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Donald Trump: “We removed almost 4,000 people [from Washington, D.C.].”

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

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Live: Trump signs executive order in Oval Office

Published | Video Starts at 05:56

Within four months, it was very good. Within five months, it was great. Now it's better than it ever was. And so Washington, D.C. is now considered a very, very safe city. We removed almost 4,000 people [from Washington, D.C.]. just so you understand. You know, an interesting stat is that 2% of the people create more than 90% of the crime. (05:56–05:59)

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Asserts that nearly 4,000 people were removed from Washington, D.C. to improve safety.

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