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GOP Claims Dem Cleanups Event-Driven; Trump Task Force Cuts Homicides

5/29/2026

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Republican officials say Democratic cities only clean streets for high-profile events.
Democratic mayors are scrubbing streets before the 2026 FIFA World Cup, 250th anniversary and 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, a pattern Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) cited with Chicago’s 2024 DNC, San Francisco’s APEC and Los Angeles’ Oscars.
President Donald Trump’s 2025 order created a D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force that reported a 50-60% homicide drop and a $13.1 million Lincoln Memorial pool renovation.

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Republican officials say Democratic cities only clean streets for high-profile events.
Democratic mayors are scrubbing streets before the 2026 FIFA World Cup, 250th anniversary and 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, a pattern Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) cited with Chicago’s 2024 DNC, San Francisco’s APEC and Los Angeles’ Oscars.
President Donald Trump’s 2025 order created a D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force that reported a 50-60% homicide drop and a $13.1 million Lincoln Memorial pool renovation.