Watch: President Trump Holds EO Signing Ceremony/Presser, Slams 'Very Incompetent' Blue-State Leaders

On Monday morning, President Donald Trump invited the White House press pool into the Oval Office, where the president signed several executive orders, most having to do with crime and law and order issues. Further, he had some sharp things to say about some of the nation's big-city mayors and blue-state governors.

Here are some highlights.

First, the president touted the administration's successes in clamping down on crime in the District of Columbia.

.@POTUS: "I hate to barge in on a city and then be treated horribly by corrupt politicians...

Take a look at D.C. ... For eleven days, there have been NO murders." pic.twitter.com/EZKVcnYbXS
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) August 25, 2025

After signing an EO removing federal funding from jurisdictions that have "cashless bail" policies, the president spoke on that issue as well as the failures of blue-state and blue-city leaders to address major crime issues.

.@POTUS: "One of the Executive Orders has to do with cashless bail. That was when the big crime in this country started." pic.twitter.com/jyGAJb6sUt
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) August 25, 2025

The White House also slammed cashless bail policies in a press release supporting the EO signing; some examples from the press release include:

In 2022, a New York City man was released without bail after he smeared his own feces on a random woman waiting for the subway — despite having dozens of prior arrests, including for slugging a bus driver just months earlier and a heinous hate crime that occurred the prior year.
In 2022, a New York man brutally executed a mother in front of her three children less than 24 hours after he was freed without bail in a violent assault of the same woman. The man had a prior conviction for kidnapping his ex-girlfriend at gunpoint.
In 2023, two men who beat up a NYPD officer were freed without bail.
In 2024, two illegal immigrants who jumped and bit two NYPD cops were cut loose without bail.
In 2024, a suspected Tren de Aragua gang member — freed without bail after an attempted murder in New York — was arrested for drug trafficking and released again, before he was finally arrested and held for the sex trafficking of a minor.

When asked about the cashless bail EO and urban crime rates overall, the president called out Chicago by name:

.@POTUS: "Chicago's a killing field right now and they don't acknowledge it."

Chicago has seen the most murders of any U.S. city for 13 straight years. pic.twitter.com/knQJVPzvZE
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) August 25, 2025

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The Director of the United States Marshals Service, Gadyaces S. Serralta, also presented President Trump with an honorary U.S. Marshal's badge and handcuff key. Founded in 1789, the U.S. Marshals are the nation's oldest federal law enforcement service.

United States Marshals Service Director Gadyaces Serralta presents @POTUS with an honorary U.S. Marshals Service badge:

"You continue, through your policies and your efforts... to un-handcuff law enforcement officers all over this nation." pic.twitter.com/LujNH2FFBC
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) August 25, 2025

The president also had some pointed opinions on the possible upcoming deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia:

.@POTUS on Radical Left politicians defending Kilmar Abrego Garcia: "These people are deranged... He beat the hell out of his wife... we have that under control."@AGPamBondi: "He will no longer terrorize our country." pic.twitter.com/pHbXCCx1wV
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) August 25, 2025

When President Trump resumed office in January, we observed at the time that he and his team were wasting no time. That still holds true today; this has been the busiest presidential administration in living memory. It's essential to remember, however, that any action taken by the executive branch will require congressional approval to become permanent; fortunately, that appears more likely today than it did in January.

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The executive orders signed include:

Additional Measures to Address the Crime Emergency in the District of Columbia

Taking Steps to End Cashless Bail to Protect Americans

Measures to End Cashless Bail and Enforce the Law in the District of Columbia

Prosecuting Burning of the American Flag

You can view the entire thing here.