CNN’s fact-checker is trying to sell their viewers on the assertion that President Trump is wrong about crime in Washington, D.C., claiming that the murder rate plummeted last year. 

Reporter Daniel Dale claimed “In 2023, D.C. had its most murders in more than two decades, 274 of course, that’s terrible. But it then plunged to 187 murders last year.”

White House Deputy Assistant to the President Alex Pfeiffer immediately took issue with that, writing 

“”Plunged”! Here are the years with fewer than 187 murders in D.C.: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019.”

Dale doubled down on his representation of crime in D.C.:

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But Pfeiffer hit right back, pointing out the absurdity of Dale’s overall point:

Pfeiffer hit the nail on the head with his analogy. Trump is making the point that crime is out-of-control in D.C. and it needs to be corrected. Yes, sometimes he exaggerates to make his point, and that’s what the Trump-hating media likes to focus on. But as Pfeiffer suggested, Trump’s point about crime is absolutely correct and CNN can’t see the forest for the ORANGE MAN BAD! trees.

CNN's fact-checker is trying to sell their viewers on the assertion that President Trump is wrong about crime in Washington, D.C., claiming that the murder rate plummeted last year. Reporter Daniel Dale…{ai:summary}CNN’s Daniel Dale: DC murders fell from 274 in 2023 to 187 in 2024. Pfeiffer says that’s not a “plunge,” noting years with fewer than 187. He says the 2024 rate is still high—double 2012—and DC has a crime problem; Trump’s point, he says, is correct despite CNN framing. #crime

White House schools CNN’s fact-checker over ‘plunging’ crime in Washington, DC – The Right Scoop

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