Democrats face challenges addressing crime in Washington, D.C., particularly as President Trump addresses public safety with significant media attention. Trump announced the deployment of National Guard troops and asserted crime was rising in D.C., despite contrary data. Comments from CNN featured commentary on the balance Democrats must strike between citing statistics indicating decreased crime and acknowledging the public's feelings of insecurity. There is concern that an excessive focus on data may alienate voters, while do not addressing crime can also have negative implications for party image.
We have seen him expand this effort as far as he has so far, because he's not really facing a ton of pushback. And I think the institutions that find themselves in his crosshairs or in his focus, I should say aren't really sure quite what to do, because if they push back in some cases, then they feel like they're feeding into a narrative.
It's also interesting because, I mean, they are focusing on eight of the 21 museums of the Smithsonian Institution, but there's no reason it would stop there.
Do you point out statistics of out of a 30-year low as they as the statistics show and thereby sound like you're saying, oh, there's not a crime problem in Washington, D.C., where there's crime problem everywhere.
Crime has gone up in D.C., even as data shows it has gone down. But even some critics of Trump's move acknowledge that crime is a serious problem, especially in cities.
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