Trump Fabricates D.C. 'Hand-to-Hand' Combat; Media Forgets Own Fabrications
Donald Trump, never one to let facts interfere with a good story, spun a yarn about D.C. National Guard troops engaged in 'hand-to-hand combat' with child gangsters from Tren de Aragua. The Intercept quickly called out the fabrication. Hilarious, yes. But the collective media outrage over Trump's convenient 'threats' often overshadows their own historical practice of amplifying unsubstantiated
claims to justify interventions, arms deals, or domestic security crackdowns. Remember the 'weapons of mass destruction' that launched a multi-trillion-dollar war? Or the 'incubator babies' that galvanized a generation? One might wonder if the concern for verified threats disappears when the narrative serves a more powerful, permanent establishment—one that has consistently benefited from
exaggerating dangers, both foreign and domestic, to push specific policy agendas. It appears some fabrications are more equal than others, especially when they grease the wheels of geopolitics or defense budgets.