I never hear Republicans talk about any of the problems in their states. They love to deflect, deflect, deflect.
I never hear anybody from Arkansas talk about how it has the highest teen pregnancy rate.
I never hear any politician from Mississippi talk about how it has the highest poverty rate.
I never hear anybody in Louisiana talk about Baton Rouge being the murder capital of the world.
Feb 5, 2026 09:59When Donald Trump is talking about crime, he's talking about Chicago or Baltimore, where crime is significantly down.
But he's never talking about the places where crime is rising. And crime is almost exclusively rising in Republican states and in Republican cities.
