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Ted Cruz: “Violent crime has dropped significantly in D.C. because of…”

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

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On the Ground with President Bukele in El Salvador plus Cracker Barrel Surrenders

Published | Video Starts at 21:21

Look, the president in D.C. said, we're gonna put federal law enforcement officials on the ground. We're gonna arrest murderers, we're gonna arrest criminals and keep people safe. And the results have been dramatic. Violent crime has dropped significantly in D.C. because of the simple act of saying we're going to arrest violent criminals. That's a choice. I'll tell you. President Bukele brought up San Francisco. He brought up when, when Xi from China came to San Francisco and he said it was amazing. (21:21–21:29)

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Asserts that violent crime in D.C. has decreased due to increased arrests of violent criminals.

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