White House slams Politico report on ‘moped driver’ arrest
WASHINGTON: White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Sunday (local time) slammed a media report alleging that US federal law enforcement agents had arrested an innocent ‘moped driver’ in Washington DC.
Leavitt said that the media outlet had not sought comment from the White House before publishing and added that the individual in question was an illegal immigrant with suspected gang affiliations.
In a post on X, she wrote: ‘Politico Playbook today was written to fear DC residents into believing federal law enforcement randomly arrested an innocent “moped driver”. If Politico had reached out to the White House for comment before publishing, we could have provided them with the facts: the “moped driver” was an illegal alien criminal from Venezuela with suspected gang affiliation and an active final order of removal from the country. Upon his arrest, the illegal alien criminal resisted arrest and a law enforcement officer suffered a concussion as a result.’
Politico’s report alleged that the masked agents, whose vests bore only the word “Police”, refused to reveal their identities and took the driver away without explaining their actions to him or to onlookers.
Meanwhile, US Attorney General Pamela Bondi said that more than 300 arrests had been made in Washington DC. ‘Over 300 arrests in DC – and counting: just last night, our federal and DC law enforcement partners made 68 arrests and seized 15 illegal firearms. Homicide suspects, drug traffickers and more are being charged. I’ll continue to stand with you as we make DC safe again!’
US President Donald Trump criticised Democrats in a post on Truth Social, claiming they ‘want crime’ in the cities under their control. ‘These people are sick! They even want crime in DC, and other blue cities throughout our country, but don’t worry, I won’t let that happen. Just like our now secure southern border (ZERO illegals in the last three months!), our cities will be secure and safe, and DC will lead the way!’ he stated.
By RSS/ANI
