John Cornyn: “Robbery, you can see here, was 24. Here's the first. The…”

“And just the difference between here's 24 and here's 25, just for basically three weeks, motor vehicle theft has dropped precipitously. Robbery, you can see here, was 24. Here's the first. The three weeks after President Trump announced the National Guard would begin law enforcement efforts, burglary down from 77 to 40, and combined, violent crime has dropped precipitously. And one particular problem that I know has concerned my wife, among other people, has been the epidemic of carjackings, primarily by juveniles, who, under the practice here in D.C. …” (01:44–02:07)

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