Trump claimed without evidence that crime rates in Venezuela and other countries “all over the world” have drastically decreased because “they’ve taken their criminals off the street, and they’ve given them to [Kamala Harris] to put into our country,” creating “one of the greatest mistakes in history.”
He also claimed that “migrant crime” is occurring at “levels that nobody thought possible” and causing American crime rates to be “through the roof.” Debate moderators Linsey Davis and David Muir frequently countered Trump’s false claims during the debate, including his assertions about crime statistics. Continue reading…