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President Trump says vices are significantly reduced

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Identify which specific indicators the speaker meant by 'vices' (e.g., crime rates, drug overdoses, arrests for vice offenses) and verify whether those indicators declined relative to prior comparable periods.

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President Trump spoke briefly with reporters before departing the White House on Jan. 20, 2026, praising the U.S. economy and predicting a successful trip. He made several claims—including about dollars "in flux," low gasoline prices, and declines in "vices"—and said he did not know what would happen on the trip while noting reporters were well represented.
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There is no evidence President Trump said the exact phrase "Vices are way down." Transcripts of his Jan. 20, 2026 White House remarks and other media coverage show he said phrases like "we've brought them way down" (referring to economic numbers) or "prices/costs are way down" in other remarks, but not the word "vices." Verdict: False — the quoted line is not found in available transcripts or coverage; likely a mishearing or misquote.

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  1. Update · Jan 22, 2026, 11:34 AMFalse
    There is no evidence President Trump said the exact phrase "Vices are way down." Transcripts of his Jan. 20, 2026 White House remarks and other media coverage show he said phrases like "we've brought them way down" (referring to economic numbers) or "prices/costs are way down" in other remarks, but not the word "vices." Verdict: False — the quoted line is not found in available transcripts or coverage; likely a mishearing or misquote.
  2. Original article · Jan 21, 2026
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