Scarborough: ‘Donald Trump Is Lying When He Says Crime Rates Are Way Up, They’re Not’

SCARBOROUGH Good Friday A ░░░░░░░░ look at New York ░░░░░░░░ Hope you have a ░░░░░░░░ Easter weekend And Willie ░░░░░░░░ just want to circle ░░░░░░░░ and of course our ░░░░░░░░ always as we say ░░░░░░░░ the men and women ░░░░░░░░ the NYPD for all ░░░░░░░░ do for the bravery ░░░░░░░░ show every day and ░░░░░░░░ are we are truly ░░░░░░░░ I do want to ░░░░░░░░ circle back and just ░░░░░░░░ s an NBC article ░░░░░░░░ I just now posted ░░░░░░░░ my Threads account and ░░░░░░░░ just shows the facts ░░░░░░░░ know the facts don ░░░░░░░░ matter to Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ crime rates keep dropping ░░░░░░░░ in fact the rate ░░░░░░░░ lower now than when ░░░░░░░░ Trump was in office ░░░░░░░░ than it was in ░░░░░░░░ even slightly lower than ░░░░░░░░ was in Trump s ░░░░░░░░ year as it pertains ░░░░░░░░ crime in 2019 Murder ░░░░░░░░ over the past year ░░░░░░░░ the big cities that ░░░░░░░░ s constantly harping on ░░░░░░░░ 20 Rape s down ░░░░░░░░ You can go down ░░░░░░░░ list on and on ░░░░░░░░ most serious crimes way ░░░░░░░░ and again the overall ░░░░░░░░ rate for 2022 the ░░░░░░░░ year recorded crime rates ░░░░░░░░ again than Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ best year in 2019 ░░░░░░░░ a lot lower than ░░░░░░░░ So he ll say ░░░░░░░░ he says Republicans will ░░░░░░░░ lying Other news outlets ░░░░░░░░ keep lying about it ░░░░░░░░ people will whip themselves ░░░░░░░░ a frenzy and say ░░░░░░░░ about crime And you ░░░░░░░░ show them the facts ░░░░░░░░ it s just like ░░░░░░░░ can show people you ░░░░░░░░ maybe they re UNC ░░░░░░░░ and they don t ░░░░░░░░ to know that Alabama ░░░░░░░░ last night I think ░░░░░░░░ was 79 77 but ░░░░░░░░ beat UNC and they ░░░░░░░░ Nah nah nah it ░░░░░░░░ not the truth It ░░░░░░░░ just the facts It ░░░░░░░░ just the facts They ░░░░░░░░ not like it but ░░░░░░░░ s the fact And ░░░░░░░░ s how Trump extremists ░░░░░░░░ gotten and it s ░░░░░░░░ cable networks run It ░░░░░░░░ their business model to ░░░░░░░░ about the facts to ░░░░░░░░ and distort reality for ░░░░░░░░ day in day out ░░░░░░░░ in night out And ░░░░░░░░ you talk about crime ░░░░░░░░ s not as low ░░░░░░░░ I want it to ░░░░░░░░ It s not as ░░░░░░░░ as you want it ░░░░░░░░ be We ve both ░░░░░░░░ we think the bail ░░░░░░░░ in New York City ░░░░░░░░ a joke We think ░░░░░░░░ aren t allowed to ░░░░░░░░ their jobs enough We ░░░░░░░░ that s a joke ░░░░░░░░ said if you look ░░░░░░░░ the numbers Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ lying when he says ░░░░░░░░ rates are way up ░░░░░░░░ re not They re ░░░░░░░░ They re lower than ░░░░░░░░ were when he was ░░░░░░░░ GEIST Yeah that s ░░░░░░░░ a fact And violent ░░░░░░░░ in particular all the ░░░░░░░░ you just laid out ░░░░░░░░ down double digits year ░░░░░░░░ year they spiked in ░░░░░░░░ and 20 and about ░░░░░░░░ end of last year ░░░░░░░░ really at the beginning ░░░░░░░░ this year have come ░░░░░░░░ down Criminologists and law ░░░░░░░░ experts debate about why ░░░░░░░░ numbers come down they ░░░░░░░░ about that in the ░░░░░░░░ in New York why ░░░░░░░░ t this work The ░░░░░░░░ is they are down ░░░░░░░░ it s that perception ░░░░░░░░ reality thing that we ░░░░░░░░ about a little bit ░░░░░░░░ the economy right Joe ░░░░░░░░ you say look at ░░░░░░░░ data You have number ░░░░░░░░ number showing how strong ░░░░░░░░ economy is how resilient ░░░░░░░░ is We know inflation ░░░░░░░░ too high And yet ░░░░░░░░ polling just like in ░░░░░░░░ people say the economy ░░░░░░░░ not good or crime ░░░░░░░░ bad in this country ░░░░░░░░ lot of times it ░░░░░░░░ a matter of perception ░░░░░░░░ s a way you ░░░░░░░░ walking down a street ░░░░░░░░ New York City if ░░░░░░░░ see things like street ░░░░░░░░ that don t make ░░░░░░░░ feel good and I ░░░░░░░░ that we all have ░░░░░░░░ of that But if ░░░░░░░░ want to talk about ░░░░░░░░ violent crime in America ░░░░░░░░ down significantly year over ░░░░░░░░ That is just a ░░░░░░░░ but you can bet ░░░░░░░░ will remain an issue ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump and many ░░░░░░░░ in this race.”