Trump's deployment of federal agents in cities has everything to do with his reelection
ANOTHER DAY, another attempt by President Trump to reframe the election as about anything but his abject failure to contain the most catastrophic public health crisis in a century. This time, the president deploys federal agents to cities genuinely wracked by violence. Yet by justifying the move in inflammatory partisan terms cities all run by very liberal Democrats whose fate under a President Biden would mean the whole country would go to hell he makes clear his real agenda. It has nothing to do with violent crime, and everything to do with his reelection.
The president used a similar playbook days ahead of the 2018 midterm elections, sending 5,200 active-duty troops to the southern border and warning of an invasion of our country, meaning a caravan of migrants heading north from Central America. He seemed to forget about it right after Election Day, and the troops began withdrawing a few days later.
A spike in violent crime is a genuine problem in Chicago and Albuquerque, where the deployment of agents under the Justice Departments direction will begin. But dont expect Mr. Trump to care or say much about it after the polls close this November.
The president is a wizard at changing the subject. This will divert from Ivanka, he said, explaining an incendiary 2018 statement defending the murderous Saudi crown prince, after The Post reported that his daughter had sent hundreds of emails from her personal account to government officials, in violation of federal rules. That account, from former national security adviser John Bolton, has never been contradicted.
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Thekaspervote
(32,773 posts)Now is the time for each us to stay strong, support the Dems and not let fear get the best of us
SWBTATTReg
(22,133 posts)epidemic. His attempts to blame Fauci failed, his attempts to blame China is failing, his attempts to blame the WHO is failing.
All of his ignorant and blatant attempts to shift blame onto others is failing miserably because as the death toll increases on a daily basis, all of us are reminded constantly of the harsh reality of the CV impact on our daily lives (both in deaths and illness, as well as the economic impact too, on millions and millions of workers).
No amount of pathetic whining, ranting, and raving will change these facts and the blame is sitting squarely on the PINO's shoulders (fake shoulders too).
LakeArenal
(28,820 posts)NCDem47
(2,249 posts)Everyone knows his newfound energy to look like he's getting stuff done is a shamelss election ploy.
What's everyone's gut on his EO on drug prices? My sense by scanning media is that is was a meh.
OldFriend
(12 posts)Trump miscalculated.
This time, it cost him the election.