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Buttigieg Fact-Checks Fox News Host On-Air: 'Violent Crime Went Up Under Donald Trump'

Pete Buttigieg on Fox & Friends (Credit: Fox News)

"Fox & Friends" co-host Lawrence B. Jones sat down with the United States Secretary of Transportation, Pete Buttigieg, live at the Democratic National Convention Tuesday to discuss spikes in violent crime across America, inflation, and border crossings.

Jones laid out how each category has been on the rise under President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris' administration, with inflation up 19.4%, violent crime up 9.6%, and total southwest border encounters up 8.1 million.

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