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Donald Trump: “We took over 2,000 people out of Washington D.C. these were…”

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

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President Trump delivers remarks in Iowa

Published | Video Starts at 49:09

And crime is down 54% in about three weeks. You don't read about that. And we've done all of this by taking thousands of criminals out of these states. We took over 2,000 people out of Washington D.C. these were criminals. you know, if you remember, about 2% of the population. It's a very simple business. 2% of the population causes 90% of the crime. So when you start decimating that 2%, boom. (49:09–49:14)

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