KJP Blames Republicans “get in the way” safe, Washington D.C. Is “Safe” Not Realize Skyrocketing

Karine Jean-Pierre must not realize violent crime is skyrocketing in Democrat-run Washington, D.C.

In 2023, D.C. saw the biggest increase in violent crime of any other major U.S. city.

Karine Jean-Pierre Blames Republicans When Asked What Biden Can Do To Reduce D.C. Crime

KJP Absurdly Blames Republicans When Asked If Biden Thinks Washington, D.C. Is “Safe”

Q: “Does the president believe the nation’s capital is safe for Americans from across the country to come visit?”

KARINE JEAN-PIERRE: “[Republicans] continue to get in the way”

Reporter: The other day you were talking about the crime rate across the country. And you are absolutely correct in saying how the crime rate has gone down in several large cities, New York and Chicago. But here in the District, it is not, and there were 274 homicides here in the District of Columbia in 2023. That’s the highest murder rate in more than two decades, since 1997. This is the President’s home, at least a few days a week. What can he do, personally, about reducing the level of crime that we’re seeing here in the nation’s capital?

MS. JEAN-PIERRE: So, let me just be very clear: All violent crime, not just here — all violent crime anywhere is completely unacceptable. We want to — I just want to make that very clear here.

You know, every community in this country should feel safe, wants to be — want to be safe. And so, that’s important.

But I will say this, you know, congressional Republicans, they don’t seem to feel that way. And I say this because the President has taken action. From the first piece of legislation that he signed into law, American Rescue Plan — only Democrats voted for that; Republicans didn’t vote for that

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KJP Blames Republicans “get in the way” safe, Washington D.C. Is “Safe” Not Realize Skyrocketing

Transcript Highlights

The following is transcribed from the video audio:

• The other day you were talking about the crime rate across the country and you were absolutely correct in saying how the crime rate has gone down in several large cities New York and Chicago but here in the district it is not
• There were 274 homicides here in the District of Columbia in 2023
• That’s the highest murder rate in more than two decades since 1997
• This is the president’s home at least a few days a week
• What can he do personally about reducing the level of crime that we’re seeing here in the nation’s capital
• So it’s just a Republican issue the large number of homicides that we’re seeing here in the district
• I’ll say I’ll say something about that because I think that’s important give me one second
• No I understand I understand I got you so let me just say a couple of things here but he needs Republican laws lawmakers in Congress to make sure that they put law enforcement first as well as the president has been doing
• In DC homicide throughout crime is a car directive spiking simple question does the president believe the nation’s capital is safe for Americans from across the country to come visit
• I mean look we we hear the reports and see the data as well and not get into you know politics on this the president is one and make sure that communities feel safe and we’re not seeing that from congressional Republicans we’re just not

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