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Ted Cruz: “Violent crime has plummeted [in D.C. after federalization of…”

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Published | Video Starts at 01:20

The worst thing they could imagine was having a Republican president step in and actually stop violent crime. Well, that has happened. The numbers are stunning. Violent crime has plummeted [in D.C. after federalization of the police department]. We're going to break down the results of that and the attendant frequency freak out from the Democrats. (01:20)

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Asserts that violent crime has decreased significantly in D.C. after the federalization of the police department.

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