‘Tragic, epidemic’: Trump claims crime in Washington ‘worst it's ever been,’ alleges ‘fake statistics’ by DC officials
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Donald Trump claimed on August 14 that crime in Washington, DC, is the worst it has ever been, Alleged that DC officials craeted fake data to show low crime rate in the capital.
US President Donald Trump said on Thursday (August 14) that crime in Washington, DC, is the "worst it's ever been." Speaking from the Oval Office, the American president reiterated his claim, without providing any evidence to support the statement. Meanwhile, the data from the US Justice Department showed that DC has experienced a 30-year low in violent crime in 2024. The US president even said that DC officials have created fake statistics that show the rate of violent crime declining in the city.
He added that they are “under investigation”, but didn’t name anyone specifically. “They’re phony crime stats, and Washington DC is at its worst point, and it will soon be at its best point,” he quipped. He described the situation as “tragic” and an “epidemic”.
Trump rails about social security fraud without evidence
The American president also talked about egregious social security fraud.“You have 12.4 million names listed in the social security database that were over 120 years of age, meaning you’re breaking records,” he said.
However, The Guardian conducted a fact check stating that the Social Security database does contain the names of a number of Americans born as early as the 1920s (without death dates), but that doesn’t automatically mean these people are receiving checks.
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Federal agents in DC
Trump had no qualms about the possible national security risks from his reassignment of officers for the FBI, Drug Enforcement Agency, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives to deal with local crime in Washington. "Like what? Like what?" Trump said. Trump made the claims while speaking at a press conference in the White House to mark the 90th anniversary of Social Security.
