MSNBC host Symone Sanders-Townsend pushed back on increased police presence in D.C., claiming during a panel Tuesday that, as a Black woman, she doesn't believe more officers make communities saferparticularly in predominantly Black neighborhoods.Sanders-Townsend, who served as chief spokesperson and senior adviser to former Vice President Kamala Harris before joining MSNBC in 2022, spoke on President Donald Trumps new initiative to stop crime in the nations capital.Trump announced Monday that he plans to deploy approximately 800 National Guard troops and assume oversight of the Metropolitan Police Department to tackle rising crime in Washington, D.C. The announcement caused shockwaves across media, but some, like MSNBCs Joe Scarborough, hinted that there may be some truth to Trump saying there is a crisis."There has been a problem in D.C. Its not as bad as it was 2 or 3 years ago, but its not as safe as Manhattan. Its not as safe as the nations capital should be. By the way, Ive lived in D.C. for 32 years. I can go chapter and verse if youd like me to," Scarborough said.CNN PANEL KNOCKS NATIONAL DEMOCRATS ON 'TONE-DEAF' RESPONSE TO TRUMP DC CRIME PLANSanders-Townsend appeared openly shocked at Scarboroughs words and pushed back, citing her experience as having lived in D.C. for the last 10 years and her husband running the Restaurant AssociationMetropolitan Washington."It is perceived violence amplified by some actual real acts of violence," she said before adding, "the way Ive heard D.C. being described this morning is like its a city under siege, like its a dangerous place, clutching your pearls, youve got to keep your bag under your dress when you leave the house. And thats just not true."She said that the conversation is revolving around these instances of "juvenile crime" that Trump is using as a pretext for his "authoritatrain overreach."Sanders-Townsend argued there is just barely enough real crime to make people think that Trump may have some legitimate reason to take such action, but all the while, people are "ignoring the fact that more police officers on the street are not going to fix the issue of juvenile crime."CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTUREScarborough urged her to clarify, asking, "You dont think more police make streets safer?""No, Joe. Im a Black woman in America," she said. "I do not always think that more police make streets safer. When you walk down the streets of Georgetown, you dont see a police officer on every corner, but you dont feel unsafe.""So what is it about talking about places like southeast D.C., right, Ward 8, if you will, that people say, Well, we need more officers to make us safe? I think we have to rethink what safety means in America," Sanders-Townsend argued.