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FBI's Bongino Blasts Media for Ignoring Crime Decline Under Trump

1/24/2026

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Dan Bongino, former Deputy Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), says media downplayed a drop in violent crime during the Trump administration, crediting arrests and drug seizures that yielded a murder rate not seen since 1900.
He accuses Axios and The New York Times of acknowledging the decline without crediting Trump's policies.
A report shows 11 of 13 crime categories dropped in 2025 compared with the previous year.

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Dan Bongino, former Deputy Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), says media downplayed a drop in violent crime during the Trump administration, crediting arrests and drug seizures that yielded a murder rate not seen since 1900.
He accuses Axios and The New York Times of acknowledging the decline without crediting Trump's policies.
A report shows 11 of 13 crime categories dropped in 2025 compared with the previous year.