Trump’s America: Are things as bad as he says?

During his presidential campaign, and since taking office, Donald Trump has repeatedly warned of the dangers facing the United States.
“I have learned a lot in the past two weeks,” he told a meeting of police officers in Washington DC on Wednesday.
“Terrorism is a far greater threat than the people of our country understand. I’m going to take care of it.”
His comments came as the legal battle continued over his travel ban on people from seven Muslim-majority nations. Not putting the ban in place would mean the US “can never have the security and safety to which we are entitled”, he said on Twitter.
On Wednesday, he also lamented inner-city violence, as well as the killing of police officers.
It is a vision of an America full of danger, with multiple threats on many fronts, encapsulated by the new president’s inaugural address referencing “American carnage”. But is it correct?

 

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