DC Leaders Push Back Against Federal Police Takeover Amid Crime Concerns
TL;DR
President Trump falsely claimed that Washington, DC, has no crime at all, despite police data showing ongoing criminal activity and significant crime reductions, but not complete elimination, during the federal takeover of the city's police force.
- Fact check: Trump falsely claims Washington, DC, now has no crime at all CNN
- DC mayor Bowser signs order aligning city with Trump’s federal police takeover The Guardian
- Bowser to provide indefinite coordination with federal law enforcement The Washington Post
- ‘We don’t need a presidential emergency’: Bowser pushes back against DC takeover after Trump praise Politico
- Crime Crackdown in D.C. Shows Trump Administration’s Uneasy Relationship With Guns The New York Times
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