Source: New York Post
by Rich Lowry
“At its best, Washington, DC, is a city of grandeur, of iconic monuments and world historical centers of power. At its worst, it’s a harrowing place where a 14-year-old could steal your Hyundai. The confluence of these two truths in the terrible early-morning beating of the DOGE employee Edward Coristine (known by his sobriquet ‘Big Balls’) has prompted President Trump to federalize the DC police and deploy the National Guard. The software engineer played a significant role in the frenetic push to reform the federal government that dominated the beginning of Trump’s second term and, by virtue of being in the wrong place at the wrong time (and protecting a young woman), was violently attacked by teenagers within two miles of the White House.” (08/11/25)
https://nypost.com/2025/08/11/opinion/washington-dc-has-itself-to-blame-for-trumps-police-takeover/