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Trump vows to 'liberate' Washington, D.C. from crime

Violent crime rates are down in Washington, D.C., but President Trump vows to reduce crime and homelessness in the district, following an attempted carjacking of a Department of Government Efficiency staffer.

Here & Now‘s Robin Young speaks with WAMU’s Alex Koma about White House plans to use federal forces in D.C. over the objections of locally elected Democrats.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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