Richard Grenell, President Donald Trump’s envoy for special missions, told Newsmax on Friday that the president should focus his next anti-crime initiative on Los Angeles rather than Chicago or New York once federal efforts in Washington, D.C., conclude.
Grenell, a longtime California resident and former acting director of national intelligence, told “Rob Schmitt Tonight” he directly raised the issue with Trump earlier in the day, warning that Los Angeles is ill-prepared for the 2028 Olympics if its crime, homelessness, and illegal immigration problems are left unaddressed.
“I actually suggested in the Oval Office today that the president move Los Angeles up a little bit more and try to make them next,” Grenell said.
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