Karoline Leavitt: “We've seen violent crime has taken the lives of far too many…”

“… lay out the rationale and the reasoning for federalizing the National Guard here in Washington, D.C. and for our work with the Metropolitan Police Department to make our district safer. We've seen violent crime has taken the lives of far too many residents here in our nation's capital. and the president wants to make it safe again. And as for the coordination efforts, this interagency team is meeting and talking daily.” (16:17–16:23)

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