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Newsom Disputes Trump's Crime Rate Claims Amid Declines

10/17/2025

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Newsom Challenges Trump

California Governor Gavin Newsom criticized President Donald Trump for taking credit for a decline in violent crime, arguing rates were already falling post-pandemic.
Experts, including criminologists, say Trump's assertions lack validity because crime trends are measured across years, not months.
National Guard deployments to cities such as San Francisco and Memphis are not suited for crime control.
Reductions in crime are attributed to broader societal changes, rather than presidential policies.

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Newsom Critiques Trump

California Governor Gavin Newsom criticized President Donald Trump during a press conference on October 16, 2025.
He announced a new initiative to sell insulin at $11.
Newsom called Trump unhinged and in decline, questioning his cognitive and physical health.
He condemned Trump's threat to deploy the National Guard in San Francisco as illegal and delusional.

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Newsom Challenges Trump

California Governor Gavin Newsom criticized President Donald Trump for taking credit for a decline in violent crime, arguing rates were already falling post-pandemic.
Experts, including criminologists, say Trump's assertions lack validity because crime trends are measured across years, not months.
National Guard deployments to cities such as San Francisco and Memphis are not suited for crime control.
Reductions in crime are attributed to broader societal changes, rather than presidential policies.

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