Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) faced off with President Donald Trump’s Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Wednesday over the safety of New York City’s subways and the lack of affordability of driving into Manhattan.

Nadler accused Duffy of claiming there was a “surge in subway assaults,” and that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority was withholding the information from the public.

“Are you aware that major crime in the transit system, including assaults, is down 3% since last year and down 8% since 2019?” Nadler asked.

Duffy shot back, “No, that’s wrong. The assaults we’ve seen are up 60% with MTA in the system since 2019.”

Nadler called Duffy out for outright lying.

“Why do you continue to ignore this and lie about this in your public comments?” he asked.

“My question, why do you continue to lie about people being lit on fire in subways or pushed in front of trains?” Duffy countered. “You should be fighting to make sure your subways are safe.”

Nadler reclaimed his time before declaring, “Our subways are safe and I gave you the statistics.”

Duffy argued that New York streets favor the “elites” with outsized pricing for those driving into Manhattan.

“Secretary Duffy, why do you continue to lie —”

“You’re lying! Don’t call me a liar here!” Duffy cut him off.

“I’m calling you a liar because you’ve lied continually,” Nadler interjected.

Duffy argued that “everyone” should have access to drive into the city, “and if you’re going to force people into a subway, make sure it’s safe!”

The two then came full circle.

“It is safe, I gave you the statistics,” Nadler shot back, to which Duffy sniped, “I gave you the stats.”

“Well, your statistics are wrong,” Nadler said before closing the file folder on the desk in front of him.

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https://www.rawstory.com/sean-duffy-2673282974/