Overview

• On CNN’s NewsNight, Jennings said he does not care what D.C. residents think about the federalization, adding that they “don’t know what’s good for them.”
• A CNN poll reported that 65% of residents say the takeover will not reduce crime, while 20% say it will.
• The Washington Post–Schar School survey found 79% oppose the move, with 61% feeling less safe and 18% feeling more safe.
• Defending the policy, Jennings said visitor safety should take precedence and claimed federal officers are arresting criminals and immigration violators, seizing illegal guns, and removing an MS-13 suspect.
• Other panelists, including Adam Mockler, pushed back on air, calling the stance “absolutely absurd” and questioning why Republican governors have not used their own National Guards if the strategy is effective.