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Subject: White House to stop federal funding to NYC and two other anarchist citiescities

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Date Posted: 19:00:10 09/21/20 Mon

The Trump administration has named three cities that are slated to lose federal funding after the White House accused them of tolerating crime.

New York City, Portland and Seattle are on the list of "anarchist cities" that Trump officials say have failed to stem crime linked to a summer of protests.

It follows a memo from Mr Trump earlier this month, threatening the move.
A statement from the Justice Department on Monday laid out recent crime rates in the cities and how their police responded.

"We cannot allow federal tax dollars to be wasted when the safety of the citizenry hangs in the balance," Attorney General William Barr said in the statement.

He also called on Portland, Seattle and New York City to "reverse course and become serious about performing the basic function of government and start protecting their own citizens".

All three cities have seen major protests since the death of unarmed black man George Floyd in May.

Violent crimes have generally declined in US cities since the 1990s, but have risen steeply in the past year in several cities including Philadelphia, Chicago and New York.
In New York City, the rate of shootings and murders have skyrocketed as youth programmes and other social organisations have been placed on hold due to the pandemic. Cases of looting and vandalism have also made national news as protests for racial justice have sometimes turned violent.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-54238101

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[> Subject: Let those Dem liberal cities rot in their crime and anarchy
Author: Disgraceful Dems [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 19:18:03 09/21/20 Mon