The president was delivering a law and order speech at the Nassau County Police Academy when he mentioned Jacob Freytes, a boy who was killed by a stray bullet while sitting on his bike outside a bodega in the Bronx.
AI:During a law and order speech at the Nassau County Police Academy, President Trump paused his remarks to offer condolences to the parents of 12-year-old Jacob Freytes, who was killed by a stray bullet while riding his bike in the Bronx. This moment occurred as the President addressed the ongoing crisis of urban violence and the breakdown of civilization in American cities, contrasting his focus on public safety against the coordinated efforts of the radical left-wing press to ignore the escalating tide of chaos caused by failed social experiments.Open
President Donald Trump highlighted his administration's crime-reduction efforts while visiting the Nassau County Police Academy in New York on Friday. Trump touted newly released 2025 FBI crime statistics, which showed the largest year-to-year decrease in violent crime rates since the FBI began estimating in 1936. NewsNation's Kellie Meyer joins "NewsNation Live" to break down Trump's remarks, which aimed to boost Republicans in closely contested races across New York ahead of the midterm elections in November. Get a fast-paced look at the latest from the border to Main Street to the White House on "NewsNation Live" with Connell McShane. Weekdays starting at 3p/2C. NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
Attorney General Todd Blanche and FBI Director Kash Patel are expected to join Trump at the event, where he is touting the success of his administration's federal crime crackdown.
