Mayor Adams' Brag About Crime 'Down' Ages Poorly Fast As Gov. Hochul Deploys National Guard To NYC

It's not uncommon these days to see gaslighting from Dems and the media (as always, pardon the redundancy), and today New York City Mayor Eric Adams did just that once again. It's aging badly, but we'll get to that in a second: Mayor Eric Adams @NYCMayor: “Murders are DOWN. Shootings are DOWN. Transit crime is DOWN. Car thefts are DOWN. The safest big city in America just got even SAFER.” https://twitter.com/i/status/1765453947441992132 -- Nice try, Mayor Adams, but that's not matching up with reality: Crime is so down the Governor is sending in the military 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️ Adams has made NYC so safe the governor had to call in the National Guard: New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is deploying hundreds of National Guard members into New York City's subway system amid a series of high-profile crimes, ordering the force to conduct bag checks at some of the busiest stations.

Gee, this certainly doesn't make it seem like crime in NYC is plummeting as the Dems would like everybody to believe (though in some cases they've accomplished lower crime stats by basically legalizing some crimes or making felonies misdemeanors): Hochul is ordering a force of nearly 1,000 people, comprised of 750 National Guard members, state police and MTA officers, to conduct bag checks at some of the busiest stations. The effort, Hochul said, is aimed to "rid our subways of people who commit crimes and (to) protect all New Yorkers whether you're a commuter or a transit worker." - "No one heading to their job or to visit family or go to a doctor appointment should worry that the person sitting next to them possesses a deadly weapon," she told reporters. -- Nothing says "crime is way down" like having to call in the National Guard!

Monica Crowley @MonicaCrowley: “Violent crime is so out of control in NYC that Gov. Hochul is deploying 1000 National Guard troops to the subways. She could just fire Soros DA Alvin Bragg who is letting violent criminals walk free, but that would make too much sense.” https://twitter.com/i/status/1765473273473560799 -- Collin Rugg @CollinRugg: “Violent crime is getting so bad in New York City subways that Gov. Kathy Hochul is deploying 1,000 total National Guardsmen, state police & MTA police to patrol them. Liberal policies have consequences. 750 members of the National Guard and 250 state troopers will now be checking bags at subway entrances. Just last month, an additional 1000 NYPD officers were ordered to patrol the subways. NYPD Transit Chief Michael Kemper claims subway arrests are up 45% this year. Hochul is also begging district attorneys to keep repeat offenders out of the subways.”

And of course, it's no mystery as to why this is happening now: Must be an election year. Bingo! You can't make this stuff up, and with people like this in charge, you don't have to.

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NBC News: Gov. Kathy Hochul sending National Guard members to New York City subways to combat ongoing crime
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