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It's that time.

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The Michael Derry Show is on the air.

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I don't plan to shave, and it's a goofy thing, but I just got to say,

I'm doing all right.

In just a few hours, President Trump is scheduled to give a speech of great importance.

The expectation is it will relate to Washington, D.C.

Having spent three weeks there myself this summer, I will tell you there are parts of that community that are almost unlivable third world city mogadishu crime so bad I can't

imagine why we can't solve this problem, and that is the president's point.

Some high-profile muggings, beatings, Friday or Saturday night at the Navy Yard, there was a basic takeover of thugs in the community.

It's awful.

Amidst all this,

Democrats have said,

you don't need a federal takeover of Washington, D.C. crime is down.

However,

the Washington, D.C. police officers are saying,

crime is not down.

We've been pressured to not report certain crimes. Greg Pemberton is the

chairman of the Washington, D.C. Police Officers Union. Welcome to the program, sir. Michael,

thanks for having me. Great to talk to you. Chairman Pemberton, is crime worse in D.C. today than it was a year

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