Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott (D) slammed President Donald Trump over what he described as a “distraction” from his other priorities, including the state of the economy and the Jeffrey Epstein files .

Trump announced on Monday that he is taking control of Washington, D.C.’s police department and deploying National Guard troops to the nation’s capital in an effort to crack down on crime. The president, alongside his top security officials, described the situation as “complete and total lawlessness” and said that the city has become “dirty” and “disgusting” — despite city officials stressing that crime levels have already begun dropping.

In early January, federal officials reported that total violent crime for 2024 reached a 30-year low. Since then, data released by the M

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