“Of course, this Democrat, Soros-backed DA is upset that the president is taking bold action to crack down on violent crime,” said White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson to Fox News. “Philly has allowed crime to run rampant and provided sanctuary to violent criminal illegal aliens. And George Soros is funding protests against law and order in DC.”
Krasner criticized the president earlier this week, categorizing Trump’s decision to deploy the National Guard as “authoritarian” and a “military invasion.” Philadelphia’s district attorney also touted the city’s decreased crime rate in recent years.
“Violent crime in Philly is at a record low,” Krasner said. “This is a fact. The same is essentially true for Washington, D.C., and other major American cities Trump is targeting for military invasion.”
Krasner also said Trump’s claims about violent crime were untruthful.
“His claim that violent crime is an emergency in these cities is a flat-out lie, and a cynical ploy to scare Americans into accommodating his authoritarian ambitions,” said Krasner. “The only public safety emergency in these cities is Trump himself.”
“Communities across Philadelphia, in collaboration with law enforcement and city leaders, are working hard every day to continue decreasing this downward trend in violent crime even more,” Krasner added.
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He then officially warned Trump not to try to enter his city, claiming that the president was the true emergency.
“Philadelphia will not accommodate his designs. Philadelphia ‘isn’t the one,’ as we like to say in Philly,” he said. “To be clear, Donald Trump — the 34-time convicted felon, insurrectionist, and king of the cover-up — is the national emergency.”
