Topic: Home Rule

2 chapters across the catalog

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser criticizes the federal intrusion into district autonomy, while Jones labels her a "Soros operative." The segment highlights the conflict over the control of the D.C. National Guard and the President's authority to override local officials during perceived crime spikes. Jones attributes urban violence to a lack of prosecution by local authorities.

Donald Trump officially invokes Section 740 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to take control of the city's police. He cites a tripling of carjackings and a murder rate exceeding major Latin American capitals. Trump promises that the National Guard will be allowed to do their jobs properly to rescue the city from "bedlam and squalor."