President Trump Use of federal resources to deal with crime In the nation’s capital, Democrats are once again being forced to address the issue of law and order, something that has been vulnerable to them in recent elections.
The Democrats were in a hurry to note that the violent crime in Washington, DC, after the announcement of Trump on Monday, is down that he would make the city’s police force federal and deploy the National Guard.
However, the Republican views the message as a win as the signs suggest that voters are concerned about the crime, some Democrats have warned their party against falling into the same political trap, which see some people as being damaged in the past.
“Democrats are not advised by Democratic strategist and former Vice President Harris, former Senior Advisor Mike Nelis,” I do not have my advice. “
Nellis said that voters may still feel firmly about the crime, even figures show improvement in metropolitan areas such as DC, opening democrats for easy attacks from GOPs.
He said, “All crime numbers suggest that violent crime is down in every major city. I don’t think people are going to believe in it,” he said. “I am not saying that numbers are wrong, this is just that it is the perception of what it is.”
Republican is in a hurry to confiscate that perception. A GOP operative compared the party’s messaging to crime how he implicated inflation under the Biden administration, saying: “At the end of the day, how do these voters feel.”
Polls show that the Republican has an upper hand on the crime issue. according to aCNN surveyReleased in June, 40 percent of the voters said that GOP’s views on crime are close to their own, while 27 percent said the same about Democrats.
“This is clearly a argument winning for Republican, especially we are talking about crime in cities run by Democrats,” said the National Republican operative.
Republican has postponed the President’s announcement, pointing to its own experiences in the city.
“In the Navy Yard where I live in DC, when I live in DC, a Congress member was carried out, the employees have been attacked and robbed, a Uber Eats driver was killed by two 15 -year -old girls in a bottled carjacking and retail store because they were robbed several times,” Rape. Stephanie Twenty (R-Ocla).Said in a post on X,
However, the President’s critics and several Democrats have pointed out the data that violent crime in the country’s capital is less.
AsData reported by metropolitan police departmentColumbia district saw a 15 percent decline in crime after a spike from 2023 to 2023 and a fall of 35 percent in violent crime.
But there is still a belief among voters across the country that the crime remains an issue.
AsA Galp PollConducted in March, 47 percent of the respondents stated that they believe they worry about a “great deal” about crime and violence. This figure is below 53 percent in March of last year. Another 28 percent of the respondents said that in March they worry about “fair amount” about crime and violence, 26 percent to two points from last year.
Democratic strategist Nellis encouraged the party to focus on other issues such as economy, health care and corruption.
The DC announces Trump on taking action to fight crime as the administration is struggling with at least-and-desirable economic data. Bureau of Labor and Statistics (BLS)Number released on TuesdayThe inflation holding firm is showing in July amid the implementation of the President’s tariff. And earlier this month, BLS Economy data added 73,000 jobs in July, below the expectations of about 100,000 economists.
Additionally, Trump and his team have been plagued with questions about their administration’s Jeffrey Epstein case dealing with, which has led to a rare investigation from his own political base.
“Trump is in a very difficult political situation,” A Democratic strategist said. “When he is supported against the wall, he wants to change the area.”
Apart from focusing on killing Trump on the economy, many democrats are also encouraged to emphasize crime and candidates to commit crime.
A Democratic operative said, “I don’t think it is super helpful for voters to go and ‘like a graph here’.” “This is not just effective.”
Democrats indicate several examples of their members being strict on crime, including reps.
In June, Davis pushed back one step to dissolve the city of Snow Hill’s police department, while Vaskes introduced the law last month that would target organized crime in the border communities.
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Mike Marinela, a spokesman of the National Republican Congress Committee, said, “Relying on a Democrat to handle a crime is like asking the fox to protect the herhouse.” “Voters know that they are less safe in cities operated by Democrats, and no spin can cover their long records of saving the police, eliminates ice, and all other supporters in the book criminal policy.”
The House Democratic Campaign Arm issued its statement, called Republican a hypocrite on the issue.
Viet Shelton, a spokesman of the Democratic Congress campaign committee, said, “First, the party forgiven on January 6, the party who attacked the Capital Police, should never give a lecture to anyone about law and order.”
“Secondly, any amount of desperate misunderstanding will hide the reality that the American people are rapidly sour on the failed agenda of the House Republican’s broken promises and rising prices, and will reject them into midnops,” they continued.
DC Mayor Muril Boussar (D) has said in a diplomatic voice with the administration that it will work with federal officials.
“I am going to work every day to ensure that this is not a completely disaster. Put it in such a way,” Boseer told reporters after his meeting with Attorney General Palm Bandy on Tuesday.
Some Democrats expressed concern about Trump’s works in the capital city at other metropolitan centers across the country.
“It’s a dangerous stunt, but it’s still a stunt,” Nellis said.
