On the recordAugust 11, 2025
We’re not satisfied. We haven’t taken our foot off the gas, and we continue to look for ways to make our city safer.
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Bowser defends D.C.'s crime rate and responds to Trump's actions.
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the D.C. National Guard in response, which the White House has not chosen to actually do.
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