Trump criticizes ABC moderator over crime rates fact-check during rally.

During the ABC Presidential Debate in September, President-elect Donald Trump criticized ABC News' David Muir for his claim that "violent crime is coming down."

At his pre-inauguration rally on Sunday, Trump acknowledged the "hundreds and thousands of victims" of migrant crime, stating that crime was increasing despite the absence of illegal immigrants.

Trump remembered how Muir verified him during the presidential debate with Vice President Harris in September.

"I recall the debate where I argued that crime has increased significantly, while David Muir from ABC claimed it had not. I countered his statement, saying that crime had gone through the roof. The next day, it was announced that crime had increased by 40%. This guy is a disaster," Trump said.

At the time, Muir, who served as co-moderator with Linsey Davis, argued during the debate that Trump's claim that crime was "through the roof" was inaccurate.

Muir stated that, according to the FBI, overall violent crime is decreasing in the country.

Trump responded, "The FBI's defrauding statements didn't include the cities with the worst crime, which was a fraud. Their number of 818,000 jobs they created turned out to be a fraud, just like their statements."

In October, an FBI revision one month after ABC News reported that violent crime was down by 2.1% in 2022, appeared to vindicate Trump's original comments. However, the FBI later admitted there was a 4.5% increase with a net total of about 80,029 more violent crimes in 2022 over 2021.

After the revision was released, Muir failed to acknowledge the change on his show "World News Tonight."

Planet Chronicle Digital reached out to ABC News for a comment.

During the debate, Trump consistently criticized Muir for verifying his statements, but disregarded Harris' fact-checking.

During the debate, I pointed out that crime is rising in our country, and David Muir of ABC corrected me, proving me right. In contrast, Vice President Kamala Harris was never corrected despite making several incorrect statements, including about Charlottesville and other issues.

Trump stated that he was corrected on the matter of crime, with him saying, "No, no, crime has not gone up," while the other person replied, "Crime has gone up massively." Trump then added, "I'd like to state for the record that crime has not gone up."