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Donald Trump: “Washington, D.C. is now an extremely safe place.”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 04:18

You couldn't walk to a restaurant. Restaurants were closing. I inherited not only a mess with the country, I inherited a horrible, very dangerous capital. Do you know Washington, D.C. is now an extremely safe place. You see what happened? You're here a lot. When you mentioned Renee. Yeah, yeah, you're here a lot. Would you have walked down the street a year and a half ago with your family? (04:18–04:38)

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Asserts that Washington, D.C. is currently very safe.

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