States' Rights
Wed, Aug 13, 2025 • 2:35 AM
Donald Trump is finally delivering the police state his party once swore Democrats were building—only this one comes with gold-plated podiums, cherry-picked crime stats, and a side order of personal vendetta. With his federal takeover of Washington D.C.’s police department and deployment of 800 National Guard troops, Trump has turned the capital into a political prop, and he’s not shy about shopping the show to other cities he doesn’t like. Baltimore, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Oakland—he name-checked them all like a mob boss deciding who gets “a visit” next.
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