government.

If I don't reply in the future, it's because your posts are too stupid to reply to.

 

No, whatever source you were copying and pasting from that made these assertions about the budget.

The only stupid one here is you.

You already run away from most of the crap you post.

[Radiorum]

8 minutes ago, User said:

You already run away from most of the crap you post.

Give me something interesting to engage in instead of all your stupid insults!

[User]

1 minute ago, Radiorum said:

Give me something interesting to engage in instead of all your stupid insults!

You call me stupid, then cry about insults…

I already responded directly to your comments before. You ran away like a coward. 

[Radiorum]

6 minutes ago, User said:

You call me stupid

No I didn't, I called your posts stupid

[Nationalist]

Here's what's stupid...

I think you've forgotten that the DOGE project is still running. Finding system redundancies and waste. I'd bet there was a lot o' redundancy and waste at the Office on Violence Against Women.

Spending money...its what Libbies do as a matter of course. Now...when I go shopping, I admit I tend to not be concerned with price as much as quality and need. However...that's me spending my money. Libbies think they can spend my money as they wish and I just don't agree with that concept. If waste and redundancies are evident...put a stop to it. That's my money. Be responsible with it.

[gatomontes99]

29 minutes ago, Radiorum said:

No I didn't, I called your posts stupid

Smh...yeah.

[Radiorum]

18 minutes ago, Nationalist said:

Finding system redundancies and waste.

Yeah, lol, that's what DOGE did... /s

 

18 minutes ago, Nationalist said:

I'd bet there was a lot o' redundancy and waste at the Office on Violence Against Women.

If you believe that's why trump dismantled it I have some swamp land to sell you

 

20 minutes ago, Nationalist said:

That's my money. Be responsible with it.

Then you are probably against Trump spending $1 billion to refurbish a jet he got from terrorists and suing the DOJ for $230 million and spending nearly half a trillion dollars on deploying troops to American cities 

[Nationalist]

24 minutes ago, Radiorum said:

Yeah, lol, that's what DOGE did... /s

And still doing BTW.

25 minutes ago, Radiorum said:

If you believe that's why trump dismantled it I have some swamp land to sell you

No thanks. Keep your swampland.

 

27 minutes ago, Radiorum said:

Then you are probably against Trump spending $1 billion to refurbish a jet he got from terrorists and suing the DOJ for $230 million and spending nearly half a trillion dollars on deploying troops to American cities

I don't know enough about the requirements of an Air Force One jet, to comment on that intelligently. Neither do you.

I am on the fence about this law suit. It does highlight the consequences of lawfare though.

Why does it bother you that the military has been deployed to expel illegal aliens and quell an obvious crime wave? Are you an illegal alien? A criminal maybe? If you are, I can see you being concerned. If you're not...what the Hell are you upset about?

[User]

1 hour ago, Radiorum said:

No I didn't, I called your posts stupid

Fair enough! I amend my comment to calling your posts stupid.

Now, will you stop running away and engage honestly? 
 

[Radiorum]

6 minutes ago, Nationalist said:

I don't know enough about the requirements of an Air Force One jet, to comment on that intelligently. Neither do you.

I am on the fence about this law suit. It does highlight the consequences of lawfare though.

Lol, evasion. But I have mentioned before - I have read all of Jack Smith's reports, and the cases brought against Trump were with merit. Not so much the cases Trump has brought against his enemies.

8 minutes ago, Nationalist said:

Why does it bother you that the military has been deployed to expel illegal aliens and quell an obvious crime wave? Are you an illegal alien? A criminal maybe? If you are, I can see you being concerned. If you're not...what the Hell are you upset about?

Uh, because a country that uses its military against its citizens is a military dictatorship.

Look, everything that Trump does is for show and spectacle, not for sound policy reasons. It's all about optics for him. And also manufacturing a crisis in order to cancel elections.

Do you really believe that blowing up people in the ocean is having even a the smallest effect on drugs in the US? But it plays well to the base.  

 

1 minute ago, User said:

Now, will you stop running away and engage honestly? 

 

What do ya got?

[User]

53 minutes ago, Radiorum said:

If you believe that's why trump dismantled it I have some swamp land to sell you

What was dismantled?

This is a proposed budget. Even then, the office is not being dismantled. 
 

Just now, Radiorum said:

Lol, evasion.

Are you for real? Thats pretty much all you do as well. 

1 minute ago, Radiorum said:

Uh, because a country that uses its military against its citizens is a military dictatorship.

That is not the definition of dictatorship. You are also using purposefully vague language here to avoid being specific, as that would also defeat the assertion here as well.

 

[User]

2 minutes ago, Radiorum said:

Do you really believe that blowing up people in the ocean is having even a the smallest effect on drugs in the US? But it plays well to the base.  

So… your argument is that he should be blowing up more? I agree! Looks like they are doing just that too. 

[User]

19 minutes ago, Radiorum said:

What do ya got?

Go back up the thread to see where you ran away. 

[Nationalist]

14 minutes ago, Radiorum said:

Lol, evasion. But I have mentioned before - I have read all of Jack Smith's reports, and the cases brought against Trump were with merit. Not so much the cases Trump has brought against his enemies.

Yet...the SCOTUS disagrees with you.

15 minutes ago, Radiorum said:

Uh, because a country that uses its military against its citizens is a military dictatorship.

Look, everything that Trump does is for show and spectacle, not for sound policy reasons. It's all about optics for him. And also manufacturing a crisis in order to cancel elections.

Do you really believe that blowing up people in the ocean is having even a the smallest effect on drugs in the US? But it plays well to the base.  

Trump is not using the military against US citizens unless said citizens attack or obstruct them in discharging their duty...collecting up illegal aliens who are also criminals. Then said citizens are in fact, breaking the law.

Nobody's cancelling elections...except Zelinski...Just more lies.

Yes. I do think its having an effect. I quite sure there's no line-up of volunteers in Caracas who want to smuggle drugs on their boats these days. I also think Maduro is feeling...uneasy these days.

[Radiorum]

26 minutes ago, Nationalist said:

Yet...the SCOTUS disagrees with you.

No, what happened was that Trump could not be tried because he became president. The cases against him are not dead, they are just on pause until he is not president anymore. Why do you think he will go to any lengths to make sure he is president for life?

 

 

[User]

10 minutes ago, Radiorum said:

Why do you think he will go to any lengths to make sure he is president for life?

Um, this is the crazy conspiratorial garbage folks like you on the left believe and/or dishonesty fear monger about.