Washington Post columnist Megan McArdle is happy to criticize President Trump when she thinks he’s wrong. But in her latest column , McArdle writes that Trump is correct.
columnist Megan McArdle is happy to criticize President Trump when she thinks he’s wrong. But in her latest column, McArdle writes that Trump is correct in asserting that “crime and disorder is a major problem” in DC. Yes, violent crime is down in the district, as Trump’s critics keep pointing out. But the bar is pretty low: DC had 187 homicides in 2024, which was indeed a big drop from the previous year, but that still works out to 27 per 100,000 residents.
