Several reports and analyses published within the past 24 hours (August 12-13, 2025) indicate that Donald Trump has made various claims questioned by fact-checkers and media outlets.
Specifically, Trump's statements regarding crime in Washington, D.C., as a justification for a federal takeover of the city's police department, have been scrutinized. The New York Times reported that he "cited an array of inaccurate statistics about murders in the city and crimes committed by children". Al Jazeera also fact-checked Trump's claim that crime in Washington, D.C. is "out of control". PolitiFact and PBS further highlighted a specific false claim regarding Washington's homicide rate, stating that Trump's assertion that it's "41 per 100,000. No.1 that we can find anywhere in the world" was based on an outdated homicide rate and was an inaccurate blanket statement.
Additionally, the White House Press Secretary, Karoline Leavitt, during a briefing on August 12, mentioned the exploration of options to relocate homeless individuals "FAR from the Capital" as Trump suggested in a Truth Social post, and that these options include shelters, services, or jail if they refuse. This statement has drawn concerns from homeless advocates.
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Oh yeah... draft Malcolm Nance for the House of Representatives!!!
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