Liberals Claim DC Violent Crime Is Down With Stats Excluding Entire Categories Of Assaults
1 sourceUpdated Jul 1, 2026
Media outlets are fact-checking President Donald Trump’s concerns about violence in Washington, D.C., by pointing to misleading crime statistics. Trump has moved to increase federal law enforcement’s footprint in D.C.’s…
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