--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: This is part of the president's problem…" description: "\"This is part of the president's problem. Where's Barack Obama been when the crime rate and the murder rate in Chicago has gone up in 18 percent? Where ..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/732/chris-christie-1382_access_this-is-part-of-the-president-s-problem_2849626.jpg" --- # This is part of the president's problem. Where's Barack… ![“This is part of the president's problem. Where's Barack Obama been when the crime rate and the murder rate in Chicago has gone up in 18 percent? Where has he been when the murder rate in New York is up 11 percent? Instead he and liberals like Bill de Blasio and Rahm Emanuel and others, what…” quote by Chris Christie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/732/chris-christie-1382_access_this-is-part-of-the-president-s-problem_2849626.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/732/chris-christie-1382_access_this-is-part-of-the-president-s-problem_2849626.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/732/chris-christie-1382_access_this-is-part-of-the-president-s-problem_2849626.jpg) > “This is part of the president's problem. Where's Barack Obama been when the crime rate and the murder rate in Chicago has gone up in 18 percent? Where has he been when the murder rate in New York is up 11 percent? Instead he and liberals like Bill de Blasio and Rahm Emanuel and others, what they're doing is not supporting the police departments, not making sure that they're being supported, and they're letting them do their jobs. And so we have criminals who have easy access to guns.” [Chris Christie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-christie/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. He criticizes perceived inaction on gun violence and policing, blaming liberal leaders for rising crime rates. **In simple terms:** Blames liberals for crime rise. Key Takeaway Demand accountability from leaders. Themes politics crime leadership public safety gun control Mood critical concerned Type political opinion When to use this quote - urban policy debates - law enforcement funding - community safety initiatives Key Concepts policy failure political rhetoric crime statistics Questions to Reflect On - How do policies affect crime trends? - What evidence supports these claims? 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