Trump Floats Sending National Guard to New Orleans Despite Drop in Crime
Trump Floats Sending National Guard to New Orleans Despite Drop in Crime
Gov. Jeff Landry, a Republican, welcomed news of the potential deployment to New Orleans, a city run by Democrats.
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Truth Analysis
Analysis Summary:
The article's claim that Trump floated sending the National Guard to New Orleans is supported by multiple sources. However, the article mentions a drop in crime, which is also supported, but the context of Trump's action despite this drop suggests a potential bias. The claim about Governor Landry's welcoming the deployment is unverified by the provided sources.
Detailed Analysis:
- Claim: Trump floated sending National Guard to New Orleans
- Verification Source #1: Confirms Trump floated deploying National Guard troops to New Orleans.
- Verification Source #2: Confirms Trump floated sending federal agents and National Guard troops to patrol New Orleans.
- Verification Source #5: Confirms Trump floated sending federal agents and National Guard troops to patrol New Orleans.
- Assessment: Supported
- Claim: There has been a drop in crime in New Orleans
- Verification Source #1: States the rate of violent crime continues to decline, mirroring a national trend.
- Verification Source #3: States Trump pledges to crack down on crime despite a decline in recent years (referring to Washington D.C., but implies a similar trend elsewhere).
- Assessment: Supported
- Claim: Gov. Jeff Landry welcomed news of the potential deployment
- Assessment: Unverified
Supporting Evidence/Contradictions:
- Source 1: "... Trump floats deploying National Guard troops to New Orleans ... the rate of violent crime — mirroring a national trend — continues to decline."
- Source 2: "President Donald Trump on Wednesday floated sending federal agents and National Guard troops to patrol New Orleans, part of a series of threats the president ..."