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Republican Governors Association stated on June 24, 2024 in a campaign advertisement “On (Josh) Stein’s watch, rapes in North Carolina are up 53%.” Donald Trump stated on August 23, 2024 in a campaign event in Glendale, Ariz. “There’s been a 43% increase in violent crimes since I left office.” X posts stated on August 17, 2024 in In X post on Aug. 17 Photo shows “domestic Antifa are already gathering in Chicago, to create chaos during the Harris-Walz DNC.” Donald Trump stated on August 15, 2024 in a news conference California law lets you “rob a store as long as it’s not more than $950” and “not get charged.” Kamala Harris “did that.” Instagram posts stated on August 11, 2024 in una publicación en Instagram Video muestra policías entrando en una casa en Inglaterra "por comentarios en redes sociales". Tim Walz stated on August 6, 2024 in un mitin de campaña en Filadelfia "El crimen violento aumentó bajo Donald Trump". Tim Walz stated on August 6, 2024 in a rally in Philadelphia “Violent crime was up under Donald Trump.” Donald Trump Jr. stated on July 17, 2024 in Speech After being shot at a Milwaukee rally in 1912, former President Teddy Roosevelt “finished his speech and he kept fighting.” Kari Lake stated on July 16, 2024 in in a speech at RNC in Milwaukee “Just last week, Ruben Gallego voted to let the millions of people who poured into our country illegally cast a ballot in this upcoming election.” Threads posts stated on July 14, 2024 in a post on Threads Trump campaign rally gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks was “arrested more than once.” X posts stated on July 13, 2024 in una publicación en X Donald Trump escenificó el tiroteo en su mitin en Butler, Pensilvania. Joe Biden stated on July 13, 2024 in a statement to the media “The idea that there’s political violence or violence in America like this is just unheard of.” Social Media stated on July 13, 2024 in social media posts Donald Trump staged the shooting at his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Instagram posts stated on June 30, 2024 in an Instagram post The city of San Francisco posted street signs warning that “stolen goods must remain under $950.” Viral image stated on June 18, 2024 in a Facebook post “Justin Timberlake allegedly had traces of molly, poppers, Truvada, and coke in his bloodstream following his DWI arrest in New York.” Donald Trump stated on June 15, 2024 in remarks in Detroit Crime statistics “no longer include data from 30% of the country including the biggest and most violent cities.” Joe Biden stated on May 24, 2024 in a campaign email "The last administration oversaw the largest increase in murders ever recorded." Donald Trump stated on May 29, 2024 in comments to reporters Joe Biden “is letting millions of people from jails, from prisons, from insane asylums, from mental institutions, drug dealers pour in.” Donald Trump stated on June 2, 2024 in an interview with Fox Speaking about Hillary Clinton: “I didn’t say, ‘Lock her up.’ ” Social Media stated on May 29, 2024 in social media posts Judge Juan Merchan told New York jurors the verdict in Donald Trump’s trial does not need to be unanimous. Load more
Republican Governors Association stated on June 24, 2024 in a campaign advertisement “On (Josh) Stein’s watch, rapes in North Carolina are up 53%.”
Donald Trump stated on August 23, 2024 in a campaign event in Glendale, Ariz. “There’s been a 43% increase in violent crimes since I left office.”
X posts stated on August 17, 2024 in In X post on Aug. 17 Photo shows “domestic Antifa are already gathering in Chicago, to create chaos during the Harris-Walz DNC.”
Donald Trump stated on August 15, 2024 in a news conference California law lets you “rob a store as long as it’s not more than $950” and “not get charged.” Kamala Harris “did that.”
Instagram posts stated on August 11, 2024 in una publicación en Instagram Video muestra policías entrando en una casa en Inglaterra "por comentarios en redes sociales".
Tim Walz stated on August 6, 2024 in un mitin de campaña en Filadelfia "El crimen violento aumentó bajo Donald Trump".
Tim Walz stated on August 6, 2024 in a rally in Philadelphia “Violent crime was up under Donald Trump.”
Donald Trump Jr. stated on July 17, 2024 in Speech After being shot at a Milwaukee rally in 1912, former President Teddy Roosevelt “finished his speech and he kept fighting.”
Kari Lake stated on July 16, 2024 in in a speech at RNC in Milwaukee “Just last week, Ruben Gallego voted to let the millions of people who poured into our country illegally cast a ballot in this upcoming election.”
Threads posts stated on July 14, 2024 in a post on Threads Trump campaign rally gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks was “arrested more than once.”
X posts stated on July 13, 2024 in una publicación en X Donald Trump escenificó el tiroteo en su mitin en Butler, Pensilvania.
Joe Biden stated on July 13, 2024 in a statement to the media “The idea that there’s political violence or violence in America like this is just unheard of.”
Social Media stated on July 13, 2024 in social media posts Donald Trump staged the shooting at his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Instagram posts stated on June 30, 2024 in an Instagram post The city of San Francisco posted street signs warning that “stolen goods must remain under $950.”
Viral image stated on June 18, 2024 in a Facebook post “Justin Timberlake allegedly had traces of molly, poppers, Truvada, and coke in his bloodstream following his DWI arrest in New York.”
Donald Trump stated on June 15, 2024 in remarks in Detroit Crime statistics “no longer include data from 30% of the country including the biggest and most violent cities.”
Joe Biden stated on May 24, 2024 in a campaign email "The last administration oversaw the largest increase in murders ever recorded."
Donald Trump stated on May 29, 2024 in comments to reporters Joe Biden “is letting millions of people from jails, from prisons, from insane asylums, from mental institutions, drug dealers pour in.”
Donald Trump stated on June 2, 2024 in an interview with Fox Speaking about Hillary Clinton: “I didn’t say, ‘Lock her up.’ ”
Social Media stated on May 29, 2024 in social media posts Judge Juan Merchan told New York jurors the verdict in Donald Trump’s trial does not need to be unanimous.
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