In this Media Miss Minute, President Donald Trump seemed to imply that domestic violence is not a real crime during an event on Monday. And the Los Angeles Police Department has ended its protection detail for former Vice President Kamala Harris.
Media Miss by the right: Trump calls domestic violence ‘lesser’ crime during address
During an event at Washington’s Museum of the Bible on Monday, the president appeared to suggest that domestic violence is not a crime. It came as he was touting his administration’s takeover of the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department.
“They said crime is down 87%,” he told the crowd. “I said no, no, no, it’s more than 87%, virtually nothing. And much lesser things, things that take place in the home, they call crime. If a man has a little fight with the wife, they say, ‘This was a crime, see?'”
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Critics were quick to point out that the leading cause of death among pregnant and postpartum women in the United States is homicide by an abusive partner.
Media Miss by the left: LAPD ends protection for Harris after Secret Service detail revoked
Former Vice President Kamala Harris has lost another layer of security after President Trump revoked her Secret Service detail.
Just days after officers with the Metropolitan Division started protecting Harris, the LAPD said it would no longer provide the service after its union raised concerns that it was an unwise use of local taxpayer dollars.
“Every now and then, common sense prevails, and we are happy to report that the Metro officers assigned to protect the multi-millionaire failed presidential candidate are back on the street fighting crime,” the Los Angeles Police Protective League said in a statement.
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