Trump Says Washington Is Safe

74th NATIONAL PRAYER BREAKFAST

Donald Trump speaks at a podium during the 74th National Prayer Breakfast, gesturing and changing expressions as he delivers a long speech about crime, safety, and Washington, D.C. The joke comes from the exaggerated, repetitive claim that the city became safe almost miraculously, contrasted with his vivid robbery story and deadpan delivery. EN: Donald Trump speaks at a podium during the 74th National Prayer Breakfast, gesturing and changing expressions as he delivers a long speech about crime, safety, and Washington, D.C. The joke comes from the exaggerated, repetitive claim that the city became safe almost miraculously, contrasted with his vivid robbery story and deadpan delivery.

Because, you know, 2 percent of the population produces 90 percent of the violent crime. Think of that. Think of that. And Washington now is a very safe place. I get it all the time. I go into the White House and people that work in the White House come up. Sir, I want to thank you so much. Young woman, man, they say, I walked to work. I couldn't have walked to work. I wouldn't have even thought to walk to work before. They walk to work. The place is booming. Restaurants are opening up. The restaurants were almost going to be all closed. They would have been all closed. You couldn't even go. Even if you got there, the restaurant would be robbed with people sitting there. Hold up your hands, everybody. Give us your money. And then it'd whack people with a butt of a gun. And, oh, Washington is a very safe city. We have almost no crime. And it's a miracle. but it took place very quickly.

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