CHICAGO - Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser admitted this week that President Donald Trump’s controversial federal crime crackdown has led to sharp reductions in crime, just as Trump is weighing a similar move in Chicago.

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Bowser had initially warned Trump’s deployment of federal agents and National Guard troops in D.C. would be "unsettling and unprecedented." But at a Wednesday press conference, she credited the surge with driving down crime.

Citing city data, Bowser pointed to an 87% drop in carjackings during the first 20 days of the federal operation compared to last year.

"We greatly appreciate the surge of officers that enhance what MPD has been able to do in this city," she said. "We know that when carjackings go down, when use of [guns] goes down, when homicid

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