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Democratic mayors decry Trump’s ‘political charade’ in DC
- President Trump announced plans on August 11 to deploy the National Guard in Washington, D.C., and control its local police, suggesting other cities could follow.
- Trump's actions target predominantly Black-led cities amid claims of high crime, despite data showing violent crime is down in these communities.
- Mayors of Baltimore, Chicago, Oakland, Los Angeles, and New York pushed back, highlighting historic crime declines and rejecting federal takeovers as ineffective.
- Baltimore Mayor Scott stated homicides are down 28% and Chicago's violent crime dropped over 30%, while D.C. saw a 30-year low in violent crime in 2024.
- The mayors warn that Trump’s tactics threaten local autonomy and democracy, calling the portrayal of emergencies a distraction from actual progress.
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Mayors of Democratic cities respond to Trump’s threats they could be next after D.C.
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DC Update! Democratic Mayors Sick Of Trump’s Fascist Invasion Crap
Baltimore Mayor Brandon ScottThe mayors of the cities Trump has sent the feds into have one thing in common besides Democratic mayors, they also have Duly Elected Incumbent Black ones. And they can all see right through him. What is weird is how so many other people can’t. And so can the fragile white nationalists on TV! Federal invasion really tickles their jimmies!Trump’s city takeovers are horrific fascist intimidation, but also the dumbest f…
Mayors of Democratic cities respond to Trump's threats they could be next after D.C.
When Trump announced his law enforcement actions in D.C., he also singled out a slew of other Democratic cities. The mayors of Baltimore, LA, Oakland, Chicago and New York say crime is down.
Trump Is Targeting Cities With Large Black Populations
Source: The Washington Post / Getty Donald Trump’s latest “anti-crime” crusade against Democratic-led, predominantly Black cities is a blatant lie. The 34-count felon turned grifter in chief doesn’t care about crime; he’s a criminal, and his latest propaganda push is nothing more than the preservation of a regime built on fear and racial division and another act in his decades-long performance of racist political theater. He’s doing the same ti…
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