President Donald Trump repeatedly and falsely conflated immigrants with criminals and made inaccurate statements about Memphis during a roundtable event arranged by the White House in which he claimed credit for crime falling in the city.
Trump, who’s the first sitting president to visit Memphis since Barack Obama in 2011, covered a wide range of topics during Monday’s speech, from the war in Iran to his love for Elvis Presley.
The visit occurred roughly six months after the launch of the “Memphis Safe Task Force,” a coalition of more than 30 federal, state and local agencies meant to drive down Memphis’ already plummeting crime rate.
Some residents responded to the president’s visit with a protest along Sycamore View Road, timed to coincide with his remarks. Although the task force has been supported by local and state Republicans, it has also received criticism from other local officials, activists and community members who have argued against its fairness, necessity and effectiveness.
Here are five times Trump made untrue statements during Monday’s speech as he justified the task force and his immigration policies.
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