Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) speaks during in the East Room of the White House on August 4, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
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Republican lawmakers are blaming the Biden administration for a dramatic rise in violent crime nationwide. A group of GOP senators spoke on rising crime rates in the U.S. during a press conference this week, citing poor leadership, hostility towards law enforcement and lax border policies as reasons for the uptick in offenses.
Officials attributed the dramatic rise in lawlessness to failed Democrat leadership, asserting Americans want common sense laws which protect their safety and that crime was not limited to Democrat-run cities. The senators then blamed the surge in crime on the influx of drugs from Mexico, asserting the two go hand in hand.
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