Border czar Tom Homan told Newsmax on Monday that the people trying to peddle the story of a safer Washington, D.C., are the same ones who said the border was secure under the Biden administration: "They think we're idiots."
NEWSMAX -- If it's so safe, Homan told "Rob Schmitt Tonight," go walk the Washington streets after dark "and see how that works out for you."
Homan joined Newsmax hours after President Donald Trump and administration officials announced placing the Washington police under federal control and ordering the National Guard to the nation's capital to reduce crime, declaring a public safety emergency.
Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser pushed back, claiming the city's at a "30-year violent crime low." Media outlets on the left followed with reports of "data" to back Bowser's claim.