00:00Trump announced the federal government would be taking control of the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia and the National Guard would be deployed to the city.
00:09Why?
00:10Rising crime in lawlessness.
00:12Trump showed reporters printouts of data that allegedly backed his claims, comparing D.C. crime rates to other countries.
00:20But Metropolitan Police released stats showing violent crime is down by 26% in D.C. compared to this time last year.
00:28And data by the Justice Department released on January 3rd found violent crime in 2024 was down by 35% compared to 2023, the lowest the city has seen in more than 30 years.
00:42Presidents have deployed the National Guard to D.C. before to manage situations like the 2020 protests.
00:49But federalizing the police under the Home Rule Act, that's rare and typically only lasts 30 days at most.
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