Cleveland leaders have pushed back against Rep. Max Miller’s (R-Ohio) request that Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) deploy the National Guard to Cleveland to crack down on citywide crime.

In a Washington Times op-ed, Miller argued that the National Guard should be brought to Cleveland, citing high rates of violent crime and homicide.

“My constituents in the suburbs are afraid to go into the city,” Miller wrote. “The Cleveland I grew up in is now unrecognizable. Families no longer feel safe walking down the street, and small businesses are being boarded up.”

He added that since President Trump's

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