While President Donald Trump said crime in the District is “totally out of control,” his administration said it will cut security funding for the D.C. area.
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It was only days ago that White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced the Making D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force’s Law Enforcement Working Group would patrol D.C. with members of different agencies including Metro police, U.S. Capitol Police, FBI and the DEA, as the Federal Emergency Management Agency plans to cut $20 million from D.C.
The FEMA’s urban security fund cuts fo