Evening Edition: D.C. Councilman Suggests Using The National Guard To Fight Crime

The Fox News Rundown

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🗓️ 9 August 2023

⏱️ 13 minutes

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In a passionate press conference alongside residents who said they are scared, D.C. Councilman Trayon White suggested it may be time to call in the National Guard to fight a rising number of violent crimes in the city. More than a dozen people have been killed in our nation's capital since the beginning of the month along with skyrocketing number of car jackings. FOX's Ryan Schmelz speaks with Rich Edson, Fox's Senior National Correspondent and Washington D.C. resident, about this idea and whether or not the National Guard could be used to combat crime. Click Here To Follow 'The FOX News Rundown: Evening Edition' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I'm Abby Hornissette.
0:01.2	I'm Ben Dominic.
0:02.2	I'm Dana Perino, and this is the Fox News rundown.
0:05.1	Wednesday, August 9, 2023, I'm Ryan Schmelz.
0:13.4	As the nation's capital grapples with violent crime, one city councilman believes it's time
0:18.5	to bring in the cavalry.
0:20.2	He is basically saying that it's a war zone.
0:23.6	The police are outgunned and that the best way to address this or A way to address this
0:29.0	is to consider.
0:30.0	He says, may have to call in the National Guard.
0:33.8	This is the Fox News rundown, evening edition.
0:40.6	From the Fox News Podcasts Network, I'm Ben Dominic, Fox News contributor and editor
0:45.4	of the Transome.com Daily Newsletter, and I'm inviting you to join a conversation every
0:49.9	week.
0:50.9	It's the Ben Dominic Podcast.
0:52.2	Subscribe and listen now by going to FoxNewsPodcasts.com.
0:56.5	Washington DC has seen a violent crime increase of 37% compared to this time last year.
1:02.9	That includes a 28% increase in homicides, a 19% increase in sex abuse cases, and a 60%
1:10.6	increase in robberies.
1:12.6	Councilman Trey on White says the problem has put many of those living in the city on
1:17.0	edge.
1:18.0	We are constantly hearing sounds of rapid gunfire, not just at nighttime anymore, early
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