Presumptuous Politics : N.Y.: Trump touts crime drop during Long Island speech, endorses Blakeman ahead of midterms

Saturday, August 15, 2026

N.Y.: Trump touts crime drop during Long Island speech, endorses Blakeman ahead of midterms

GARDEN CITY, NEW YORK - AUGUST 14: U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to deliver remarks at the David S. Mack Center for Training and Intelligence on August 14, 2026 in Garden City, New York. President Trump visited the police academy to highlight the FBI's 2025 Crime Statistics Report and rally support for local Republican candidates ahead of the upcoming midterm elections. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)
U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to deliver remarks at the David S. Mack Center for Training and Intelligence on August 14, 2026 in Garden City, New York. President Trump visited the police academy to highlight the FBI’s 2025 Crime Statistics Report and rally support for local Republican candidates ahead of the upcoming midterm elections.

President Donald Trump visited New York on Friday, where he declared that “every category of violent crime has dropped massively” since he returned to office — while also praising the “men and women who put their lives on the line” to protect American citizens.

During his speech in Long Island, the president further emphasized that the “the numbers keep getting better.”

.@POTUS: Last year, there were over 3,100 fewer murders than the year before I took office, 10,000 fewer rapes, and 1.1 million fewer violent crimes. Robberies fell by 19%, car thefts plunged by 23% — and according to the latest data, crime has continued to plummet under our… pic.twitter.com/4Azgc3KfYy

— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) August 14, 2026

Trump asserted that his administration’s “efforts to protect law enforcement” had led directly to “a drop in attacks on officers.”

“Shortly after taking office, I signed a historic Executive Order directing that anyone convicted of killing a police officer should face the death penalty — and last year, deaths of law enforcement officers in the line of duty fell to an 80-year low,” the president explained.

.@POTUS: Shortly after taking office, I signed a historic Executive Order directing that anyone convicted of killing a police officer should face the death penalty — and last year, deaths of law enforcement officers in the line of duty fell to an 80-year low. pic.twitter.com/VUp9WTcS1t

— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) August 14, 2026

However, Trump also warned that this progress “can be reversed” if Democrats retain power in the near future, sharply criticizing incumbent Governor Kathy Hochul (D-N.Y.)

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.@POTUS on Long Island: Nowhere is the Communist attack on American society more clear than here in New York. Radical Left @GovKathyHochul has been a NIGHTMARE on crime:

 She supports New York's disastrous No Cash Bail law, which releases dangerous criminals immediately after… pic.twitter.com/ptp4GtW5t4

— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) August 14, 2026

Offering what he described as the solution to the problem — to “vote for Republicans” — he brought conservative Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman onto the stage, who is challenging Hochul in the November election.

 BREAKING: Trump-endorsed New York governor candidate Bruce Blakeman just WALKED OUT on stage with President Trump and absolutely WENT OFF

"THANK YOU, President Trump! And God BLESS you for everything you do. We appreciate you. Keep going!"

"I mean this from the bottom of my… pic.twitter.com/kSnsW9OaHk

 — Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) August 14, 2026

 

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