Exclusive—Rep. Mark Harris: No More Irynas — Trump’s Historic Crime Drop Proves Tough Enforcement Works

February 24, 2026
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President Trump's State of the Union address tonight isn't just a victory lap—it's a thunderous vindication of tough-on-crime policies that have slashed violent crime rates to historic lows, spotlighting the tragic story of Iryna Zarutska, a Ukrainian immigrant brutally assaulted on DC's public transit in 2019. Rep. Mark Harris nails it in his exclusive statement: No More Irynas. Under Trump, murders dropped 30% from 2020 peaks, aggravated assaults plummeted, and overall violent crime fell by double digits in major cities, per FBI data through 2024. This isn't coincidence; it's the direct result of ramped-up policing, border security, and deportation of criminal illegals—over 1.5 million encounters turned away or removed since 2021, many with rap sheets longer than a Biden excuse. For the 2A community, this is rocket fuel. Critics who screech that guns are the problem conveniently ignore how Trump's enforcement renaissance proves the real culprits are soft-on-crime DAs, sanctuary cities, and unchecked illegal immigration—factors that flooded streets with unvetted thugs preying on folks like Iryna, who couldn't fight back without her own means of defense. Imagine if concealed carry reciprocity was federal law then; everyday heroes with Second Amendment rights could have intervened. Harris's call echoes the data: states with strong stand-your-ground laws and permitless carry (hello, Florida, Texas) saw the steepest crime drops, per CDC and Crime Prevention Research Center stats. Trump's blueprint shows that armed citizens plus iron-fisted prosecution = safer streets, debunking the gun-grabber myth that more laws fix lawlessness. The implications? As Harris warns, a Harris-Walz regime would reverse this overnight with defund-the-police 2.0 and open borders, unleashing a new wave of Irynas. 2A patriots, this SOTU is your rallying cry: Double down on Trump’s wins, arm up legally, and vote like your life depends on it—because for the next Iryna, it just might. No more excuses, no more victims. Make America safe again, for good.

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President Trump’s State of the Union address tonight isn’t just a victory lap—it’s a thunderous vindication of tough-on-crime policies that have slashed violent crime rates to historic lows, spotlighting the tragic story of Iryna Zarutska, a Ukrainian immigrant brutally assaulted on DC’s public transit in 2019. Rep. Mark Harris nails it in his exclusive statement: No More Irynas. Under Trump, murders dropped 30% from 2020 peaks, aggravated assaults plummeted, and overall violent crime fell by double digits in major cities, per FBI data through 2024. This isn’t coincidence; it’s the direct result of ramped-up policing, border security, and deportation of criminal illegals—over 1.5 million encounters turned away or removed since 2021, many with rap sheets longer than a Biden excuse.

For the 2A community, this is rocket fuel. Critics who screech that guns are the problem conveniently ignore how Trump’s enforcement renaissance proves the real culprits are soft-on-crime DAs, sanctuary cities, and unchecked illegal immigration—factors that flooded streets with unvetted thugs preying on folks like Iryna, who couldn’t fight back without her own means of defense. Imagine if concealed carry reciprocity was federal law then; everyday heroes with Second Amendment rights could have intervened. Harris’s call echoes the data: states with strong stand-your-ground laws and permitless carry (hello, Florida, Texas) saw the steepest crime drops, per CDC and Crime Prevention Research Center stats. Trump’s blueprint shows that armed citizens plus iron-fisted prosecution = safer streets, debunking the gun-grabber myth that more laws fix lawlessness.

The implications? As Harris warns, a Harris-Walz regime would reverse this overnight with defund-the-police 2.0 and open borders, unleashing a new wave of Irynas. 2A patriots, this SOTU is your rallying cry: Double down on Trump’s wins, arm up legally, and vote like your life depends on it—because for the next Iryna, it just might. No more excuses, no more victims. Make America safe again, for good.

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