On a per capita basis, DC and NYC have relatively low crime rates compared to a lot of other cities. It's a dumb political stunt that's clearly appealing to a rural base of supporters that never leave their own county.
If he really cared about crime, he'd go to Tennessee or Louisiana or Arkansas where crime is far worse. Going after Democratic strongholds is purely politically motivated.
I love it when they call him a felon when the charges were misdemeanor that were “upgraded” to felony despite being past the time limit to charge someone.
By all means, let’s leave the crime in DC and NYC carry on though…
@Northwest If you call that a fair trial. Cherry picking venues and prosecutors is not justice. It apparently had the negative effect that they wanted…
The local kangaroo court took their shot and it bounced off. Now they get to see what equal and opposite reactions are all about.
The GOP also backed a vigilante who admitted to faking violent crimes in the 80s and 90s to make themselves look like heroes. I would not trust any of it.