‘A little fight with the wife’: Trump suggests domestic violence should not be counted in official crime statistics
Fury as Trump implies domestic violence isn’t a real crime
- President Donald Trump suggested that domestic violence should not be included in official crime statistics, referring to spousal abuse as "a little fight with the wife."
- His comments were made while discussing his crime crackdown in Washington, D.C., where he falsely claimed his measures had completely eradicated crime.
- Contrary to Trump's assertions, police data for D.C. indicated there had been a homicide, motor vehicle thefts, and multiple assaults on a single day.
- Trump expressed frustration that domestic violence is counted as part of city-wide crime totals, saying: “Things that take place in the home they call crime. They’ll do anything they can to find something.”
- His remarks sparked swift and angry backlash from Republican strategists and the public, who highlighted the severe consequences and high mortality rate associated with domestic violence.