President Donald J. Trump released a statement on April 7 in recognition of National Sexual Assault Awareness Month, outlining his administration's commitment to eliminating sexual assault and related violence in the United States.
The message highlights the importance of protecting communities from sexual violence and supporting survivors. The president said his administration is focused on securing borders, deporting violent criminals, and restoring law and order in cities as part of efforts to address these issues.
"This National Sexual Assault Awareness Month, my Administration pledges to eradicate sexual assault and all forms of violence from our Nation by securing our border, deporting violent criminals, and restoring law and order in our cities," Trump said.
Trump criticized previous policies that he said contributed to an increase in violent crime. "In an unconscionable betrayal of American safety and sovereignty, the previous administration empowered a violent wave of criminal illegal aliens to invade our Nation through a wide-open southern border. Radical left-wing prosecutors turned our streets into warzones by allowing rapists and other criminals to walk free from punishment and terrorize innocent Americans," he said. He added that since returning to office, his administration has worked quickly "to end the invasion of violent illegal criminals pouring through our southern border" and launched what he described as "the largest mass deportation operation in American history." According to Trump, these actions have led to reductions in sexual assaults nationwide.
He also stated: "Under my Administration, our southern border has been sealed, and dangerous sexual offenders are no longer being unleashed into our country. Thousands of rapists have been prosecuted and removed from our streets, and our Nation has seen reductions in sexual assaults and all forms of violent crime. America is now safer than it has been in over a century—and our work is only just beginning."
Concluding his message for National Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Trump said: "This month, we stand with every survivor of sexual assault, and we pledge to never waver in our fight to protect our people and communities. We will not rest until every city in America is safe, every victim receives justice, and every sexual predator is prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law."
