Trump questions whether 'lesser' crimes such as domestic violence should count toward DC crime statistics
Donald Trump,Crime,Washington DC,Domestic Violence
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While President Donald Trump touted the success of his crime crackdown in Washington, D.C., on Monday, he suggested that he believed that the "lesser" crime of domestic violence should not be counted in crime statistics.
During an event at the Museum of the Bible in Washington on Monday, Trump touted that Washington was a "safe-zone" city after he ordered a surge of federal law enforcement and National Guard troops into the city to respond to a crime emergency.
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