Overview
- The comments were delivered on Sept. 8 at a White House Religious Freedom Commission event at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C.
- Trump said some household incidents are "less serious" and added, "If a man has a little dispute with his wife, they say it's a crime," drawing laughter reported by an AFP journalist.
- Women’s-rights groups condemned the remarks, with NOW president Kim Villanueva saying they reveal his convictions and calling him blind to the problem.
- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes responded on X, stating, "Sir, domestic violence is a crime."
- Coverage noted Trump’s claim that he restored order in Washington and that opponents inflate crime figures, while CDC data show about 41% of women and 26% of men report lifetime intimate-partner violence.