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Today, Explained

"Roving mobs of wild youth"

Today, Explained

Vox

Daily News, Politics, News

4.49.5K Ratings

🗓️ 13 August 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Trump says he is taking over DC’s police to save the city from crime — it's really just another way to demonstrate power, and generate headlines. This episode was produced by Miles Bryan, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Andrea Kristinsdottir and Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Noel King. Listen to Today, Explained ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members. Transcript at vox.com/today-explained-podcast. US Attorney Jeanine Pirro at a press conference about crime in DC. Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

The deployment of hundreds of National Guard troops in Washington, D.C., started last night,

0:05.3

and the city's cops came under direct federal control. So far, TBH, not very much has happened.

0:11.6

On Monday, President Trump gave a wild press conference, justifying his takeover of D.C.

0:17.5

The murder rate in Washington today is higher than that of Bogota, Mexico City, some of the places that you hear about, caravans of mass youth, rampage through city streets, and we're getting rid of the slums too.

0:30.3

But it was the U.S. attorney for the district, Janine Piro, who pulled focus.

0:34.9

I see too much violent crime being committed by young punks.

0:39.9

With allegations of extreme specificity.

0:43.3

These kids understand that the jurisdiction is through the state attorney general Brian Schwab.

0:49.7

What? They do not.

0:51.1

Today on Today explained from Vox, what's really happening in D.C.

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