Fact-checking Trump's interview with 'Meet the Press'

President-elect Donald Trump discussed his major policy priorities for his second term, and made several false, misleading and exaggerated claims along the way.

President-elect Donald Trump’s wide-ranging interview with “Meet the Press” moderator Kristen Welker, which aired Sunday, touched on just about every major policy he has proposed for his second term, including imposing new tariffs, tackling inflation and mass deportations.

This was Trump’s first network interview since defeating Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 election, giving people the clearest idea yet of how he plans to govern once he takes office.

But as he did during his first term and on the campaign trail, Trump sometimes ran afoul of the facts, making false, misleading or exaggerated claims. Here are some of the more significant instances.

Trump said that crime is rising sharply in the U.S. and blamed it on migrants.

“Look, our country is a mess,” he said. “We have the highest crime rate.” He later said “a lot of that is migrant crime.”

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/fact-check-trump-interview-meet-the-press-rcna182995

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