{"id":41618,"date":"2026-02-24T03:38:23","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T03:38:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=41618"},"modified":"2026-02-24T03:38:23","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T03:38:23","slug":"abc-anchor-admits-truth-as-trumps-dc-crackdown-yields-big-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=41618","title":{"rendered":"ABC Anchor Admits Truth As Trump\u2019s DC Crackdown Yields Big Results"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Washington didn\u2019t see this coming. One presidential order, and the streets filled with federal agents, National Guard troops, and fear. Crime numbers dipped. Immigration arrests exploded. A TV anchor confessed she\u2019d been jumped just blocks from her own studio. Now residents are asking a question no one in power wants to answ\u2026<\/p><div class=\"jmcyd69d9919e94372\" ><div style=\"width:100%; max-width:1200px; margin:0 auto;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/bolt-casino.com?r=0BFDBF1283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n    <img \n      src=\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f8693ebb-2018-480f-a2f7-0096810c07f0.jpg\" \n      alt=\"200% Deposit Bonus + 10% Cashback\" \n      style=\"width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border-radius:8px; cursor:pointer;\"\n    \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 1201px) {\r\n.jmcyd69d9919e94372 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 993px) and (max-width: 1200px) {\r\n.jmcyd69d9919e94372 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 769px) and (max-width: 992px) {\r\n.jmcyd69d9919e94372 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 768px) {\r\n.jmcyd69d9919e94372 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {\r\n.jmcyd69d9919e94372 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n\n<p>Donald Trump\u2019s decision to federalize Washington, D.C., turned a long-simmering anxiety into open confrontation. On paper, the results look impressive: robberies and car break-ins down by more than 40 percent, overall violent crime dropping double digits in a single week. For some residents, that means finally walking home at night without scanning every shadow, after years of headlines and personal horror stories that never matched the \u201ccrime is down\u201d talking points.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1691648\" data-uid=\"108b2\">\n<div id=\"mgw1691648_108b2\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"mgbox\">\n<div class=\"mgheader\">\n<p>But the cost of those gains is already tearing the city apart. 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