Carlson noted how in cities like ‘Osaka and Tokyo’ the cities are clean, there’s no graffiti and no one going to the bathroom in the street. He eventually noted how major U.S. cities have a major problem with “filth” before asking “why is that?”
Trump replied “it’s a phenomenon that started two years ago. It’s disgraceful.” Trump was elected president in November of 2016 and took office in January of 2017. So doing the math, this problem started roughly six months into his administration.
Perhaps more curious than ostensibly taking credit for urban decay, President Trump sort of flip-flopped on if he thinks this problem was worth addressing.
Trump appeared to first be willing to fix this problem, saying “So we’re looking at it very seriously. We may intercede. We may do something to get that whole thing cleaned up. It’s inappropriate.”
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