President Donald Trump announced work on a “Comprehensive Crime Bill” shortly after midnight Wednesday morning, as polls show the popularity of tough-on-crime policy.
“Speaker Mike Johnson, and Leader John Thune, are working with me, and other Republicans, on a Comprehensive Crime Bill,” Trump wrote on the social media platform Truth Social. “It’s what our Country need, and NOW! More to follow. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!!”
A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows that 55% of American adults think it is completely or somewhat acceptable to “use the U.S. military and National Guard to assist local police.”
Additionally, 81% of respondents in the poll said crime was a “major problem” in large cities, while 18% said it was a “minor problem.” Just 1% said it was not a problem.
In their own communities, 24% of respondents characterized crime as a major problem and 55% characterized it as a minor problem.
Meanwhile, Trump receives 53% overall approval in the survey for his handling of crime.
It remains unclear when Congress would begin work debating the crime bill that Trump references in his post.
Upon returning from recess after Labor Day, Congress will have to rush to fund the federal government before the end of the fiscal year on Sept. 30 to avoid a shutdown.
Additionally, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., and Senate Majority Leader John Thume, R-S.D., have both discussed future budget reconciliation bills to advance the Republican agenda.
A budget reconciliation bill, which is the category of legislation that the recently passed “big, beautiful bill” falls into, allows for Congress to enact sweeping legislative change with simple majorities in both chambers.
Another of these 10-year budget bills could serve as the vehicle for Trump’s law enforcement agenda.