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Published January 30, 2026 | Video Starts at 01:44

And respectfully, that's not what I'm seeing in Minnesota. So I'm happy to work with my partners at every level to create more safety, to build more trust. Pennsylvania, I made a pledge to hire 2000 more police officers. We've, I think we're about 1900. We'll actually eclipse that 2000 number. We, we've invested hundreds of millions of dollars in violence prevention. Violent Crime is down 13%. Fatal gun violence is down 43%. (01:44–01:51)

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Asserts a pledge to hire 2000 more police officers in Pennsylvania and that they are close to achieving it.

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