New York Is Grappling with Its Own Kind of Mayhem

After President Trump declared federal control of the D.C. police department, personal anecdotes from D.C. crime victims flooded X. The reality is that while violent crime in Washington is down, it’s still at an unacceptable level. The District of Columbia has been terrorized for too long by brazen carjackings, break-ins, stabbings, muggings, and other attacks, many committed by juveniles.

So the president’s new campaign to crush crime in the capital, while dramatic, has put hostile media outlets in the awkward position of defending the indefensible. They’re trying, of course — but right now, they look like they’re worried more about Trump’s intervention to curb crime than about the crime itself.