Mayors resisting President Donald Trump’s efforts to deploy National Guard resources are putting their own residents at risk by refusing federal help amid rising crime and immigration pressures, Rep. Beth Van Duyne, R-Texas, told Newsmax Wednesday.
Speaking on Newsmax’s “Newsline,” Van Duyne said mayors in major metropolitan areas have openly rejected assistance that she argued could stabilize neighborhoods struggling with lawlessness and strained police departments.
“They are not only fighting the Trump administration on getting additional help that they obviously need, their citizens want, but they are also sending the message that our police are bad, that our law enforcement is bad,” Van Duyne said.
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