{"id":269891,"date":"2025-08-15T15:00:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T14:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/whats-really-behind-trumps-crime-crackdown-bbc-americast\/"},"modified":"2025-08-15T15:00:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T14:00:12","slug":"whats-really-behind-trumps-crime-crackdown-bbc-americast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/whats-really-behind-trumps-crime-crackdown-bbc-americast\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s really behind Trump&#8217;s crime crackdown? | BBC Americast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/0ntCO07jNb8\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"What's really behind Trump's crime crackdown? | BBC Americast\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0ntCO07jNb8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Inside the US president&#8217;s strategy to send the National Guard into Democrat cities.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog<\/p>\n<p>What is really behind Donald Trump\u2019s decision to send the National Guard into Washington DC, and what could it mean for other states in America?<\/p>\n<p>As troops arrive into DC, after Trump said the deployment was necessary to bring down crime and homelessness, Sarah and Justin talk about why the US president has made the announcement now.<\/p>\n<p>We also discuss crime rates, particularly as his opponents say the figures are trending downward in DC, and how this deployment might expand to other Democratic cities.<\/p>\n<p>Plus, we answer your questions on whether this is just a distraction technique to \u201cflood the zone\u201d away from the Epstein files.<\/p>\n<p>HOSTS:<br \/>\n\u2022 Sarah Smith, North America Editor<br \/>\n\u2022 Justin Webb, Radio 4 Presenter<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com\/news <\/p>\n<p>#BBCNews #bbcamericast<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Inside the US president&#8217;s strategy to send the National Guard into Democrat cities. 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