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White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt was asked about President Trump's federal takeover of Washington D.C., and his comments about using the National Guard to carry out similar efforts in other U.S. cities.

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00:00The D.C. action real quick.
00:02The President said yesterday that this is a model federalizing the National Guard
00:06that could be used to combat really high rates of crime in other cities like Chicago, L.A., Baltimore.
00:13What sort of authority would he have to deploy forces like that, absent the Home Rule Act?
00:19Look, the President is speaking about what he'd like to see take place in other cities around the country.
00:24Right now, this administration is focused on making D.C. safe and beautiful again.
00:28When the time comes, we'll talk about that.
00:30But I will note that the President wants to see all of our nation's cities be safe,
00:35but I think starting with our nation's capital is a great place to begin,
00:39and it should serve as a model for the rest of the country.
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