Thom Tillis: “DC has a crime problem … do we honestly think DC has the worst crime…”

On the recordAugust 22, 2025

DC has a crime problem … do we honestly think DC has the worst crime problem in the United States? No.

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Aug 22, 2025

Tillis criticized the deployment of troops to DC, highlighting higher crime rates in other cities.

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Thom Tillis: “DC has a crime problem … do we honestly think DC has the worst crime problem in the United States? No.”