President Trump has announced plans to deploy the National Guard to Washington, D.C., and place the city’s police under federal control, citing concerns about “violent gangs” and homelessness.
He also pledged to eliminate “slums,” though without offering specifics. However, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser refuted his claims, stating that the city is not experiencing a crime spike and that violent crime is at a 30-year low.
She called the president’s remarks “unsettling and unprecedented.
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