WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Donald Trump announced another reckless misuse of federal resources to push his authoritarian agenda even further as part of his desperate attempts to distract from his own failing policies of cuts to Medicaid, tax handouts to the ultra-wealthy, and price hiking tariffs that have led to collapsing approval ratings. By deploying the National Guard in DC against the wishes of the Mayor and local officials, Trump is putting law enforcement at risk and doing nothing to solve the problems facing the American people on his watch as he grows more unpopular by the day.
In response, Defend America Action Senior Spokesperson Rodericka Applewhaite released the following statement:
“Amid his growing pile of scandals and collapsing approval ratings, Donald Trump is engaging in an authoritarian takeover of Washington, DC to distract from his historic unpopularity and toxic agenda of health care cuts, billionaire tax handouts, and price hiking tariffs. Against the wishes of DC Mayor Muriel Bowser and local officials on the ground, Trump is deploying the National Guard on the streets of our nation’s capital, as well as personnel from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, who, instead of doing their jobs fighting terrorism and human trafficking, are being forced to ride along on traffic stops. The truth is violent crime has been plummeting in DC, even hitting a 30-year low last year – but Trump has never been one to let facts get in the way of a chance to play dictator as the American people turn on his disastrous policies.”
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