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We see it almost every night on social media, the truth the liberal media refused to show, violent leftist extremists, destroying parts of American cities, burning them to the ground. It’s a point President Trump has drawn attention to time and time again, “The top ten [to 20] most dangerous cities in America are run by Democrats.” Well, NBC Nightly News was on a mission to defend their party Tuesday evening by attempting to debunk the President’s claim with a “Fact vs. Fiction” analysis.
The problem? Correspondent Tom Costello never directly addressed the President’s point: the topmost dangerous cities were run by Democrats. Instead, he simply argued that crime was on the rise across the country, including in Republican-led cities.
In leading into the segment, fill-in anchor and White House correspondent, Peter Alexander told viewers they were fact-checking the President for their benefit. “For weeks, the President has said violence is out of control in cities run by Democrats. But we wanted to make sure you have the facts. Is there a difference in the crime rate in cities run by Democrats versus those led by Republicans,” he rhetorically asked, teeing up Costello.
After playing three soundbites of Trump making the claim, Costello dropped his so-called “reality check” on the President.
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