President Donald Trump "has shown the entire country that if you are a leader and you have the will to do what's necessary, you can make America safe again," House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., said Friday on Newsmax.
"What he's done in the District of Columbia is nothing short of phenomenal. I mean, you've already got, what, almost 3,000 arrests since the crime crackdown here in the District of Columbia. They've confiscated almost 300 illegal guns," Emmer told "Wake Up America."
On whether Congress needs to pass a nationwide crime bill, Emmer said, "My whole point is, yes, we can do a crime bill on federal crimes. But local authorities … What I do is point the finger at my failing governor and the leaders in Minneapolis and St. Paul and woke prosecutors that refuse to prosecute low-level crimes."
"This is lawlessness that puts every life at risk of law-abiding citizens," he added.
"They can follow the same model that Donald Trump is using here in the District of Columbia. And they can make their streets safe again, so their citizens that are law-abiding can feel safe in their own homes and their own neighborhoods, in their state and in their country. I want to see local authorities start to take back the safety of their citizens."
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Solange Reyner is a writer and editor for Newsmax. She has more than 15 years in the journalism industry reporting and covering news, sports and politics.
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