Biggs on DC Crime

Representative Andy Biggs (R-AZ) commended President Donald Trump for deploying the National Guard in Washington, D.C., to confront its high crime rate in a recent appearance on Fox News' Faulkner Focus.

Host Harris Faulkner began the discussion by playing a recent clip from MSNBC's Morning Joe, where its co-host Mika Brzezinski warned Democrats were falling into a "trap"  in which criticizing Trump's actions would look as though they were defending criminals.

Rep. Biggs mocked the observation, saying, "I just get a kick out of that because they think it is a trap. They doubt the sincerity of President Trump, but President Trump gets it. D.C. is crime-ridden and it is dangerous. We have had people murdered that work on Capitol Hill. Neighborhoods are not safe. People do not want to go out."

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The Snakebite is written by Grayson Bakich and Javier Manjarres