Some good news from the nation’s capital: Following the federal takeover of the Washington, D.C. police that was spearheaded by President Trump two weeks ago, crime in the city has decreased markedly.

That’s right: D.C. saw a noticeable drop in carjackings and robberies, and while there are obviously statistical fluctuations from week to week that might not necessarily have anything to do with policy, it’s nevertheless the case that the city has had zero homicides since Aug. 13.

And that’s the bottom line: Deploying more law enforcement resources and more police officers in accordance with the president’s wishes has given Washington a murder-free week. That should be good news, no matter what your politics are.

Unfortunately, I suspect many national Democrats — unlike local Democrats — might be frustrated that the Trump plan for crime has yielded some undeniable successes. Nobody wants there to be crime of course, but then again nobody in progressive circles wants Trump to be right about anything. Just watch how Kristen Welker of "Meet the Press" lamely tried to fact-check JD Vance during an interview over the weekend in which the vice president gave Trump credit for bringing crime under control.

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