Will Trump Save Crime-Ridden Cities or Overstep His Power?

As Pres­i­dent Trump declares a nation­al emer­gency to fed­er­al­ize D.C. police and deploy the Nation­al Guard, May­or Muriel Bows­er bal­ances coop­er­a­tion with push­back, cit­ing a 30-year low in vio­lent crime. While Democ­rats slam the move as a pow­er grab, cit­i­zens in D.C. and oth­er cities beg for fed­er­al inter­ven­tion to clear gangs and slums, with many urg­ing Trump to extend his 30-day crack­down. Explore the con­tro­ver­sy, pub­lic sen­ti­ment, and expos­ing crime-rid­den areas as res­i­dents demand safer com­mu­ni­ties for their chil­dren.

• Peo­ple in oth­er cities are beg­ging Trump to come into their cities. Trump can claim a nation­al emer­gency to take over a city. As democ­rats slam Trump’s DC crack­down, May­or Bows­er walks a fine line. She has a fine line to walk as she push­es back against Trump and the cit­i­zens are ask­ing what she is doing about the crime in the city. Trump has every inten­tion in stay­ing longer than 30 days to clean up DC. The peo­ple want him to stay longer to clean up the area. They want the gangs gone and allow the chil­dren to be chil­dren. The media is going every­where to say that he can’t go into these cities. Take a look at the slums and the crime rid­den areas where peo­ple have post­ed videos of what the areas have turned into, and the cit­i­zens want the areas cleaned up.