{"id":2474428,"date":"2025-08-13T18:27:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T22:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/msnbc-host-says-dems-fell-for-trumps-trap-he-baited-them-into-defending-violent-crime-in-dc\/"},"modified":"2025-08-13T20:56:06","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T00:56:06","slug":"msnbc-host-says-dems-fell-for-trumps-trap-he-baited-them-into-defending-violent-crime-in-dc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/msnbc-host-says-dems-fell-for-trumps-trap-he-baited-them-into-defending-violent-crime-in-dc\/","title":{"rendered":"MSNBC Host Says Dems Fell for Trump&#8217;s &#8216;Trap&#8217; \u2014 He Baited Them Into Defending Violent Crime in DC"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmsnbc-host-says-dems-fell-for-trumps-trap-he-baited-them-into-defending-violent-crime-in-dc%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2474428&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>the article discusses how MSNBC hosts chris Matthews and Mika Brzezinski argue that President Donald Trump has tricked the American left into defending violent crime amid his federal takeover of the washington, D.C.police department.Trump declared a crime emergency and deployed the National Guard and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/d-c-mayor-congress-must-open-a-probe-into-security-failures-at-u-s-capitol\/\" title=\"D.C. Mayor: Congress must open a probe into security failures at U.S. Capitol\">federal law enforcement<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pelosi-defund-the-police-is-dead-it-is-not-the-policy-of-the-democratic-party\/\" title=\"Pelosi: &#039;Defund the Police&#039; Is Dead&#039; -- It Is Not the Policy of the Democratic Party\">address rising crime<\/a> in the city. While Democrats and much of the media have pushed back, citing statistics they say show a decrease in murder rates, Matthews and Brzezinski warn this defense is politically risky. They note that despite some reported decreases, D.C.&#8217;s homicide rate remains significantly higher than the national average and has only recently declined from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wash-state-eases-covid-19-restrictions-in-7-counties\/\" title=\"Wash. State eases COVID-19 restrictions in 7 counties\">historically high levels<\/a>.The city also faces controversy over allegations that <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >police officials manipulated crime data<\/a> to minimize the appearance of violent crime. the hosts caution Democrats against dismissing public crime concerns, describing it as a political &#8220;trap&#8221; benefiting Trump.  <\/p>\n<div id=\"ld-4686-3758\"><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:14832835450050406,size:[0, 0],id:\"ld-4686-3758\"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.decide.dev\/_js\/ajs.js\";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,\"script\",\"ld-ajs\");<\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The American left has been duped by President Donald Trump into defending violent crime, according to MSNBC&rsquo;s Chris Matthews and Mika Brzezinski.<\/p>\n<p>Trump this week <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-even-joe-scarborough-comes-trumps-defense-dc-crime-s-lib-friends-blunt-message-support\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">initiated<\/a> a federal takeover of the Washington, D.C., police department.<\/p>\n<p>He also deployed the National Guard and federal law enforcement to address what he called a crime emergency.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats and much of the establishment media have pushed back on Trump&rsquo;s move.<\/p>\n<p>Many have pointed to statistics they claim show a decrease in murder rates to argue that the city is safe.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); 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Matthews said on &ldquo;Morning Joe.&rdquo; &ldquo;To the average person, the murder rate is about life and death. You don&rsquo;t brag about a rising murder rate.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He continued, &ldquo;And the Democrats are &mdash; I agree with you, Mika &mdash; they&rsquo;re falling into the trap of defending what&rsquo;s indefensible.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#128161;The moment when MSNBC&rsquo;s Chris Matthews and Mika Brzezinski finally realize Democrats have been duped by Trump into defending violent crime in DC:<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s a trap!&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/J3AlvIKGHA\">pic.twitter.com\/J3AlvIKGHA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WesternLensman\/status\/1955641913815810167?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 13, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s a trap,&rdquo; Brzezinski responded. &ldquo;Yes, it&rsquo;s a trap. I mean, it&rsquo;s not a winner politically to say, &lsquo;Oh, you&rsquo;re wrong, look at the data,&rsquo; because, you know, if one violent crime happens in a very heavily populated part of the city, people hear about it, and it&rsquo;s visceral.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They don&rsquo;t want it, and they want to &mdash; they&rsquo;ll gravitate to the person who appears to be doing something about it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/truth-d-c-s-crime-rate-medias-deceptive-historic-lows-narrative\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The statistics<\/a> show <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/abc-news-anchor-tells-brutal-truth-d-c-crime-recounts-shootings-near-studio-actually-jumped\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">D.C.<\/a> is far from safe. In 2023, the city recorded a homicide rate of about 40 per 100,000 residents.<\/p>\n<p>The nationwide average was 5.76 murders per 100,000 people.<\/p>\n<p>That 2023 rate was the highest the city had seen since the early 2000s, and was among the worst in the country.<\/p>\n<p>In 2024, the rate fell to roughly 28 per 100,000 residents. But while lower than the year before, it still far outstripped the national average.<\/p>\n<p>The drop also came after years of increases. In fact, the 2024 rate was 83 percent higher than in 2012.<\/p>\n<p>The homicide numbers are further clouded by scandal.<\/p>\n<p>In July, D.C. Police Commander Michael Pulliam was placed on paid leave after being <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcwashington.com\/news\/local\/dc-police-commander-suspended-crime-statistics\/3959566\/#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">accused<\/a> of falsifying crime statistics for 2024.<\/p>\n<p>The city&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/all-cops-are-btards-knifeman-shot-dead-by-police-at-paris-train-station\/\" title=\"\u2018All Cops Are B**tards\u2019 Knifeman Shot Dead by Police at Paris Train Station\">police union claimed<\/a> that top leadership downgraded violent crime reports to lesser offenses to make it appear that crime dropped by 25 to 28 percent in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;When our members respond to the scene of a felony offense where there is a victim reporting that a felony occurred, inevitably there will be a lieutenant or a captain that will show up on that scene and direct those members to take a report for a lesser offense,&rdquo; Fraternal Order of Police Chairman Gregg Pemberton <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcwashington.com\/news\/local\/dc-police-commander-suspended-crime-statistics\/3959566\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told<\/a> WRC-TV.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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