GOP rep leading DC crime bill warns Biden against going back on word: would ‘stir up’ Senate ‘hornets nest’

FIRST ON FOX: The Republican congressman who led the D.C. crime bill in the House warned President Biden against going back on his word of not vetoing the bipartisan legislation.

Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Ga., told Fox News Digital on Friday that he doesn’t expect Biden to go back on his word and veto the legislation overturning the controversial D.C. crime law that has drawn bipartisan criticism.

“If he vetoes it, then he’s sending a strong message to the city of Washington, D.C., that he doesn’t care about their safety,” Clyde warned.

SENATE DEMS OVERWHELMINGLY VOTE WITH GOP TO OVERTURN CONTROVERSIAL DC CRIME LAW

Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Ga., told Fox News Digital on Friday that he doesn’t expect Biden to go back on his word and veto the legislation overturning the controversial DC crime law that has drawn bipartisan criticism.  (Getty Images)

Clyde said that, if Biden were to veto the legislation and go back on his word, the 81-14 spread in the Senate could overturn the veto.

“But since he…