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Ted Cruz: “President Trump federalized the police department in D.C…”

Featuring: Ted Cruz, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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President Trump is Bringing Peace to the Ukraine War, plus DC Crime Plummets

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We're going to tell you where each of the players are and we're going to tell you what's likely to happen next. We're also going to talk on Today's podcast about D.C. and when President Trump federalized the police department in D.C. pursuant to his authority under the Constitution and his Authority under the D.C. home Rule Statute. the Democrats freaked out, the media freaked out. The worst thing they could imagine was having a Republican president step in and actually stop violent crime. Well, that has happened. (01:00–01:09)

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Asserts that President Trump federalized the D.C. police department under constitutional and D.C. home Rule Statute authority.

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