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Yahoo
23-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Trump lifts police ‘burden' with executive orders in first 100 days: veteran officer
After President Donald Trump signed a slew of executive orders to reduce crime on his first day in office, one expert with nearly three decades of law enforcement experience said the days of police vilification are over. "Since Trump has returned to office, it has really been, it's been a burden lifted for law enforcement," Sgt. Betsy Brantner Smith (Ret.) told Fox News Digital. "And I think that this vilification of law enforcement is going to fade because politicians at the highest level are not going to go along with it anymore." Smith is a 29-year law enforcement veteran and spokesperson for the National Police Association. She now trains police officers across the country, and speaks with rank-and-file officers regularly. On day one, Trump signed the Executive Order on Initial Rescissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions, which eliminated dozens of Biden-era executive orders. One of those Biden-era orders was called Advancing Effective, Accountable Policing and Criminal Justice Practices to Enhance Public Trust and Public Safety. Trump To Take More Than 200 Executive Actions On Day One That order promoted "alternatives to arrest or incarceration," banned local and state authorities from obtaining surplus federal government weapons and other law enforcement equipment, and cracked down on local law enforcement's ability to use force in making arrests. Read On The Fox News App Dem Elites Accused Of Slapping Small-town Cops With 'Witch Hunt' Fines Twice Their Pay Smith noted that now, law enforcement optimism is as high as it has been since what she called the "war on cops," which she said began when Barack Obama was president and when Joe Biden was his vice president. She said that pro-police and law and order messaging is refreshing for the law enforcement community, and may even attract new recruits to the profession. "And what that is going to do, albeit slowly, is help us recover from these last four years of police officers retiring early, or fleeing places like New York and Chicago and LA and going to places like Florida and Arizona," she said. "And I think we'll start to see young people interested in the profession again." Trump also enacted an executive order on his first day back in office called the Executive Order on Protecting the American People Against Invasion, meant to "combat cross-border crime in our communities, including drug and gang crime as well as human trafficking and smuggling," according to the National Association for Police Officers. Blue City Police Sergeants Say They're Paid Less Than Subordinates As Billions Go To Migrants "The executive order also promotes… agreements with states and localities to grant state and local law enforcement officers the necessary resources and latitude to pursue investigations relating to violent crimes, human smuggling, and gang and drug activity by criminal aliens," NAPO said. Smith, an Arizona resident, also regularly communicates with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents. "We have a lot of interaction with border patrol," she said. "The morale in the border patrol here in southern Arizona… it's exploded. You see those guys and gals out and about, and they're so happy because they get to do their jobs. They're just happy to be back to work." CBP Assistant Commissioner for Public Affairs Hilton Beckham told Fox News Digital that the agency is no longer hamstrung and is back to working at full force. "Change starts with leadership. Under a president who restores authority to law enforcement and backs the men and women on the frontlines, we're seeing a complete 180 at the border," she said. "Historic lows in illegal crossings — numbers even veteran agents haven't seen — and an unprecedented whole-of-government collaboration are delivering real results. The CBP mission never changed, but now we have the ability to enforce it fully: holding lawbreakers accountable, restoring order, and putting Americans first."Original article source: Trump lifts police 'burden' with executive orders in first 100 days: veteran officer
Fox News
23-04-2025
- Politics
- Fox News
Trump lifts police ‘burden' with executive orders in first 100 days: veteran officer
After President Donald Trump signed a slew of executive orders to reduce crime on his first day in office, one expert with nearly three decades of law enforcement experience said the days of police vilification are over. "Since Trump has returned to office, it has really been, it's been a burden lifted for law enforcement," Sgt. Betsy Brantner Smith (Ret.) told Fox News Digital. "And I think that this vilification of law enforcement is going to fade because politicians at the highest level are not going to go along with it anymore." Smith is a 29-year law enforcement veteran and spokesperson for the National Police Association. She now trains police officers across the country, and speaks with rank-and-file officers regularly. On day one, Trump signed the Executive Order on Initial Rescissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions, which eliminated dozens of Biden-era executive orders. One of those Biden-era orders was called Advancing Effective, Accountable Policing and Criminal Justice Practices to Enhance Public Trust and Public Safety. That order promoted "alternatives to arrest or incarceration," banned local and state authorities from obtaining surplus federal government weapons and other law enforcement equipment, and cracked down on local law enforcement's ability to use force in making arrests. Smith noted that now, law enforcement optimism is as high as it has been since what she called the "war on cops," which she said began when Barack Obama was president and when Joe Biden was his vice president. She said that pro-police and law and order messaging is refreshing for the law enforcement community, and may even attract new recruits to the profession. "And what that is going to do, albeit slowly, is help us recover from these last four years of police officers retiring early, or fleeing places like New York and Chicago and LA and going to places like Florida and Arizona," she said. "And I think we'll start to see young people interested in the profession again." Trump also enacted an executive order on his first day back in office called the Executive Order on Protecting the American People Against Invasion, meant to "combat cross-border crime in our communities, including drug and gang crime as well as human trafficking and smuggling," according to the National Association for Police Officers. "The executive order also promotes… agreements with states and localities to grant state and local law enforcement officers the necessary resources and latitude to pursue investigations relating to violent crimes, human smuggling, and gang and drug activity by criminal aliens," NAPO said. Smith, an Arizona resident, also regularly communicates with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents. "We have a lot of interaction with border patrol," she said. "The morale in the border patrol here in southern Arizona… it's exploded. You see those guys and gals out and about, and they're so happy because they get to do their jobs. They're just happy to be back to work." CBP Assistant Commissioner for Public Affairs Hilton Beckham told Fox News Digital that the agency is no longer hamstrung and is back to working at full force. "Change starts with leadership. Under a president who restores authority to law enforcement and backs the men and women on the frontlines, we're seeing a complete 180 at the border," she said. "Historic lows in illegal crossings — numbers even veteran agents haven't seen — and an unprecedented whole-of-government collaboration are delivering real results. The CBP mission never changed, but now we have the ability to enforce it fully: holding lawbreakers accountable, restoring order, and putting Americans first."
Yahoo
19-03-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Despite federal moves, Columbus continues to treat gun violence as public health crisis
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Despite certain webpages related to gun violence no longer existing on the United States Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) website, city leaders in Columbus said their approach to combatting gun violence is not changing. It's been about three years since gun violence was declared a public health crisis in Columbus. 'What we are doing through the public health lens in public safety is to really look at all of those underlying social determinants of health that might predispose someone or that might affect someone into going into criminal activity,' Columbus Office of Violence Prevention Director Rena Shak said. Last summer, the former surgeon general declared gun violence a national public health crisis. That announcement came with a 40-page report on the issue and called for a ban on assault weapons. It was criticized at the time by the National Rifle Association (NRA). Now, when one tries to find that report or a web page about firearm violence in America on the HHS website, a 'Page Not Found' screen appears. 'I'd like to tell you I'm surprised but I'm not,' Shak said. 'I think this was an expected step especially given the fact the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention was dismantled not too long ago.' NBC4 reached out to HHS. 'HHS and the Office of the Surgeon General are complying with President Trump's Executive Order on Protecting Second Amendment Rights,' HHS wrote in a statement. Shak said what's happened will not affect Columbus' work. 'Regardless of whether the surgeon general was forced to take down the gun violence declaration as a public health crisis, that doesn't change our dedication to doing the work here,' she said. 'The public health crisis of gun violence still is in effect here in the city of Columbus and the mayor and Office of Violence Prevention, we are dedicated to doing everything we can through that lens.' Mayor Andrew Ginther's office also shared the following statement: 'Our gun problem isn't going away. Of the 12 homicides that have occurred this year, 11 involved the use of a firearm. We will treat gun violence as a public health crisis as long as this issue continues to impact our community.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
18-03-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
US HHS drops advisory labeling gun violence a public health crisis
(Reuters) -The former U.S. surgeon general's 2024 advisory calling gun violence a public health crisis has been take down by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) following orders from the Trump administration. A spokesperson for the health agency said "HHS and the Office of the Surgeon General are complying with President Trump's Executive Order on Protecting Second Amendment Rights", referring to the right to bear firearms under the U.S. Constitution. The web page that previously had information on gun violence in America as well as a 40-page advisory issued by former Surgeon General Vivek Murthy in June no longer exists on the HHS website. The page with the advisory has been down since Saturday, according to internet archive Wayback Machine. The advisory had called for more research funding, better mental health access and other steps such as secure storage to reduce harm from gun violence. Last month, President Donald Trump issued an executive order directing the attorney general to review orders, specific documents and other actions taken by former President Joe Biden's administration regarding firearms. Under the executive order, Trump's administration has to "deliver a plan of action to the president to eliminate all infringements on Americans' Second Amendment rights."
Reuters
18-03-2025
- Health
- Reuters
US HHS drops advisory labeling gun violence a public health crisis
March 18 (Reuters) - The former U.S. surgeon general's 2024 advisory calling gun violence a public health crisis has been take down by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) following orders from the Trump administration. A spokesperson for the health agency said "HHS and the Office of the Surgeon General are complying with President Trump's Executive Order on Protecting Second Amendment Rights", referring to the right to bear firearms under the U.S. Constitution. The web page that previously had information on gun violence in America as well as a 40-page advisory issued by former Surgeon General Vivek Murthy in June no longer exists on the HHS website. The page with the advisory has been down since Saturday, according to internet archive Wayback Machine. The advisory had called for more research funding, better mental health access and other steps such as secure storage to reduce harm from gun violence. Last month, President Donald Trump issued an executive order directing the attorney general to review orders, specific documents and other actions taken by former President Joe Biden's administration regarding firearms.
