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Donald Trump: “In D.C. we took out 1700 career criminals, hard line…”

Featuring: Donald Trump, Republican | President of the United States | National

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President Trump Gaggles with the Press on Air Force One, Oct. 13, 2025

Published | Video Starts at 05:22

And I love Chicago. Chicago can be a great city again. And very quickly, I would have Chicago cleaned out, the criminals, removed. We would remove them. You know, In D.C. we took out 1700 career criminals, hard line criminals. That's why it's so good right now. DC setting records the other way. It's never been so safe. And the restaurants have never done better business. They're opening up new restaurants. (05:22–06:53)

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Asserts that 1,700 career criminals were removed from Washington, D.C.

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