Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) admitted that the president’s deployment of troops in the district has lowered crime, leading many liberal lawmakers to respond with anger and scorn.
Bowser related the significant drop in carjackings in the district during a press conference Wednesday, where she said that crime had been dropping before the federal surge but that those officers contributed to the trend.
‘We know that when carjackings go down, when use of gun goes down, when homicide or robbery go down, neighborhoods feel safer and are safer.’
“We greatly appreciate the surge of officers that enhance what [the D.C. Municipal Police Department] has been able to do in this city. The most significant thing that we are highlighting today is the area of
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