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The Philadelphia Inquirer
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Politics
Jonathan Tamari and Julia Terruso

Focusing on crime, Republicans think they’ve finally put John Fetterman on the defensive

PHILADELPHIA — At a rally earlier this month, former President Donald Trump seemed to relish describing the grisly details of murders in Philadelphia. The city has “become a killing field,” he told thousands of supporters.

At the same event in Northeast Pennsylvania, Republican Senate nominee Mehmet Oz pointed to Philly’s homicide rate and emphasized his endorsement from the Fraternal Order of Police, the main police union.

“I know and believe we can have safe city streets,” he said.

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