A D.C. resident named Benny describes violent crimes in his neighborhood: muggings, carjacking, and arson with his infant inside. A Washington Post poll from May 2024 found 65% of district residents view crime as extremely or very serious. The speaker defends federalizing the National Guard to reduce violence.
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As a D.C. resident of 15 years, I lived on Capitol Hill. I witnessed so many muggings and so much theft, I lost track. I was carjacked. I have murders on my ring camera and mass shootings. I witnessed a woman on my block get held up at gunpoint for $20. And my house was set ablaze in an arson with my infant child inside. And so, to any reporter that says and lies that DC Is a safe place to live and work, let me just say this. Thank you. Thank you for the city safe. Because no parent should have to go through what my family went through, having the fire department rip open their door to save their infant child. So thank you for your work on securing this city. My question to you is Nancy Pelosi has attacked the President for deploying the National Guard to the city, saying that it is to cover for his incompetence. Hillary Clinton has also attacked the President for securing the city of Washington, D.C. i'd like to get your response to Nancy Pelosi and Hillary Clinton. Sure. Well, first of all, Benny, I'm sorry that happened to you and your family. There have been, unfortunately, far too many victims of crime in this city. And I know the majority of residents in the District of Columbia agree with you. In fact, a new poll from the Washington Post, I was reading this morning, this was released in May of 2024. So it's quite funny how many of you in the media agreed with what the President was saying yesterday. But now, once the President says it, many of you are disagreeing with him. But this poll released by the Washington Post found that 65% of district residents think crime is an extremely serious or a very serious problem. And this was up from 56% last year. So the concern that you share with so many other residents in the District of Columbia is real. And that's why this president is taking action to address it. To get to the heart of your question, I think it's despicable that Democrats cannot agree that we need more law and order in a city that has been ravaged by violence, crime, murders, property theft. This should be a win, winning issue for all Americans. I don't understand. It's just anything President Trump does, the Democrats want to disagree with. I think the President would love to work with Democrats on this issue to bring law and order to America's cities. But unfortunately, they have failed. And that's why he's taken this historic action to federalize the National Guard. And as you're seeing from last night's numbers, we already have seen success. We are removing violent offenders, we are arresting criminals, and we are removing drugs and firearms off of the streets of the city to make it safer for all of its residents.
