Trump vows to ‘clean up’ Washington DC crime despite sharp drop in violence

President calls US capital ‘one of the most dangerous cities’ in world despite 30-year low in violent crime this yearUS politics – live updatesDonald Trump is expected to lay out plans to “clean up” Washington DC’s crime in a press conference on Monday morning, a boast that ignores a precipitous drop in the US capital’s violence over the last 18 months.After the former General Services Administration staffer Edward Coristine – a 19-year-old on the so-called department of government efficiency team nicknamed “Big Balls” – appeared to have been attacked by a group of young people last week near his car, Trump began discussing a return to federal control of the city and the use of national guard to quell street crime. Continue reading...

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