Episode

Trump Plays Crime Card in NC

Podcast: CNN Inside Politics
Published: Sep 17, 2026
Duration seconds: 2593
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Summary

Is President Trump trying to take the 2026 midterms back to 1988? Stumping for Senate candidate Michael Whatley in North Carolina, Trump referred to Democrat Roy Cooper as a "pro-crime politician" who's "tried to bully you into silence while they turned your cities into blood-soaked killing fields, flooded your communities with migrant criminals, destroyed your schools with gangs and drugs, and filled your streets with lawlessness, filth and squalor. He mentioned crime at least 16 times during that speech.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices