Trump, answering journalists' questions, assessed that the level of crime in Washington is “ridiculous”. He added that he would also like to “embellish the city”, which – as he continued – is full of graffiti, and urban roads are in poor condition. “We'll do something about it,” said the US president on Wednesday, quoted by global agencies.
The president noted that he was considering taking control of the Washington police and does not exclude the use of national guards in the city. – It is possible that this will happen very quickly. (…) We want to have a wonderful, safe capital and we will have it – he said.
The day before, Donald Trump demanded that the US capital's authorities controlled by Democrats change the law, which would allow the judgment of 14-year-olds like adults. He threatened that if the Washington authorities did not do it, the federal government would take control of the city.
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Washington at the forefront of American cities in terms of crime
According to the US president, teenagers in Washington “attack, attack, mutilate and shoot innocent citizens for no reason, while knowing that they will be released almost immediately.”
Trump repeatedly announced the possible federalization of the capital, but has not yet realized his threat. To fully take power in the Colombia district, the Congress Act is needed, which would endure the local government. Washington belongs to the cities most dominated by Democrats, and only 6.7 percent voted for Donald Trump in the last election. voters.
Although, according to the statistics given by the Washington police, crime with the use of violence in the capital has decreased by 35 percent over the past year, the number of crimes still ranks Washington among the leading American cities.
