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'Is this a distraction from the Epstein files?' Dem Rep. on Trump's D.C. takeover
MSNBCยท2025-08-12 16:08

DC MAYOR MURIEL BOWSER HAS WRAPPED, AND WE'LL BRING YOU MORE ON THAT AS WE LEARN ABOUT IT. JOINING US NOW IS DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSMAN GLENN IVEY FROM MARYLAND. CONGRESSMAN, GOOD TO SEE YOU.LET'S JUST START WITH THE FACTS HERE. HOMICIDE RATES HAVE BEEN DECLINING SINCE THE 1990S. OVERALL, VIOLENT CRIME JUST HIT A 30 YEAR LOW THIS YEAR.AND HOMELESSNESS IN DC, WHICH THE PRESIDENT HAS ALSO POINTED TO AS JUSTIFICATION FOR THESE ACTIONS. HOMELESSNESS IS ACTUALLY LOWER RIGHT NOW THAN AT ANY POINT DURING TRUMP'S FIRST ...