evidence: Since Harris became vice president, Trump said, "her administration's crime statistics show she's presided over a 43 percent increase in violent crime. These are all government numbers, 43 percent increase in violent crime." [...] Data from the Michigan State Police, compiled by the Detroit News as Trump was preparing to visit the state, shows a similar drop in violent crime. Trump was arguing that violent crime was up in a state where violent crime is clearly down. [...] Maybe violent crime is up in America because Trump thinks anything that keeps him out of power is an act of violence. In which case, since 2020, it is.