Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland isn’t letting Americans forget that President Donald Trump’s faux concern for public safety in Washington, D.C., is contradicted by all of his actions since taking office.
Appearing on CNN Monday, Raskin highlighted that, if Trump actually cared about public safety, he wouldn’t have pardoned the violent Jan. 6 insurrectionists—or put them in charge of the Justice Department.
“If he really cared about public safety in D.C., he would release the billion dollars he has held up—and the Republicans have held up—in funding for the local budget. That's all local money that they've put a hold on,” he said. “He would not have pardoned 1,600 insurrectionists and violent cop beaters on his first day in office, and he would not have sacked all of these experi