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President Donald Trump’s rhetoric about DC echoes a history of racist narratives about urban crime
President Donald Trump has taken control of the District of Columbia’s law enforcement and ordered National Guard troops to ...
‘Move Out, Immediately:' Trump's vision for ridding DC streets of homeless
“We’re going to be removing homeless encampments from beautiful parks, which now, a lot of people can’t walk on,” Trump told ...
Fact check: Violent crime in DC has fallen in 2024 and 2025 after a 2023 spike
President Donald Trump, justifying his temporary federal takeover of policing in the nation’s capital, claimed at a press ...
Fact checking Trump's Washington DC crime claim and assessing small boat crossings
While we wait for those figures, you can read our overnight fact-check on President Trump’s claim that crime in Washington DC ...
AP reporter details scene in briefing room as Trump announces DC crime and homelessness agenda
U.S. President Donald Trump held a press conference on Monday at the White House with members of his cabinet to address crime ...
Trump’s DC police takeover was fueled by attack on former DOGE staffer and his own observations of homelessness, allies say
Trump has long focused on crime and cleanliness in DC and other cities, sparring periodically with Democratic mayors during ...
Seth Meyers Explains Why Trump Thinks DC Is Crime-Ridden Despite Actual Numbers | Video
President Trump placed the DC Metropolitan Police under federal control and announced he'll be sending in the National Guard ...