Overview

• At the Museum of the Bible, the president said incidents “that take place in the home” inflate crime figures, adding, “If a man has a little fight with the wife, they say this was a crime,” while touting his federal takeover of D.C. policing.
• A White House spokesperson said he was not downplaying domestic violence, as critics including Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes countered that domestic violence is a crime.
• Trump asserted crime in Washington was down “more than 87 percent” to “virtually nothing,” but Metropolitan Police data show declines alongside ongoing homicides, assaults, robberies and thefts.
• Public‑health research highlights the severity of intimate‑partner violence, with CDC surveys finding about 4 in 10 women and 1 in 4 men experience such abuse or stalking in their lifetimes.
• Reporting links the remarks to administration moves that restricted funding and staffing for victim services, and coverage also notes a federal appeals court upheld the $83 million defamation award to E. Jean Carroll.