Attorney General Todd Blanche credited President Trump with keeping his promise to secure the southern border and enact tough‑on‑crime laws that, he said, have made the nation far safer than the one inherited from President Biden.
Marking a rare appearance from a U.S. attorney general at a political event, Mr. Blanche said the number of border crossings is at their lowest point since the 1970s, fentanyl trafficking at the border has been cut in half, and overdoses have plummeted. In addition, he said the administration has overseen the “largest one-year decline in homicides in American history.”
“To evil men and women in this country, know this: President Trump will hold you accountable,” Mr. Blanche said at the Republican Party’s midterm convention in Dallas.
“If you traffic children, you will be held accountable. If you sell death in a pill, you will be held accountable,” he said. “If you choose violence, you will be held accountable, and if you steal from people who work hard and pay taxes, you will be held accountable.”
He concluded, “Now that is making America safe again.”
His remarks fit into a broader Republican effort this fall to showcase what they describe as real, measurable results from the administration’s crime and border policies — a coordinated push by GOP officials across the country to argue that tougher enforcement is delivering a safer America and shift the debate away from concerns about the economy that are top of mind for most voters.
That framing has become a staple on the campaign trail as Republicans highlight falling crime rates, tighter border controls and a more aggressive posture toward drug traffickers.
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