Trump pulls out of interview after paper questions his dubious claims about crime rate

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/donald-trump-michigan-interview-crime-rate-b2599837.html

46 Comments

  1. weak ass bitch.

    how republicans think this guy is the icon of masculinity and strength will forever blow my mind.

  2. The Detroit News cited data from the Federal Bureau of Investigation which showed the national violent crime rate dropped in 2021 and 2022 under Biden.

    Yeah. Trump gets fact checked on obvious lies and cancels the interview. Such a bitch move.

  3. Impossible-Year-5924 on

    How has it taken the media this long to question the lies that come out of his mouth constantly????

  4. This should be the first and only question to Trump by every journalist allowed to ask him a question until he has an answer. And until he answers it, he gets no credit for “answering questions from the press” or whatever bullshit they say Harris and Walz won’t do. I don’t have a lot of faith that and reporters will actually do this, but they’d regain a hell of a lot of credibility if they did.

  5. Every reputable news source should be doing this. Don’t let him get away with repeating lies over and over and having a platform to do it. Present him with the conflicting source and ask him to cite where he’s getting his claims from. Make him into a straight shooter or let him deplatform himself by not letting him peddle bullshit live on air anymore.

  6. ZombiePartyBoyLives on

    I like presidents who don’t rage-quit when things get uncomfortable. What a cream puff

  7. 2020surrealworld on

    Well….when you factor in HIS crime spree rate during his time in office to date, then yes—it certainly skyrocketed!😉🤣

  8. But according to JD Sofaking, he’s out there any day, any time, answering any question. So weird that he’s just a coward.

  9. MagicMushroomFungi on

    He did not have time for the interview.
    He has to help JV Vance prepare for his vp debate.

  10. sh4desthevibe on

    This is calculated. It’s also the reason why the mainstream press is so afraid to call him out in real time.

    They are all terrified of losing their *precious access*.

    If Trump takes his ball and goes home, who will feed them sound byte after sound byte?

    So they just let him talk as much as he wants. Then they can go back and write ten pieces of monetized content calling out the lies. Or like Maggie Haberman, write a book.

    It’s all a clown show.

  11. Brave Sir Robin ran away.
    Bravely ran away away.
    When danger reared its ugly head,
    He bravely turned his tail and fled.
    Yes, brave Sir Robin turned about
    And gallantly he chickened out.
    Swiftly taking to his feet,
    He beat a very brave retreat.
    Bravest of the brave, Sir Robin!

  12. TrainingWheelsFail on

    Trump lying, and then backing out of an interview? You don’t say…… 🤔🤣

  13. Look, it’s just not fair to Trump if you’re going to point out when he’s lying. How’s he supposed to run for president if he has to tell the truth?

  14. Fukface_Von_Clwnstik on

    If he was smarter he’d have said the crime rate dropped during Biden because of things he did showing their benefits. Slightly harder to fact check or substantiate.

  15. purplebrown_updown on

    This is what needs to happen at every interview. Anything else is malpractice. Jake tapper and Dana bash should be fired. They aren’t journalists.

  16. Brave Sir Robin ran away.

    Bravely ran away away.

    When danger reared it’s ugly head,

    He bravely turned his tail and fled.

    Yes, brave Sir Robin turned about

    And gallantly he chickened out.

    Swiftly taking to his feet,

    He beat a very brave retreat.

    Bravest of the brave, Sir Robin!

  17. Detroit news says please support your claims with evidence..Trumps screams fake news, they want facts everybody. They’re phony! I swear his supporters have a crayon wedged in thier frontal lobe.

  18. My favourite term of the Trump era is “alternative facts”. They’re called “lies” fuckface and all politicians should be held accountable for telling them.

  19. Illustrious-Syrup509 on

    I wonder why a person is allowed to lie so much in public without getting into trouble.

  20. Hilarious because the leading conservative attack on Kamala right now is that she wont sit to do interviews.

    but this is a nothingburger beacuse… *reasons*

  21. StripClubBreakfast on

    I wonder if the real reason is his no doubt “perfect” phone call with Bibi and his desire to avoid questions on the subject.

  22. We should probably talk about how Trump keeps running away from interviews whenever people ask him difficult questions.

    Almost like he doesn’t have a good answer, or he’s afraid of looking bad and stupid, or something 🤔

  23. I get republicans trying to be big on crime. I’m from sf and crime is ridiculous. But the numbers speak for themselves president trump. What a weirdo

  24. DeLacruzSagrada on

    How is it possible to fumble THIS hard. Dude was on top of the world a month ago lol 

  25. “Fact checking is a threat to democracy!” – said a MAGA supporter somewhere probably.

  26. Republicans have now begun to start walking away from him… the triggered snowflakes of GOP are now found whining that Trump isn’t even a Republican lol!

  27. JicamaCreative5614 on

    I’m sure he’s never been asked a question in such a horrible manner. I hope they said ‘hello, how are you’ at least

  28. Dancing_Cthulhu on

    > The Trump campaign responded by claiming the data is “totally unreliable at the present time” because the FBI used “estimated crime numbers” for law enforcement agencies that didn’t report numbers, The Detroit News reports.

    I really hope people keep asking him. I mean if the FBI’s data is *totally* unreliable that really begs the question of the source of Trump’s totally reliable data.

    We all know the answer is Trump’s ass, of course, buy keep hounding till he admits it (or keeps walking out of interviews).

  29. Sure_Garbage_2119 on

    if tvs and interviwers (and social medias) add a fact check bar, those kind politicians are done for.