Trump takes credit for already dropping crime rates in press conference

Flanked by Kash Patel and Pam Bondi, president claimed it was most peaceful summer in the last two decades'

Donald Trump held a press conference on Wednesday to take credit for decreases in violent crime that were already happening without his intervention.

I campaigned on crime, but I never thought we would go into every city and take a really safe city that we've all been living with for years and make it safe," he said. And now it's a passion for me. I did get elected for crime, but I didn't get elected for what we're doing."