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J. D. Vance: “Washington, D.C. averaged last year, a violent murder every…”

Featuring: J. D. Vance, Republican | Vice President of the United States | National

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Vice President JD Vance Delivers Remarks on Tax Cuts and Empowering Law Enforcement

Published | Video Starts at 05:31

And these world leaders will look at us and say, is that supposed to impress us? Like, that doesn't sound very good. But, you know, to Washington, D.C. averaged last year, a violent murder every other day. two weeks without a murder was a hell of a track record. And then we just surged the National Guard to Memphis, Tennessee, again, a Democrat city, a Democrat city … (05:31–06:04)

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Asserts that Washington, D.C. had a violent murder approximately every other day last year.

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