Patrick Bet-David believes that the federal government is legally justified in exercising authority over Washington, D.C. when the local government fails to ensure safety.

“So for everybody that's saying President Trump is authoritarian, no, he's not. They're opening this up and saying crime is out of control. We have a provision here that if you couldn't get your squat together and take care of the city with your own police force and governance, we were going to step ”