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'We're Going to Take Our Capital Back': Trump Calls for DC Deployments Despite Falling Crime Rates
Notably, the order's text also paves the way for more guard deployments from other states and overall increases by giving ...
FACT FOCUS: Trump exaggerates, misstates facts on Washington crime
But Trump exaggerated or misstated many of the facts surrounding public safety in Washington, where the crime rate has fallen ...
Trump holds news conference on crime in DC after vowing possible federal takeover
President Donald Trump will hold a news conference Monday that he said "will, essentially, stop violent crime in Washington, ...
Trump Set to Deploy Wave of Federal Forces on Washington, D.C., Over Crime Problem Mayor Says He’s Exaggerating
Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, said on MSNBC on Sunday that Trump’s statements comparing the capital to a “war-torn ...
Mother of son caught in DC crossfire weighs in on Trump’s crime crackdown
Jachym, the mother of a murdered congressional intern, weighs in on President Donald Trump’s takeover of Washington, D.C. police on ‘The Story.’ ...
DC Council rips Trump’s ‘manufactured intrusion on local authority’
The D.C. City Council condemned President Trump’s federalization of the city’s police force and plans to deploy the National ...
Trump likens DC to ‘worst places on Earth’ as military takes over capital: ‘Wild youth, maniacs and homeless’
Crime has fallen in Washington over the last two years but the president has long wanted to take control of the police and ...
Trump slams DC crime as 'embarrassing' as he preps for high-stakes Putin meeting
President Trump calls D.C. crime situation embarrassing before Putin meeting, announces federal law enforcement deployment to ...