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Trump Highlights FBI Violent-Crime Data at Police Academy Visit

8/15/2026

Center

Trump Presents Data

U.S. President Donald Trump visited Nassau County Police Academy in New York on August 14, 2026, to present FBI violent-crime data.
Republican leaders and MAGA figures urged Trump to end the Iran war, saying it harms midterm chances, yet Trump vowed economic measures regardless.
RealClearPolitics poll shows Trump's job approval at 39% and inflation handling at 30%.
Inflation stayed at 3.4% in August, while gas prices above $4 per gallon.

Left

Trump Presents Data

U.S. President Donald Trump visited Nassau County Police Academy in New York on August 14, 2026, to present FBI violent-crime data.
Voters claim Trump’s tariffs, Iran war and tax plans increase inequality; a tax would aid the 1 % richest and add $1 trillion to the deficit.
Trump’s approval on cost-of-living management sits at –47%, his lowest issue rating.
Rising grocery prices are pushing Republican voters in swing districts toward the Democratic Party.

Blindspot

Trump is considering a proposal to index capital-gains taxes to inflation, which analysts say would primarily benefit the wealthiest 1 % and increase the federal deficit by about $1 trillion.
Within this story's sources, this angle appears mainly in Left-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Center-leaning coverage.

History

Historical Context

Reagan’s Economic Recovery Tax Act, signed Aug 13 1981, cut the top personal rate from 70% to 50% and lowered capital-gains tax from 28% to 20%, then indexed brackets to inflation starting 1985. That indexing eliminated future bracket creep and shaped 1980s deficits. Trump’s 2024 proposal to similarly index capital-gains taxes revives the same mechanism, prompting fresh debate.

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Trump Presents Data

U.S. President Donald Trump visited Nassau County Police Academy in New York on August 14, 2026, to present FBI violent-crime data.
Republican leaders and MAGA figures urged Trump to end the Iran war, saying it harms midterm chances, yet Trump vowed economic measures regardless.
RealClearPolitics poll shows Trump's job approval at 39% and inflation handling at 30%.
Inflation stayed at 3.4% in August, while gas prices above $4 per gallon.

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