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Kash Patel: “53% decrease in homicides in Washington D.C. in the last…”

Featuring: Kash Patel, Republican | Former Chief of Staff to the Acting U.S. Secretary of Defense | National

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A huge decrease in violent crime. 60% decrease in gun crimes in Washington D.C. in the last month. 74% decrease in carjackings in Washington D.C. in the last month. 53% decrease in homicides in Washington D.C. in the last month. The drugs are disappearing, people are freely walking around the states and we're storing the nation's capital to its glory. (12:36)

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