There's uncertainty over how Donald Trump's dialling up of law enforcement in Washington DC will play out.
The President has placed the DC Metropolitan Police Department under federal control, and has deployed roughly 800 National Guards.
US correspondent Jonathan Kearsley says local authorities have claimed Trump's measures to crack down on crime in DC aren't necessary - and that violent crime is at a 30-year low.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
International Correspondence with Ends and Eye Insurance, Peace of Mind
for New Zealand business.
Speaker 2 (00:06):
Jonathan Cares the US correspondents with US Now, Hey, Jonathan.
Speaker 1 (00:10):
Heather, always amazing to talk to you with the wonderful
listeners across New Zealand.
Speaker 2 (00:13):
Yeah, mate, I really appreciate your time. So tell me
about these National Guard troops. What's going on?
Speaker 1 (00:18):
National Guard troops rolling into the heart of Washington, DC.
This was announced by Donald Trump yesterday. Essentially, he says
he wants to try and bring crime under control. He
says it is one of the most dangerous cities in
the world. The local city has essentially disputed that and
said that they are seeing violent crime at thirty year lows.
But needless to say, Donald Trump says he's moving in
(00:39):
the National Garden today. They came in. We've seen them
rolling around in humbies around the National Monument up around
the National Mail up there, which is a very very
popular tourist site. It was a very calm, sunny evening
by all looks of it, as the humbies rolled in
as the sun set, rather picturesque if you're a tourist
looking to get a slice of America and see some
National Guard out of patrol, unusual for Washington, d C.
(01:01):
We've obviously seen them in California, in Los Angeles during
the immigration protests that took place here a matter of
a few weeks or so ago now, but he is
making that is the President of the United States is
making a very firm message he wants to crack down
hard in Washington, d C. Itself. For the White House,
Press Secretary Caroline Levitt said earlier today there'd been some
twenty three arrests and they are already pointing to signs
(01:24):
of success on this crackdown. It is expected to last
thirty days. Any longer, he's going to have to go
to Congress and ask for a little bit of an extension.
But this is a message he is sending loud and clear.
He says he is prepared to roll this out in
other cities, including Chicago, including New York if he deems
it necessary, and he could well take further steps. He
could well bring in more military, actual military beyond the
(01:46):
National Guard. That has not been ruled out. So the
President of the United States is sending a very very
firm message that in the nation's capital, a nation, he says,
he wants to make beautiful again. He is not going
to take the issue of law and order lying down
to tackle it head on himself.
Speaker 2 (02:02):
Jonathan, It's not really a surprise that Zelensky hasn't been
invited to this meeting, is it.
Speaker 1 (02:08):
Well. I think some quarters, certainly within the Trump administration
may have been holding out hope that he could be
involved in some way, shape or form in this summit. Essentially,
it came down to one response from Carolina Levett, Donald
Trump's press secretary, today, and that was that it was
Vladimir Putin who called for the summit, Vladimir Putin who
asked for the meeting with Donald Trump. So that is
(02:31):
the reason they are saying that Voladimir Zelenski was not invited.
We've already heard the Ukrainian president in the last sort
of twenty hours or so issue a pretty firm warning
to the West that he believes Russia is actually not
seeking peace but on the verge of a new offensive.
This is going to be bigger than Ben heard this summit.
Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin have met previously in the
(02:52):
first administration, the Historic Summit in twenty eighteen Nelsinki and
Finland they met again in Osaka, Japan, a matter of
a year or so late, and now the White House
is essentially also trying to water down any expectations out
of this summit, essentially saying, look, this is going to
be a listening exercise for US President Donald Trump. He
wants to hear what Vladimir Putin has to say. He
wants to steer at him across from the table and
(03:14):
find out exactly what position he believes the Russian president
is in and how far the Russian president is willing
to go to get towards any sort of sex file.
Already they're talking about things like land swaps and what
could be handed to Russia and what could be handed
to Ukraine. But a lot of commentators, a lot of
experts here are essentially saying that is well beyond the
pale of where they are now. They're not even at
(03:36):
a ceasefire stage yet, so talking about land swaps is
almost the end mark before the full stop to any
sort of conflict. So there's certainly some way from that.
But it looks like that this summit's on Friday, US time,
that is going to be Saturday in New Zealand time,
is going to be held in a joint US military
base outside Anchorage in Alaska, which is going to be
(03:56):
a fascinating backdrop. Essentially, you have the Russian president on
US soil, inside a US Army facility, military facility, potentially
trying to discuss some sort of an end to the
conflict with Ukraine. And the idea that essentially he is
dictating the terms of this summit already and he is
the invited guest is certainly raising some eyebrows before we
(04:18):
even get to Alaska.
Speaker 2 (04:20):
Too right, too right, I mean, this is high stake
stuff for Trumpy. Now is Taite going back on his
The Boyfriend's podcast again?
Speaker 1 (04:28):
Is she? Well, she teased out a promo clip yesterday.
This is the new Heights podcast that he's done by
Travis kelse hold On Jonathan.
Speaker 2 (04:36):
So yesterday's wasn't an appearance.
Speaker 1 (04:38):
It was just a little promo, was it yesterday? Yesterday's
was the little tease clip she dropped out. So remember
those numbers she put out? Twelve twelve on the twelfth
of August was when essentially her website went live with
the idea of this new album that he is coming,
which is going to be absolutely game bust is obviously
for her, and she used a promo clip that she
(04:58):
has recorded already with the new It's podcast with the
Kelsey Brothers. This is a podcast in the United States
that attracts millions of listeners. It's worth one hundred million
US dollars alone. And obviously her significant bo is Travis Kelsey,
the Kansas City Star, and they have been dating for
a significant period of time now and you can see
in this clip there appearing alongside each other. Travis's brother
(05:19):
is obviously in another location, but behind a taite herself. Obviously,
swifties have been looking into the eggs that have been
dropped in months gone by and into the background of
the images as to what sort of clues the books
on the shelf they have left behind, what the photos
and the photos frames put you know too much holo
we know is orange mate Look. We have spent a
(05:41):
lot of time digging into this. Over the course the
last twenty four hours. We have had a huge amount
of people pouring over almost every detail, much probably like
your office has, looking into every detail, every clue about
what could be the centerpiece to Taylor Swift's new album,
The color Orange Look. She's had an issue with the
US President Donald Trum. He's been described as looking at
rather orange at times. Could there be I don't know,
(06:03):
at a little beef continue on this album, I'd say
entirely unlikely. But essentially what you're going to see is
a monster album dropping October. The fans are going to
get incredibly excited. And it's certainly in a case of
watched this place that podcast actually goes live. We are
less than twenty four hours away. Now, it's going to
be fascinating to hear exactly what more Taylor has to say,
(06:24):
not only about this album, maybe a relationship with Travers.
Maybe she's going to announce she's going to New Zealand
spending maybe a New Zealand wedding, and that's wedding.
Speaker 2 (06:34):
Every time, every time I thought you got to the
end of it, you had some more to say on Tayay.
It's unbelievable. Jonathan, don't tell me you're not excited. I
appreciate it. Jonathan Kurzley US corresponding, you know he's got
he's sitting an alarm on his watch, doesn't he He's
like Siri, sit an alarm for when Taylor Swift. Actually
I wondered that work hold on a second Surrey sit
an alarm for when Taylor Swift's podcast goes liven. It doesn't,
(06:57):
the watch is not ready for it. I just thought
that would that would be quite a cool get my. Actually,
For more from Hither Duplessy Allen Drive, listen live to
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International Correspondence with Ends and Eye Insurance, Peace of Mind
for New Zealand business.
Speaker 2 (00:06):
Jonathan Cares the US correspondents with US Now, Hey, Jonathan.
Speaker 1 (00:10):
Heather, always amazing to talk to you with the wonderful
listeners across New Zealand.
Speaker 2 (00:13):
Yeah, mate, I really appreciate your time. So tell me
about these National Guard troops. What's going on?
Speaker 1 (00:18):
National Guard troops rolling into the heart of Washington, DC.
This was announced by Donald Trump yesterday. Essentially, he says
he wants to try and bring crime under control. He
says it is one of the most dangerous cities in
the world. The local city has essentially disputed that and
said that they are seeing violent crime at thirty year lows.
But needless to say, Donald Trump says he's moving in
(00:39):
the National Garden today. They came in. We've seen them
rolling around in humbies around the National Monument up around
the National Mail up there, which is a very very
popular tourist site. It was a very calm, sunny evening
by all looks of it, as the humbies rolled in
as the sun set, rather picturesque if you're a tourist
looking to get a slice of America and see some
National Guard out of patrol, unusual for Washington, d C.
(01:01):
We've obviously seen them in California, in Los Angeles during
the immigration protests that took place here a matter of
a few weeks or so ago now, but he is
making that is the President of the United States is
making a very firm message he wants to crack down
hard in Washington, d C. Itself. For the White House,
Press Secretary Caroline Levitt said earlier today there'd been some
twenty three arrests and they are already pointing to signs
(01:24):
of success on this crackdown. It is expected to last
thirty days. Any longer, he's going to have to go
to Congress and ask for a little bit of an extension.
But this is a message he is sending loud and clear.
He says he is prepared to roll this out in
other cities, including Chicago, including New York if he deems
it necessary, and he could well take further steps. He
could well bring in more military, actual military beyond the
(01:46):
National Guard. That has not been ruled out. So the
President of the United States is sending a very very
firm message that in the nation's capital, a nation, he says,
he wants to make beautiful again. He is not going
to take the issue of law and order lying down
to tackle it head on himself.
Speaker 2 (02:02):
Jonathan, It's not really a surprise that Zelensky hasn't been
invited to this meeting, is it.
Speaker 1 (02:08):
Well. I think some quarters, certainly within the Trump administration
may have been holding out hope that he could be
involved in some way, shape or form in this summit. Essentially,
it came down to one response from Carolina Levett, Donald
Trump's press secretary, today, and that was that it was
Vladimir Putin who called for the summit, Vladimir Putin who
asked for the meeting with Donald Trump. So that is
(02:31):
the reason they are saying that Voladimir Zelenski was not invited.
We've already heard the Ukrainian president in the last sort
of twenty hours or so issue a pretty firm warning
to the West that he believes Russia is actually not
seeking peace but on the verge of a new offensive.
This is going to be bigger than Ben heard this summit.
Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin have met previously in the
(02:52):
first administration, the Historic Summit in twenty eighteen Nelsinki and
Finland they met again in Osaka, Japan, a matter of
a year or so late, and now the White House
is essentially also trying to water down any expectations out
of this summit, essentially saying, look, this is going to
be a listening exercise for US President Donald Trump. He
wants to hear what Vladimir Putin has to say. He
wants to steer at him across from the table and
(03:14):
find out exactly what position he believes the Russian president
is in and how far the Russian president is willing
to go to get towards any sort of sex file.
Already they're talking about things like land swaps and what
could be handed to Russia and what could be handed
to Ukraine. But a lot of commentators, a lot of
experts here are essentially saying that is well beyond the
pale of where they are now. They're not even at
(03:36):
a ceasefire stage yet, so talking about land swaps is
almost the end mark before the full stop to any
sort of conflict. So there's certainly some way from that.
But it looks like that this summit's on Friday, US time,
that is going to be Saturday in New Zealand time,
is going to be held in a joint US military
base outside Anchorage in Alaska, which is going to be
(03:56):
a fascinating backdrop. Essentially, you have the Russian president on
US soil, inside a US Army facility, military facility, potentially
trying to discuss some sort of an end to the
conflict with Ukraine. And the idea that essentially he is
dictating the terms of this summit already and he is
the invited guest is certainly raising some eyebrows before we
(04:18):
even get to Alaska.
Speaker 2 (04:20):
Too right, too right, I mean, this is high stake
stuff for Trumpy. Now is Taite going back on his
The Boyfriend's podcast again?
Speaker 1 (04:28):
Is she? Well, she teased out a promo clip yesterday.
This is the new Heights podcast that he's done by
Travis kelse hold On Jonathan.
Speaker 2 (04:36):
So yesterday's wasn't an appearance.
Speaker 1 (04:38):
It was just a little promo, was it yesterday? Yesterday's
was the little tease clip she dropped out. So remember
those numbers she put out? Twelve twelve on the twelfth
of August was when essentially her website went live with
the idea of this new album that he is coming,
which is going to be absolutely game bust is obviously
for her, and she used a promo clip that she
(04:58):
has recorded already with the new It's podcast with the
Kelsey Brothers. This is a podcast in the United States
that attracts millions of listeners. It's worth one hundred million
US dollars alone. And obviously her significant bo is Travis Kelsey,
the Kansas City Star, and they have been dating for
a significant period of time now and you can see
in this clip there appearing alongside each other. Travis's brother
(05:19):
is obviously in another location, but behind a taite herself. Obviously,
swifties have been looking into the eggs that have been
dropped in months gone by and into the background of
the images as to what sort of clues the books
on the shelf they have left behind, what the photos
and the photos frames put you know too much holo
we know is orange mate Look. We have spent a
(05:41):
lot of time digging into this. Over the course the
last twenty four hours. We have had a huge amount
of people pouring over almost every detail, much probably like
your office has, looking into every detail, every clue about
what could be the centerpiece to Taylor Swift's new album,
The color Orange Look. She's had an issue with the
US President Donald Trum. He's been described as looking at
rather orange at times. Could there be I don't know,
(06:03):
at a little beef continue on this album, I'd say
entirely unlikely. But essentially what you're going to see is
a monster album dropping October. The fans are going to
get incredibly excited. And it's certainly in a case of
watched this place that podcast actually goes live. We are
less than twenty four hours away. Now, it's going to
be fascinating to hear exactly what more Taylor has to say,
(06:24):
not only about this album, maybe a relationship with Travers.
Maybe she's going to announce she's going to New Zealand
spending maybe a New Zealand wedding, and that's wedding.
Speaker 2 (06:34):
Every time, every time I thought you got to the
end of it, you had some more to say on Tayay.
It's unbelievable. Jonathan, don't tell me you're not excited. I
appreciate it. Jonathan Kurzley US corresponding, you know he's got
he's sitting an alarm on his watch, doesn't he He's
like Siri, sit an alarm for when Taylor Swift. Actually
I wondered that work hold on a second Surrey sit
an alarm for when Taylor Swift's podcast goes liven. It doesn't,
(06:57):
the watch is not ready for it. I just thought
that would that would be quite a cool get my. Actually,
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