On Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) criticized the blowback from Democrats over President Donald Trump's efforts to decrease rampant crime in Washington, D.C.

Earlier this month, Trump activated the National Guard and placed the DC Metropolitan Police Department under direct federal control to "reestablish law and order of public safety" in the nation's capital, which has been met with criticism from the left.

Britt told JT Nyeswander on "Alabama's Morning News" that Democrats being opposed to Trump's efforts to shore up the crime problem proved the party lacked common sense and was "embracing crime." She went on to say that safe streets were "imperative" for a better pathway to the American Dream for citizens.

"Well, it's absolutely ridiculous. It shows that, you know, t

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