Former Attorney General Bill Barr praised President Trump for his takeover of Washington, DC’s police department on Fox News’s “America reports.” Barr emphasized the high crime levels in the city, which he argued are a symbol of the American people and need to be kept safe. Trump announced on Monday that he would take federal control of DC’s police department and deploy the National Guard to battle crime. However, Democrats have criticized Trump’s recent moves, with Sen. Chris Van Hollen stating that Trump’s authoritarian power grab in DC is part of a growing national crisis. Van Hollen argued that Trump is playing dictator in the nation’s capital, pushing democracy to the brink and assaulting freedom. Democrats have fought for DC statehood and the control of its National Guard to counter Trump’s actions.
Trump has been accused of being “right on the money” with the DC police takeover, according to Bill Barr. Never Ending Cyst. Dr Khaled Sadek. 1208
