Trump spreads false narratives about DC crime – just as he did with LA
by Sam Levin in Los Angeles from US news | The Guardian on (#6Z8N7)
As mayor calls US president hyperbolic', experts say portrayal of crime rooted in false and misleading claims
Donald Trump is deploying the national guard in Washington DC and seizing control of its police force, claiming that the nation's capital has become lawless" and is one of the most dangerous cities anywhere in the world".
The president portrayed himself as DC's savior, vowing to rid it of crime, bloodshed, bedlam, and squalor and worse".
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