J. D. Vance: “Violent crime over the last year dropped by 20%.”

“First of all, let me say about crime, you mentioned violence. One of the things we're proudest about is that you saw Violent crime over the last year dropped by 20%. Is it because we're attacking our law enforcement officers? Or is it because we in the administration are empowering our law enforcement officers to enforce the law?” (16:18–16:29)

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