Spotlight Trump claims NC crime among worst in country. His attorney general says otherwise Danielle Battaglia and Nora O’Neill The Charlotte Observer Sep 17, 2026 Sep 17, 2026 0 1 of 2 President Donald Trump speaks at a rally for U.S. Senate candidate Michael Whatley at Gaston Municipal Airport on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026. USA Today Network President Donald Trump speaks at a rally for U.S. Senate candidate Michael Whatley at Gaston Municipal Airport on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026. USA Today Network Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Danielle Battaglia and Nora O’Neill The Charlotte Observer President Donald Trump criticized North Carolina in Gastonia on Wednesday evening as he called its cities “blood-soaked killing fields.”kAm%CF>A DA6?E (65?6D52J 6G6?:?8 2E v2DE@?:2 |F?:4:A2= p:CA@CE :? v2DE@? r@F?EJ DEF>A:?8 7@C &]$] $6?2E6 42?5:52E6 |:4926= (92E=6J :? 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