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Donald Trump: “Crime is down 71% [in New Orleans].”

Featuring: Donald Trump, Republican | President of the United States | National

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Published | Video Starts at 06:59

You could walk. Washington safe. Look at what happened in Louisiana. I got a call from the governor. Please do something with New Orleans. We went there four weeks ago. Crime is down 71% [in New Orleans]. Memphis, Tennessee, crime is down 80% after five weeks. And here's the big thing, crime, historically in this country, it's down at the lowest level it's ever been. (06:59–07:03)

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