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The number of murders is down 34 percent from the first seven months of 2023
The number of carjackings in the District of Columbia did spike in 2023 but have declined significantly over the past 18 months
It’s also interesting to note Trump’s language here as he’s describing some residents of American cities as caravans of mass youth
President Trump was just talking about a carjacking incident
Trump says the murder rate in Washington is higher than some of the worst places in the world
President Trump is using it to talk about transgender athletes and his policies at the southern border trying to somehow connect it all back to what he wants to do with the Distric of Columbia police department
This move is in line with Trump’s tendency to assign his cabinet members multiple jobs
President Trump says I’m going to Russia on Friday
This news conference has as much to do with politics as it does the real world issue of crime and law enforcement
President Trump says 800 National Guard troops will be stationed in Washington and says he will add more if necessary
He did not say how many
Attorney General Pam Bondi takes the lectern and talks about the families who visit the capital taking advantage of the free museums the National Zoo and other attractions
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says members of the Washington D.C. National Guard will be flowing into the capital over the coming week
The president has not outlined where he plans on moving those people
President Trump says his administration has begun to remove homeless people from encampments in parks in Washington
President Trump is using Washington as a test lab to prove Republicans can run cities better than Democrats
Prosecutions of juveniles are handled by the locally elected attorney general prosecutions of adults accused of serious crimes are handled by the U.S. attorney for Washington D.C. Jeanine Pirro
President Trump is using executive power to crack down on crime and restore law and order in Washington D.C.
President Trump says If our capital is dirty our whole country is dirty
President Trump does not get out of the White House and into the city much
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Senator Cory Booker made history today
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War Department published pamphlets for U.S. beginning in 1943
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Democrats have demanded restrictions on such patrols as a condition of funding the Department of Homeland Security
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