<p>While Democrats and many in media scramble to oppose President Donald Trump&#8217;s efforts to use federal law enforcement to clean up Washington, D.C., Geraldo Rivera conceded that the nation&#8217;s capital &#8220;has been a s***-hole for a long time.&#8221;</p>
<p>Rivera gave his assessment during a recent appearance on NewsNation, saying that the rampant violent crime in the city was as bad as it had ever been — and may even have gotten worse.</p>
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<p>&#8220;D.C. has been — with all due respect to our nation’s capital — a sh*thole for a long time.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;If anything, it is worse than ever!&#8221;<a href="https://twitter.com/DailyCaller?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DailyCaller</a> <a href="https://t.co/BIM919OKzN">pic.twitter.com/BIM919OKzN</a></p>
<p>— Jason Cohen 🇺🇸 (@JasonJournoDC) <a href="https://twitter.com/JasonJournoDC/status/1955789799379623977?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 14, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
<p>&#8220;D.C. has been, with all due respect to our nation&#8217;s capital, a s***-hole for a long time,&#8221; he said. &#8220;You know, it reminds me of the old LaGuardia airport that was — became so ghettoized, and so grim and dark and melancholy, that you get used to it.&#8221;</p>
<p>Of the National Guardsmen deployed to the city, he added, &#8220;Remember, these are citizen soldiers, the Guard. In broad strokes, I agree that the military should not be deployed for a law enforcement purpose. But these people, the Guard, the citizen soldiers are there for a different reason. They&#8217;re there to calm people down and to also project a presence. You see a couple of Guardsmen, even if they don&#8217;t have their long guns — and they don&#8217;t, thank God, have them as they are deployed — they&#8217;re there in a support function.&#8221;</p>
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<p>Rivera had previously posted his opinion on X, saying, &#8220;Trump’s right about shabby, scary Washington DC. When modest-sized city celebrates having &#8216;only&#8217; 187 murders last year, it’s bad. Homeless encampments, public hard drug use, graffiti, filth; past time for the feds to paid attention to cleaning it up. Biden didn’t, due respect.&#8221;</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Trump’s right about shabby, scary Washington DC.<br />
When modest-sized city celebrates having “only” 187 murders last year, it’s bad. Homeless encampments, public hard drug use, graffiti, filth; past time for the feds to paid attention to cleaning it up. Biden didn’t, due respect.</p>
<p>— Geraldo Rivera (@GeraldoRivera) <a href="https://twitter.com/GeraldoRivera/status/1955424425219616966?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 13, 2025</a></p></blockquote>

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