Overview

• On CNN, Rep. Tim Burchett said he sleeps in his House office because Washington, D.C., is “too dadgum dangerous,” citing street filth, needles and crime.
• Senior CNN correspondent Edward-Isaac Dovere referenced a February NOTUS report in which Burchett said he stayed in his office to boost productivity and arrive at meetings early.
• Associated Press and Department of Justice figures show D.C. homicides, burglaries and overall violent crime fell between 26 percent and 35 percent so far in 2025.
• When CNN host John Berman asked if he would support National Guard deployments to other higher-crime cities, Burchett said he would not, calling the capital “the exception to the rule.”
• Commentators and legal analysts accused Burchett of political posturing and racialized fearmongering designed to justify expanded federal security measures in the city.