Former Rep. Pete King praised President Donald Trump’s use of National Guard troops in Washington, D.C., during an interview Sunday on Newsmax, calling the deployment a lifesaver and suggesting it could serve as a model for other cities grappling with crime.

“Well, it’s certainly working in Washington, D.C., and it’s beyond me why Democrats would be opposed to this,” the New York Republican told Newsmax’s “Wake Up America Weekend.” “D.C. for too long has been a center of crime and has gotten much worse in the last three or four years. So this, to me, is a lifesaver.”

King, however, acknowledged that deploying troops in other cities could raise questions about effectiveness and legality.

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