However his newest exaggeration was an actual doozy, even for him.
“You possibly can’t stroll throughout the road to get a loaf of bread. You get shot, you get mugged, you get raped, you get no matter it might be,” Trump stated on Tuesday throughout a go to to Howell, Michigan, whereas standing in entrance of two sheriffs. “You’ve seen it, and I’ve seen it.”
Presently, legislation enforcement on this nation doesn’t maintain monitor of what number of rapes, shootings or muggings happen whereas somebody is crossing the road to purchase a loaf of bread.
However a research of FBI information by the Pew Analysis Heart launched in April reveals that the violent crime fee fell 49% between 1993 and 2022, with giant decreases within the charges of theft (down 74%), aggravated assault (down 39%) and homicide/nonnegligent manslaughter (down 34%) ― all crimes Trump talked about in his fact-free diatribe.
Talking of which: Right here’s a hyperlink, courtesy of journalist Aaron Rupar.
Not surprisingly, many individuals on X, previously Twitter, referred to as out the previous president’s bogus statements in hilarious style.