Joe Scarborough criticized sending National Guard troops to Chicago and New York as part of a crime crackdown and defended New York City as one of the safest large cities in America. He compared murder and violence per capita in Chicago and New York to much higher per-capita rates in several red-state cities, citing Monroe, Shreveport and New Orleans in Louisiana. He observed Washington, D.C.'s federal status could allow federal-city partnership but said cooperation has not occurred. He pointed to House Speaker Mike Johnson's home state as an example of higher per-capita violence than those major cities.
You know, the thing about this is, of course, we've talked about Washington, D.C., it's the nation's capital, a federal government, Congress could get involved, work with the president, and, together, as we've been talking about for a long time, figure out how to partner with the city. And that hasn't happened. And now we're talking about Chicago. We're talking about New York City. Neither one of those cities are in the top ten for most violent cities in America.
You have a much higher chance of dying in Monroe, Louisiana, than you do Chicago, Illinois. A much higher chance of dying in Shreveport, Louisiana, than you do in Monroe. A much higher chance of dying in New Orleans, Louisiana, than you do in New York City. I mean, New York, that's fabulously crazy. New York City continues to rank as one of the safest large cities in America.
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