Monday, August 25, 2025

During the first 7 months of Trump's 2nd term, it's been one authoritarian move after another

 
Top headline and subhead:  BBC
Bottom headline:  Politico, 8/25/2025

Alexis Simendinger and Kristina Karisch report for Politico:
Trump expanded his federal policing push over the weekend by suggesting he would turn next to Baltimore and Chicago, cities like D.C. that are overwhelmingly blue and represented by Democratic mayors. 
But unlike D.C., where the federal government has some authority to exert over policing, other cities retain more local control. Trump issued an emergency order Aug. 11 to federalize crime fighting in Washington for 30 days under a law unique to D.C. Trump also controls the D.C. National Guard, while governors typically command other states’ Guards. 
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D), both touted by Democrats as potential 2028 presidential contenders, have rebuffed Trump’s threat to send troops and pull federal funding for their state’s largest cities. [emphasis added]

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