Trump 'Reduces Crime' by Leaving Cites; News at 11
Bloomberg dutifully reports that Donald Trump is 'removing' National Guard troops from Chicago, Los Angeles, and Portland, citing his claim that these deployments 'helped reduce crime.' What the article gracefully sidesteps are the mounting legal battles and widespread public outcry regarding the unconstitutional use of federal forces against citizens, often peaceful protesters. Recall the 2020
Portland deployment, where unmarked federal agents snatched residents off the streets in plain clothes, sparking outrage and numerous lawsuits from the ACLU and local officials who saw it as an assault on civil liberties, not a crime-fighting initiative. So, the 'abandonment' isn't a strategic masterstroke, but a retreat from legally untenable positions that would have crippled his already
delicate political standing. It's not about 'reducing crime' so much as reducing legal liability. How many times must a government weaponize its own military against its people before the media considers it newsworthy, rather than a policy adjustment?