Bill Maher credits ‘f–k around and find out president’ Trump for steep drop in crime
- Bill Maher said Democratic safety-net programs, Narcan access, surveillance, law enforcement, and President Donald Trump’s tough-on-crime approach may have contributed to lower crime.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer figures cited by Fox News Digital showed reported violent crime fell 9% nationwide from June 2025 through May 2026, while robbery fell 19.4%.
- A Council on Criminal Justice analysis found that crime declines varied across cities and offenses, with some offenses rising.
- The analysis did not establish a single explanation for the decline.
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MAHER ADMITS IT: Trump's Border Crackdown and Deportations Helped Drive Down Drug Deaths
HBO host Bill Maher conceded Friday that Trump's border enforcement and deportation operations contributed to the sharp drop in drug overdose deaths, while also crediting Democratic work on Narcan availability.
Bill Maher says Trump's 'no more Mr. Nice Guy' approach drove steep crime decline
Comedian and political commentator Bill Maher partially credited President Donald Trump for the nationwide drop in violent crime on Friday night. Maher said it’s ”childish to pretend” the Trump administration’s tough-on-crime approach hasn’t deterred criminal behavior in a segment about bipartisanship on Real Time with Bill Maher. Violent crime fell nationwide by almost ten percentage […]
POLITICS: Bill Maher Attributes National Crime Drop Partly to Trump’s Tough-Guy Reputation – The Beltway Report
Comedian and talk show host Bill Maher said Friday on HBO’s “Real Time with Bill Maher” that President Trump’s tough public image deserves some of the credit for a nationwide decline in crime rates. Maher called Trump a “f–k around and find out president,” arguing that the administration’s aggressive posture has had a real deterrent effect on criminal behavior. “It’s just childish to pretend that when you elect a ‘f— around and find out’ preside…
Bill Maher Attributes National Crime Drop Partly to Trump’s Tough-Guy Reputation
Bill Maher said on his HBO show that President Trump's tough public image deserves some credit for the national drop in crime, while also citing surveillance technology and, more skeptically, Democratic safety-net policies.
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