“I know more about fighting crime than the rest of the people on this stage combined. I was a prosecutor, you know. I was also the governor of New Jersey. You might have heard that we have some experience with organized crime up there.
In 2016, Donald Trump ran as some sort of Batman figure who would stamp out crime in America. You know what actually happened? The increase in crime that we are experiencing today started under his presidency! You can look it up. He wasn’t to blame for that–no president is. But he was just blowing smoke when he said he could stop crime by himself.
The fact is that crime is primarily a state and local issue, and each jurisdiction is different. Some places have very effective law enforcement agencies; some don’t. What the federal government can do is leave the effective ones alone, and try to help the ones that aren’t with money and expertise. That’s it.
The bottom line is that anyone on this stage who claims he has a plan to eliminate crime is lying to you, and you should treat them accordingly. That’s just the way it is.”