President Trump falsely claimed that crime rates have gone up in Germany as migrants have entered the country in a Tuesday morning tweet, stating — without citing any evidence — that German officials had attempted to cover up that fact.
Reality check: Germany's Interior Ministry reported in May that the country saw its lowest crime levels since 1992.
The backdrop:
Trump tweeted at German officials yesterday, too, saying, "The people of Germany are turning against their leadership as migration is rocking the already tenuous Berlin coalition..."
These tweets come as Trump is dealing in real time with the consequences of his administration's "zero-tolerance" immigration policy decision that is separating families — and as German Chancellor Angela Merkel is looking to stave off a political crisis by striking her own immigration deal.
