Orders agencies to 'REBUILD, AND OPEN ALCATRAZ!' as a law-and-order symbol

Trump said in a Truth Social post that he was directing the Bureau of Prisons, DOJ, FBI, and DHS to rebuild and reopen Alcatraz as a functioning prison, describing it as a symbol of 'Law, Order, and JUSTICE.' The proposal drew skepticism about cost and feasibility and fit the administration’s pattern of using punitive spectacle and maximalist rhetoric to project 'law and order' power.

"The reopening of ALCATRAZ will serve as a symbol of Law, Order, and JUSTICE." — Truth Social post, May 5, 2025