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Mike Johnson: “Since President Trump took control of the crime in this city…”

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 02:39

I'll just note parenthetically as we head into the midterm election, about the results that we can point to that are going to help everyone regarding DC … Since President Trump took control of the crime in this city [...] the crime in our nation's capital has fallen off a cliff. … Some of you, I won't ask for a raise of hands, but some of y' all live in the Navy Yard. I mean, people were scared to go to their cars at night. (02:39–02:52)

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Asserts that crime in D.C. has significantly decreased since President Trump took control.

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