Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) had his lies about Biden and crime embarrassingly fact-checked on nationwide tv.
Video of the complete Scott interview:
Transcript through ABC’s This Week:
SCOTT: You recognize, Jon, it’s merely this. We â we belief and consider and respect the choice of the Supreme Courtroom. What we have to deal with, Jon, is the violence that we’re seeing throughout this nation. Beneath Joe Biden we’ve seen the best enhance in violent crime in my lifetime. And so specializing in methods for us to scale back that crime means getting 4 extra years of Donald Trump. Beneath Donald Trump we really revered legislation enforcement.
Beneath Joe Biden, we’ve seen the motion to defund the police, leaving communities just like the one I grew up in devastated and ravaged by a wave of violent crime that we’ve not seen actually in 5 a long time.
KARL: Truly, senator as I â as you in all probability know, the newest stats on violent crime and on the homicide price, they’re really down this previous yr. However let me get again to my query concerning the Supreme Courtroom’s determination.
Tim Scott’s 2 Huge Lies
Tim Scott advised two large lies on ABC’s This Week. The first lie was about crime.Â
According to the FBIâs quarterly crime statistics report, âThe Quarterly Uniform Crime Report (Q1), January-March, 2024, gives a preliminary have a look at crime traits for January via March 2024 in comparison with January via March 2023. A comparability of information from companies that voluntarily submitted not less than two or extra widespread months of information for January via March 2023 and 2024 signifies reported violent crime decreased by 15.2 p.c. Homicide decreased by 26.4 p.c, rape decreased by 25.7 p.c, theft decreased by 17.8 p.c, and aggravated assault decreased by 12.5 p.c. Reported property crime additionally decreased by 15.1 p.c.â
The second lie was about defunding the police.
As not too long ago as 13 days in the past, House Republicans tried to cut funding to law enforcement.Â
Republicans have tried on quite a few events to chop funding to legislation enforcement.
As president, Trump’s budget often suggested cutting police funding.
Everyone knows why Tim Scott is saying issues that he is aware of aren’t true. Sen. Scott needs to be Trump’s operating mate, however the one factor he seems to be conducting is discovering new methods to embarrass himself.
