Source: The Watch
by Radley Balko
“So let’s get this out of the way, first: As I wrote in my previous post, Donald Trump’s ‘takeover’ of Washington, D.C. is authoritarian thuggery. It’s a projection of power, driven by retrograde racism. It has nothing to do with recent crimes, or actual crime, or actual crime rates. We know this because it’s been in the works for more than a year. That said, I think it’s still important to point out when they’re lying. And everything they’re claiming in justification of the deployment of National Guard troops to D.C. is a lie.” (08/13/25)
https://radleybalko.substack.com/p/breaking-down-the-white-house-lies