And now for Chapter 8,453,269 in our ongoing volume of 'We Don't Hate the Legacy Media Enough.'
One of the largely unsung victories of the Trump administration over its first year in office is the fact that overall crime rates -- and the murder rate specifically -- PLUMMETED in 2025, thanks to many of the administration's policies. According to the independent, nonpartisan Council on Criminal Justice, robberies dropped by 23 percent, carjackings by 43 percent (wow!), gun assaults by 22 percent, aggravated assaults by 9 percent, and homicides by 21 percent.
To any rational person, it's not difficult to understand why this happened. Despite attempts by Democrats to incite violence across the country and leftist judges to release recidivist criminals, federal authorities are cracking down on violent offenders. We're also not seeing cries to 'defund the police,' as the left has switched its focus to hating ICE and protecting illegal criminals.
Most obviously, however, is the fact that the Trump administration completely shut down illegal border crossings. We're no longer seeing a massive flood of criminals invading the southern border as they did for four years under Biden.
It turns out, all we needed was a new President.
Don't tell that to The New York Times, though. According to the 'newspaper of record,' the massive drop in crime is an inscrutable mystery.
Today’s reminder that the @nytimes is a total joke… pic.twitter.com/pHKK9XkOD8
— Eric Trump (@EricTrump) January 23, 2026
LOL.
We thank Eric Trump for the screenshot. Otherwise, people would think we were making that headline up.
You can read the paywalled, full article here, but suffice it to say that the Times is completely befuddled as to how this could have happened. While they acknowledge that the murder rate is the lowest in 125 YEARS, they just can't put their finger on why.
And it certainly can't have ANYTHING to do with fewer invading illegal immigrants. God, no!
We also can't help but notice that they refuse to place any blame on Biden for the prior four years. It was all because of the 'pandemic.'
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Nope. We don't hate them NEEARLY enough, and we never can.
They'll say anything to avoid giving President Trump credit.
— Tim Young (@TimRunsHisMouth) January 24, 2026
They must have a banner posted in the newsroom:
'Remember, reporters -- Everything bad is Trump's fault and everything good is just a coincidence.'
We may never know.
— Coddled Affluent Professional (@feelsdesperate) January 23, 2026
We may never know why the murder rate went up and then why it went back down. https://t.co/PKDzLKM1zO pic.twitter.com/Got1Am1wwc
Honestly, it's probably a waste of time even trying to figure it out.
You can't help but laugh at the NYT; they're an ongoing joke, not a news organization. 😂😂😂 https://t.co/7KD3rKtOFd
— Sadie (@Sadie_NC) January 23, 2026
Ahem ... one person on X even suspected that famous confused person Phillip Bump may have written this article.
When did Phillip Bump leave WaPo for NYT? https://t.co/AaKdNslend pic.twitter.com/AfeEHkGmRV
— Grateful Calvin (@shoveitjack) January 23, 2026
That joke aside, Bump did not, in fact, write the article.
But he could have.
It seems, @TheBabylonBee after having been influencing NYT thru its minority stake for decades have finally achieved majority and full control of any text. https://t.co/Z6Cxj7fbH4
— Miroslav Singer (@MiroslavSinger) January 24, 2026
If the Times became a parody publication like The Babylon Bee, we doubt anyone would be able to tell the difference.
Gee what could it possibly be? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/7sYLmCFy5m
— Carlos America (@CarlosBtnoCigar) January 23, 2026
No, no, no. That's all wrong, of course.
According to our intellectual and moral superiors in the legacy media, illegals NEVER commit crimes.
“No one knows for sure….”
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) January 23, 2026
It’s definitely NOT arresting & deporting violent criminals. 🤡 https://t.co/bnvvqU3M6b
Wow. Even Ted Cruz is baffled. (Spoiler alert: No, he's not.)
Lmfao. Maybe Kendi can tell us why crime is dropping Eric. He likes to read at bedtime. 🤣 https://t.co/UL5mh4fMjj pic.twitter.com/22ZzUpdDMN
— J.D. Haltigan, PhD 🏒👨💻 (@JDHaltigan) January 23, 2026
LOL. That might be the worst NYT headline until this one.
But no. Please, do NOT ask Kendi. We already know what he will say. He'll state (incorrectly) that crime always drops in 'racist, fascist regimes.'
The left: pic.twitter.com/UBi2XUawi4
— Gina Milan (@ginamilan_) January 23, 2026
Funny how their blindness is always so selective, isn't it?
“What’s behind the mysterious rising & setting of the sun, no one knows for sure” https://t.co/TOJ9DlF9fn
— Al Carbo (@carbo_al) January 24, 2026
HAHAHAHA.
I think I know why crime is down. 🤔 pic.twitter.com/UdWYV5riLj
— Danny Noonan 🏌️ (@DannyNoonanGolf) January 23, 2026
Aaaaand we're dead!
The Times would indeed be more likely to credit Chuck Norris than President Trump. That's how desperately partisan they are.
Except Norris is a Trump supporter, so they can't do that either.
If he's not the answer, we guess this riddle will just have to remain unsolved for the apparatchiks at the Old Grey Lady.
But we'll make sure to laugh at them the next time they wonder why they have no credibility anymore.
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