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James Lankford: “Crime has dropped to a 90 year low for violent crime.”

Featuring: James Lankford, Republican | U.S. Senate, Oklahoma

Sen. James Lankford reacts to President Donald Trump’s speech in Durant

Published October 1, 2026

Where do you stand on that? Where is America right now? Yeah. So he tried to just set something side by side and say, let's look back three or four years on it. Crime has dropped to a 90 year low for violent crime. The southern border is now closed. We're not dealing with 12,000 people a day illegally crossing the border. It's zero crossing the border. He also talked about inflation. (01:38–01:42)

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Asserts that violent crime is at its lowest in 90 years.

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“The southern border is now closed. We're not dealing with 12,000 people a day illegally crossing the border. It's zero crossing the border.”
Asserts that the southern border is closed with no illegal crossings.01:41-01:49
“Yes, we're at 3% inflation, but during the Biden administration it was 9% inflation.”
Asserts that current inflation is 3%, down from 9% during the Biden administration.01:49-01:54
“Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon. They are a terrorist state. They're crazy enough to be able to use a nuclear weapon.”
Asserts that Iran is a terrorist state and should not have nuclear weapons.02:02-02:09