Mara Gay: Trump Bashes D.C. Crime to Distract from Epstein Files

LEMIRE Now that it ░░░░░░░░ does And the statistics ░░░░░░░░ us sort of two ░░░░░░░░ at once You re ░░░░░░░░ to highlight the rise ░░░░░░░░ the gun homicides There ░░░░░░░░ also a wave a ░░░░░░░░ of years ago a ░░░░░░░░ profile wave of a ░░░░░░░░ of carjackings in Washington ░░░░░░░░ the overall crime has ░░░░░░░░ down as we just ░░░░░░░░ there Washington a city ░░░░░░░░ I m in a ░░░░░░░░ you know certainly post ░░░░░░░░ like a lot of ░░░░░░░░ cities really there did ░░░░░░░░ like a sense of ░░░░░░░░ crime was up a ░░░░░░░░ of sort of menace ░░░░░░░░ up A lot of ░░░░░░░░ has improved in the ░░░░░░░░ year or so It ░░░░░░░░ unclear how much the ░░░░░░░░ himself sees of Washington ░░░░░░░░ doesn t travel out ░░░░░░░░ much beyond driving through ░░░░░░░░ portion of it on ░░░░░░░░ way to his golf ░░░░░░░░ in Virginia But you ░░░░░░░░ right this has been ░░░░░░░░ issue for a while ░░░░░░░░ Mara this is a ░░░░░░░░ ratcheting up if you ░░░░░░░░ of not just the ░░░░░░░░ from the White House ░░░░░░░░ potentially action in terms ░░░░░░░░ taking steps here You ░░░░░░░░ the presence of the ░░░░░░░░ Guard which is not ░░░░░░░░ were the National Guard ░░░░░░░░ here we certainly know ░░░░░░░░ happened when they went ░░░░░░░░ to Los Angeles earlier ░░░░░░░░ year that raised a ░░░░░░░░ of emotions for people ░░░░░░░░ know there s reports ░░░░░░░░ FBI agents a lot ░░░░░░░░ them have fanned out ░░░░░░░░ streets now to combat ░░░░░░░░ So certainly trying to ░░░░░░░░ crime down a noble ░░░░░░░░ But what do you ░░░░░░░░ of the way this ░░░░░░░░ being done GAY Yeah ░░░░░░░░ just don t know ░░░░░░░░ it s a noble ░░░░░░░░ in this instance because ░░░░░░░░ don t believe that ░░░░░░░░ Trump can be trusted ░░░░░░░░ do this It is ░░░░░░░░ to think about all ░░░░░░░░ these federal agencies and ░░░░░░░░ enforcement being deployed in ░░░░░░░░ way against American citizens ░░░░░░░░ shouldn t be policing ░░░░░░░░ s not their job ░░░░░░░░ of course crime is ░░░░░░░░ major issue And quality ░░░░░░░░ life as Joe said ░░░░░░░░ an important issue I ░░░░░░░░ the best thing and ░░░░░░░░ course this isn t ░░░░░░░░ to happen right now ░░░░░░░░ I personally believe that ░░░░░░░░ D C should be ░░░░░░░░ own state and should ░░░░░░░░ local governance that is ░░░░░░░░ to the people who ░░░░░░░░ there and pay taxes ░░░░░░░░ Now barring that I ░░░░░░░░ have to wonder crime ░░░░░░░░ a serious issue Again ░░░░░░░░ matter who you are ░░░░░░░░ want to know that ░░░░░░░░ community is safe But ░░░░░░░░ much of this is ░░░░░░░░ grandstanding is about Donald ░░░░░░░░ just bashing cities because ░░░░░░░░ is another point of ░░░░░░░░ for him with the ░░░░░░░░ files with anger that ░░░░░░░░ has domestically over this ░░░░░░░░ coming up with Vladimir ░░░░░░░░ There s a lot ░░░░░░░░ things that he would ░░░░░░░░ to distract us from ░░░░░░░░ so bashing cities has ░░░░░░░░ a go to thing ░░░░░░░░ him to do Also ░░░░░░░░ discussion of homelessness Homelessness ░░░░░░░░ a serious issue It ░░░░░░░░ a quality of life ░░░░░░░░ first for the people ░░░░░░░░ are unhoused and secondly ░░░░░░░░ communities who are affected ░░░░░░░░ it But nothing that ░░░░░░░░ ve heard from this ░░░░░░░░ House so far suggests ░░░░░░░░ he actually cares about ░░░░░░░░ people or improving the ░░░░░░░░ The fact that the ░░░░░░░░ and the city council ░░░░░░░░ t been brought in ░░░░░░░░ be the first red ░░░░░░░░