US President Donald Trump indicated yesterday (Monday) that the violations that “fall at home” should not undermine his record of reducing crime rates in Washington, saying that his opponents are taking advantage of reports on “men’s fight with their wives” to undermine his campaign.
During a speech at the Bible Museum in Washington, Trump made a series of statements about the level of crime in the capital, which his opponents described as “false”, according to the American newspaper “New York Times”.
Trump claimed that the crime rate in Washington has become zero, while reports confirm that this rate has decreased somewhat, but incidents of robbery, attacks and theft are still taking place daily.
Last Sunday alone, a murder, 6 car thefts, two deadly weapons were recorded, and more than 30 theft, according to police statistics.
“There is no crime,” Trump said on Monday. They said: (The crime decreased by 87 percent). But it is more than 87 percent. There are almost no crimes. ”
The US President appeared in particular that the crimes of domestic violence are counted against him.
He said: «They call what is happening at home a crime. They will do anything with their power to find something to prove what they say. If a man quarrels with his wife at home, they say this was a crime scene. ”
These comments have sparked quick criticism on social media; Its users expressed their anger at “Trump’s ignorance of domestic violence, and not being classified as a crime.”
Trump ordered about 2,300 elements of the “National Guard” to conduct patrols in Washington on August 11; Pointing out that the city is a source of “dirty shame and full of crimes.”
The Republican President also threatened to move the “National Guard” forces to deal with crime in other cities run by Democrats, such as Baltimore, Chicago and New Orleans.
Last Thursday, the US prosecutor, Brian Shawwalb, filed a lawsuit, aiming to end the “National Guard” to deal with the crime in the city.
Shawwalb said, in a statement declaring the lawsuit, that the deployment of the National Guard to carry out the task of law enforcement is unnecessary, not desirable, in addition to that it exposes the region and its inhabitants to danger and harm.
