for america plan. when it comes to public safety in this nation, the answer is not defund the police, it s fund the police. brian: that s like three years too late but it s about time. since taking office, crime biden s america has gotten completely out of control. think about it, shooting, murders, robberies all spiking in cities across this country. in fact, since january of 2021, crime in new york, where we are, has gone up 36%. i m safe in the studio, i think. in chicago, it s gone up 37%. that s what happens when you create a system that vilifies cops. emboldens criminals and that s exactly what the left has done in many cases president biden ignored all of that today. the way he sees it. criminals aren t the problem drum roll, please. my plan also takes common sense action to reduce gun violence. we are not stopping here! i m determined to ban assault weapons in this country! time to hold every elected elected officials are you for banning assault weapons? no.
nation from pro-trump republicans. white house correspondent peter doocy has that for us tonight. gogood evening, peter. peter: good evening, shannon. president biden is suggesting not so subtly that democrats are the only ones trying to save democracy and that republican political opponents support using violence to get their way everybody is entitled to be treated with dignity. simple dignity. peter: not everybody. i respect conservative republicans. i don t respect these maga republicans. peter: now president biden is accusing trump loyalists of encouraging violence. did any of you think you are as old as i am where we would be in an election where we talk about it s appropriate to use force political violence in america? he appears to be responding to senator lindsey graham who warned that a trump indictment could lead to riots in the streets before clarifying a day later that he is not calling for violence. it s never appropriate. never, period. never, neve
kaufman and all of our brave service members. tomorrow on special report, my colleague bret baier takes a look at competition with china when it comes to food production. thank you for watching special report. i m shannon bream in washington. please join me for fox news at night. jesse watters primetime time with the one and only high demand diva brian kilmeade starts right now. you know it s true. brian: that better not have been in the prompter. that better have been ad-libbed. thank you, shannon. great to see you. l rlt. today in an address to the nation. joe biden finally acknowledged that we have a crime problem in america. for two long, too many families haven t had that peace of mind, they watch the news and they see kids being gunned down in schools and on the streets. they just want to feel safe again. they want to feel a sense of security. and that s what my crime plan is all about know, i call it safe