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Donald Trump: “Within 12 days [Washington D.C.] was a safe city.”

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

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We took it over. It was. And you know what, I don't want to insult anybody, but it was horrible. One of the worst. It was horrible. And Within 12 days [Washington D.C.] was a safe city. And within 22 days it was really safe. And a couple of days later, I actually went and walk right down the middle of the street and I had no fear because we took 1600 criminals, hardened criminals. (39:48–39:51)

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Asserts that Washington D.C. became a safe city within 12 days.

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