On the recordJuly 20, 2016
The fact of the matter is, is that the murder rate today, the violence rate today, is far lower than it was when Ronald Reagan was president, and lower than when I took office.
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transcripts.cnn.com“The fact of the matter is, is that the murder rate today, the violence rate today, is far lower than it was when Ronald Reagan was president, and lower than when I took office.”
Obama compares current murder rates to those during past presidencies.
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