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John Cornyn: “Once President Trump deployed the National Guard, those…”

Featuring: John Cornyn, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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Cornyn Objects to Blumenthal Resolution on National Guard in Crime-ridden Cities

Published | Video Starts at 00:53

I won't go through the statistics, but one I remember in particular after an episode of carjacking by juveniles who basically had impunity because they weren't Prosecuted by the U.S. attorney here in the District of Columbia, the previous U.S. attorney. Once President Trump deployed the National Guard, those carjackings [in Washington, D.C.] went down 87%. 87%. And as if I drive through some of the areas of Washington, D.C. like Barracks Row, over near the Marine Barracks or Lafayette Park, I see more people out … (00:53–01:02)

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Asserts that the deployment of the National Guard led to an 87% reduction in carjackings in Washington, D.C.

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