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Mike Johnson: “Robbery is down 42%.”

Featuring: Mike Johnson, Republican | Speaker of the United States House of Representatives | National

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Speaker Johnson Delivers Remarks at House Leadership Press Conference

Published | Video Starts at 03:15

I was down there yesterday, and we have National Guard, loyal, faithful, brave National Guardsmen and women walking the streets in full, you know, with their arms. Makes a big difference. Carjacking is down 85%. Robbery is down 42%. Violent crime down 25%. D.C. went 11 straight days without a murder. That sounds like, wow, why would you be. Because that's an amazing thing around here. (03:15–03:18)

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