In January 2019, Trump gave his first televised Oval Office address—to campaign for Wall funding. He spoke about the dangerous immigrant criminals again, claiming falsely that “day after day, precious lives are cut short by those who have violated our borders.” He enumerated crimes—stabbings, rapes, and beatings—and demanded, “How much more American blood must we shed before Congress does its job?”
If the bloodshed of innocent Americans was an actual concern, President Trump would have led an effort to reduce the homicide rate due to gun violence.
