America’s largest police Union slams White House Jen Psaki for mocking the “rising crime rates” and questioning the validity of discussing “soft-on-crime consequences.”
In a statement released by the Fraternal Order of Police on Monday, Psaki was harshly criticized after she suggested that violent crime in the US is of no concern.
“I think it’s wrong—very wrong—for Ms. Psaki to suggest that violent crime in our country is of no concern or to just laugh it off,” Patrick Yoes, President of the Fraternal Order of Police said.
“She may feel safe in the White House, one of the most protected buildings in the United States, but not everyone feels safe in their workplace. The world we find ourselves in is dangerous and is becoming increasingly more so. Tens of thousands of people have been the victims of crime this month alone and some of them never made it back home.” Yoes added.
The criticisms came after Psaki made the comments last week, criticizing Fox News for covering crime while other news outlets reported on other stories.
“And then on Fox is Jeanine Pirro talking about ‘soft-on-crime consequences.’ I mean, what does that even mean, right? So there’s an alternate universe in some coverage. What’s scary about it is a lot of people watch that,” Psaki claimed.
She also brought up the American Rescue Plan and claimed that every Single Republican voted against it.
“In the American Rescue Plan, there was additional funding to support local cops programs, something that every single Republican voted against. I said in that interview that I know they don’t like it when we call that out. I’m going to keep calling that out because that’s a fact.” Psaki added.
Reports revealed that crime rates surged at the beginning of the pandemic and have continued going up during Biden’s time in office. According to the recent data, there are at least 16 cities across the United States set records for murders in 2021.
In a study published by the Council on Criminal Justice this month, it was revealed that across 22 major U.S. cities, gun assaults increased 8% murders rose 5%, domestic violence incidents increased 4% last year and aggravated assaults increased 4%.
