What did Donald Trump claim about crime on 26 Oct 2026?
Donald Trump, President of the United States ·
we have the crime down 82 percent in Memphis
His own White House put the drop at less than half that. Six weeks earlier it reported overall crime in Memphis down nearly 36% from the year before, a year into the federal task force.
On Sept. 15, 2026, a year after the Memphis Safe Task Force was created, the White House reported that 'Overall crime in Memphis is down nearly 36% from last year,' with murders down 36% and robberies down 42%; in March 2026 it had put the drop at 'more than 43%' (The White House, 'President Trump Promised to Make Memphis Safe Again. One Year Later, the Numbers Prove It.').
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- Midterm campaign rally for Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in Corinth, Mississippi.
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