What did Donald Trump claim about crime on 22 Aug 2025? "And it's very safe right now. There's been no murders since…"
Donald Trump, President of the United States ·
And it's very safe right now. There's been no murders since I started.
There were killings after he started. D.C. police reported fatal shootings on August 11, 2025, the day he announced the police takeover, and on August 13.
The Metropolitan Police Department reported a fatal shooting in the 1200 block of 12th Street NW at about 6:56 p.m. on Aug. 11, 2025, the day he announced the federal takeover of the city's police, and another on Aug. 13, 2025 at about 11:01 a.m. in the 3300 block of 15th Street NE (MPD, Aug. 12 and Aug. 14, 2025).
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- Remarks to reporters during a visit to the People's House exhibit, Washington, D.C.
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