Despite Trump's MS-13 rhetoric, the gang's murders are down around the country
Over the past two years, in tweets and speeches, on the campaign trail and in the Oval Office, President Trump has railed against the violent international street gang MS-13.
The president called out the "savage gang" again Tuesday night, citing a suspected MS-13 murder earlier this week in his hometown, the New York borough Queens, during his argument for $5.7 billion in border wall funding.
The State of the Union speech marked the 161st occasion in which the president has publicly spoken about the gang since taking office, according to a tally by The Washington Post.
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