They know the truth…
MSNBC host Joe Scarborough on Tuesday read a text from a “very liberal” acquaintance voicing concern about violent crime in Washington, D.C.
Scarborough’s pal says they aren’t “totally opposed” to Trump’s move to federalize the police force in the nation’s capital.
“I want to read you a text from a someone … I won’t say their name, but … we’ll just say that they’re very liberal,” Scarborough said.
“He says, ‘This may sound controversial, but I’m not totally opposed to Trump’s National Guard move in D.C. I know he’s doing it for politics, but crime remains rampant,’” Scarborough read. “‘I’ve had too many friends carjacked, shot at. None of us will walk more than three blocks after 8 p.m. 13 year-olds are committing many of these crimes. Quite a change from a decade ago, when things were much calmer.’”
The MSNBC host also noted his own experience with crime when he resided in the district.
“Well, that actually sounds like the D.C. that I lived in when I lived a block behind the Supreme Court. And, you know, every three days, one of my neighbors was getting held up at gunpoint,” he said. “I mean, there has been a crime problem in D.C. At the same time, obviously, a lot of concerns: will this look like June of 2020?”
Watch the clip below:
🚨NEW: MSNBC's Joe Scarborough reads aloud text from "VERY LIBERAL" person *UNLOADING* on DC crime🚨
"He says, 'This may sound controversial — but I’m not totally opposed to Trump’s National Guard move in D.C.'"
"'I know he’s doing it for politics — but crime remains rampant.'"… pic.twitter.com/pAzE7iELcY
— Jason Cohen 🇺🇸 (@JasonJournoDC) August 12, 2025
Legacy media outlets report a 35% drop in crime in 2024. Still, those figures rely on local police data that omit offenses such as felony and aggravated assault, making D.C.’s crime problem appear better than it has been since the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020.
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