Source: OtherWords
by Peter Certo
“Credit where it’s due: US President Donald Trump has a talent for getting the chattering classes talking about whatever he wants. Especially when he really doesn’t want them talking about other stuff. That’s how we should view Trump’s latest drama in Washington, DC, where he mobilized the National Guard and took over the police department. On the one hand, there’s something new and dangerous about Trump’s willingness to deploy US troops against Americans in their own cities. On the other, scaremongering about cities is a tried and true (and sad!) distraction Republicans have relied on since Richard Nixon. Trump’s hysterics aside, crime just hit a 30-year low in DC. So why bring it up? Because the last month or two has been jam-packed with stories Trump has been desperate to dodge.” (08/21/25)
https://otherwords.org/trump-wants-you-talking-about-d-c-crime-not-his-medicaid-cuts/