Watch as Karl blames President Donald Trump for the left’s ongoing meltdown over the ongoing federal takeover in the nation’s capital:
RAMESH PONNURU: There is an element of this with Trump setting a trap for Democrats, but Democrats are walking into the trap.
RACHEL BADE: Yeah.
PONNURU: When Democrats argue, “oh, actually statistically, crime is a little bit down since 2023.” And they don't acknowledge that crime has always been high.
JON KARL: But Trump draws them in by saying things that just aren't true. I mean, Trump is not telling the truth about the- about the crime stats.
PONNURU: He -- look --
BADE: Crime stats might be down, but there is still --
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PONNURU: There are many cases in which Trump lies even more than --
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KARL: No question. But he says, “this is the worst ever”, and --
PONNURU: But the way Democrats handle it also matters. And they are- they are making themselves look more out of touch with the way they're responding to it.
BADE: Yeah. You also just have to open your eyes. I mean, look, D.C. looks a lot different than it used to. I mean, I used to live here. I moved because my house got robbed, my car got stolen, and this was before it got bad. So, I mean, there's that element of-
KARL: OK. So -- so, and -- and by the way, I'm old enough to have been here in the '90s when it was actually really, really bad.
