High-Ranking House Dem Compares Trump’s Crime Crackdown To North Korea

1 sourceUpdated Jul 1, 2026

Democratic California Rep. Ted Lieu compared President Donald Trump’s crime prevention efforts in Washington, D.C. to a brutal totalitarian regime on Wednesday morning. Lieu, a member of House Democratic leadership…

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