The prosecutor has blamed issues with certification at DC’s crime lab, but critics note that violent crime has soared in the nation’s capital, which recorded an 82% spike in car thefts in 2023, a 67% jump in robberies and a 35% bump in murders
They say voters need to be protected from him, because he’s dangerous and mentally deficient. Meanwhile, Joe Biden has trouble forming a complete sentence
DeWit is a staunch supporter of former President Donald Trump, serving as the chair of the 77-year-old’s 2016 campaign in Arizona, the CFO of NASA from 2018 through early 2020, and the COO of Trump’s 2020 campaign
On the day of the ruling, the Biden White House called Abbott’s move a “political stunt,” claiming it “make[s] it harder and more dangerous for frontline personnel to do their jobs”
“Met probably 50 Trump people waiting in line. Every single one of them: thoughtful, hospitable, friendly. All of them so frustrated that they feel nobody is listening to them, except Donald Trump”