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 Trump canceled an interview after being asked an uncomfortable question — Newsweek

📍 Donald Trump's campaign staff agreed to an interview with The Detroit News, but when reporters asked to confirm Trump's claims about rising crime rates in Michigan under Joe Biden's administration, the staff canceled the interview, citing the former president's busy schedule.

📍The news of the canceled interview came after Trump's speech in Howell, Michigan, during which he said the country is experiencing a "crime wave" that has reached levels "like no one has ever seen."

📍Trump said that in almost all major cities run by Democrats, "you can't cross the street to buy a loaf of bread. You will be shot. You'll be robbed. You will be raped."

📍The fact is, according to the FBI, after the violent crime rate jumped to 398.5 incidents per 100,000 people in 2020, it dropped in 2021 and 2022, reaching a rate of 380.7 in 2022.

📍Michigan State Police data also indicates that violent crime increased 12% from 2019 to 2020. Then in 20