I guess Trump was not amused to be asked to factually support his dubious claims about crime in Michigan. I guess bloviating was not what the interviewer wanted?
The focus of his event was violent crime, something that he insists has surged since he left office — both in American cities and, apparently, in the White House itself.
"The crime is so out of control in our country," Trump said. "I mean, you have cities — I will say this, the top 25, almost all are run by Democrats, and they have very similar policies. It's just insane."
(It is true that most large cities are run by Democrats, but that is because most residents of cities are Democrats.)
“But you can’t walk across the street to get a loaf of bread,” Trump continued. “You get shot. You get mugged. You get raped, you get whatever it may be. And you’ve seen it and I’ve seen it, and it’s time for a change. We have to bring back our cities. We have these cities that are great cities where people are afraid to live in them, and they’re fleeing the cities of our country.”
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As Donald Trump returned to Michigan to speak about crime, he deliberately ignored the truth: Crime is down.
Standing under a banner that read “Make America Safe Again” on Tuesday, Trump spoke about law and order and a so-called “Kamala crime wave” occurring at levels “nobody has ever seen before.” But when journalists tried to ask him about that claim, he got scared.
According to The Detroit News, the Trump team had originally agreed to sit down for an interview with their newspaper Tuesday. However, after reporters pushed the former president about spreading lies about Michigan’s crime data, “a campaign aide said the presidential candidate no longer had time for an interview after the speech.”
Data from the Federal Bureau of Investigation doesn’t show any crime wave phenomenon. In the two years since the former president left office, violent crime has continued to drop and return to pre-pandemic levels.
Michigan specific data also fails to show any spike in violent crime under a Democratic administration. Homicides in Detroit are down to their lowest total since 1966, according to police data reviewed by The Detroit News. But Trump doesn’t want to talk about that. So much so that he’s dodging interviews with local journalists about crime.
The focus of his event was violent crime, something that he insists has surged since he left office — both in American cities and, apparently, in the White House itself.
"The crime is so out of control in our country," Trump said. "I mean, you have cities — I will say this, the top 25, almost all are run by Democrats, and they have very similar policies. It's just insane."
(It is true that most large cities are run by Democrats, but that is because most residents of cities are Democrats.)
“But you can’t walk across the street to get a loaf of bread,” Trump continued. “You get shot. You get mugged. You get raped, you get whatever it may be. And you’ve seen it and I’ve seen it, and it’s time for a change. We have to bring back our cities. We have these cities that are great cities where people are afraid to live in them, and they’re fleeing the cities of our country.”
Trump Abandons Interview After Question on His Favorite Talking Point
Donald Trump chickened out of an interview in a key swing state after being asked about his rants on crime.
newrepublic.com
As Donald Trump returned to Michigan to speak about crime, he deliberately ignored the truth: Crime is down.
Standing under a banner that read “Make America Safe Again” on Tuesday, Trump spoke about law and order and a so-called “Kamala crime wave” occurring at levels “nobody has ever seen before.” But when journalists tried to ask him about that claim, he got scared.
According to The Detroit News, the Trump team had originally agreed to sit down for an interview with their newspaper Tuesday. However, after reporters pushed the former president about spreading lies about Michigan’s crime data, “a campaign aide said the presidential candidate no longer had time for an interview after the speech.”
Data from the Federal Bureau of Investigation doesn’t show any crime wave phenomenon. In the two years since the former president left office, violent crime has continued to drop and return to pre-pandemic levels.
Michigan specific data also fails to show any spike in violent crime under a Democratic administration. Homicides in Detroit are down to their lowest total since 1966, according to police data reviewed by The Detroit News. But Trump doesn’t want to talk about that. So much so that he’s dodging interviews with local journalists about crime.
