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Maryland residents tell Don Lemon they approve of Trump's crime crackdown, hope Baltimore is next

Former CNN anchor Don Lemon spoke to locals in a Baltimore neighborhood Friday, and many expressed hope President Donald Trump would deploy troops to "straighten everything out."

When Trump announced plans to deploy National Guard troops and assume oversight of the Metropolitan Police Department, Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser initially expressed concern. 

However, she admitted at a press conference last week that the federal surge has had a noticeable impact on one of America's most dangerous cities, including a 87% reduction in carjackings.

Now, leaders and residents of other cities are wondering if he will bring troops to crack down on crime in their neighborhoods as well. Lemon did an extensive man-on-the-street interview, asking residents of a rough neighborhood in Baltimore if they would like to see troops in their neighborhood. 

"I have been a resident of Maryland all my life, so I think it would help some," one older woman said in his video, saying her husband was murdered in a carjacking in front of their house and claiming there were no consequences for the perpetrator, who remains unknown to this day. "I want justice."

"And you would like to see the troops here and the National Guard?" Lemon asked.

"Yes," she answered.

"It's getting out of hand, man," another resident, a male Trump supporter, answered. "All these killings all the time. You know, the murder rate's going higher and higher and all the drugs."

He lamented that government programs aren't working to ameliorate the causes of crime in the area. 

"Send the troops to straighten everything out, you know what I mean? And then, like, you know, make Baltimore great again," he said. "Rebuild it back how it was a long time ago."

A man in Muslim garb on his way to pray at a mosque for Friday Jummah argued that Trump sending troops to the streets might be a welcome change.

"I’m not opposed to it," the man said. "I think it’ll be a good idea. Maybe we can clean up some of these crime-ridden neighborhoods."

He went on to describe local crime levels as "atrocious" and said that such a change would be "a breath of fresh air."

UPDATE: D.C. suburbanites also turned out for “Show Your Care Day”, and Ted Cruz noticed the same phenomenon.

Cruz detractors claim that he’s only pretending to be concerned about the welfare of these playful wards of the state, while they, they, the passionate mothers of McLean, are the real saviors. To which one X commenter posted this quote from Malcolm X: