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President Donald Trump Has Just Made Washington D.C. Safer

Posted by chicagoMotorman on Mon Aug 11 14:21:49 2025

Washington Post

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Posted by AlM on Mon Aug 11 14:36:32 2025, in response to President Donald Trump Has Just Made Washington D.C. Safer, posted by chicagoMotorman on Mon Aug 11 14:21:49 2025.

So why don't we do that everywhere that has a high crime rate? Why just in Washington?





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Re: President Donald Trump Has Just Made Washington D.C. Safer

Posted by LuchAAA on Mon Aug 11 14:42:59 2025, in response to President Donald Trump Has Just Made Washington D.C. Safer, posted by chicagoMotorman on Mon Aug 11 14:21:49 2025.

List of subchatters who disagree with this will be posted later.



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Re: President Donald Trump Has Just Made Washington D.C. Safer

Posted by Spider-Pig on Mon Aug 11 15:14:06 2025, in response to Re: President Donald Trump Has Just Made Washington D.C. Safer, posted by AlM on Mon Aug 11 14:36:32 2025.

Seriously?

This is obviously a dry run for doing it in the rest of the country.

I hope that the people who suffer the most are the leftist watermelon-brains.

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Re: President Donald Trump Has Just Made Washington D.C. Safer

Posted by Catfish 44 on Mon Aug 11 15:35:39 2025, in response to Re: President Donald Trump Has Just Made Washington D.C. Safer, posted by AlM on Mon Aug 11 14:36:32 2025.

The federal Home Rule Act, which granted DC self-governance in 1973, allows the president to assert emergency control of the capital’s local police for 30 days. Congress can pass a joint resolution extending the authority.
Courtesy of the NY Poast
Maybe this is an explanation?

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Re: President Donald Trump Has Just Made Washington D.C. Safer

Posted by chicagoMotorman on Mon Aug 11 15:48:19 2025, in response to Re: President Donald Trump Has Just Made Washington D.C. Safer, posted by AlM on Mon Aug 11 14:36:32 2025.

Because the president of the United States has jurisdiction over Washington, DC.

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Re: President Donald Trump Has Just Made Washington D.C. Safer

Posted by chicagoMotorman on Mon Aug 11 15:48:45 2025, in response to Re: President Donald Trump Has Just Made Washington D.C. Safer, posted by Catfish 44 on Mon Aug 11 15:35:39 2025.

Excellent post.

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Re: President Donald Trump Has Just Made Washington D.C. Safer

Posted by chicagoMotorman on Mon Aug 11 15:49:03 2025, in response to Re: President Donald Trump Has Just Made Washington D.C. Safer, posted by LuchAAA on Mon Aug 11 14:42:59 2025.

Oy vey.

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Re: President Donald Trump Has Just Made Washington D.C. Safer

Posted by Spider-Pig on Mon Aug 11 15:51:40 2025, in response to Re: President Donald Trump Has Just Made Washington D.C. Safer, posted by chicagoMotorman on Mon Aug 11 15:48:19 2025.

No, the Congress of the United States does. It’s too bad that they decided to delegate their authority to the President.

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Re: President Donald Trump Has Just Made Washington D.C. Safer

Posted by https://salaamallah.com/ on Mon Aug 11 17:08:15 2025, in response to President Donald Trump Has Just Made Washington D.C. Safer, posted by chicagoMotorman on Mon Aug 11 14:21:49 2025.

THEE SLAVE COLONY GETS '''CRACKED DOWN '''

BY MODERN SLAVEMASTERS

THEY DID NOT BEHAVE

OMG

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Re: President Donald Trump Has Just Made Washington D.C. Safer

Posted by Chicagomotorman on Mon Aug 11 19:26:51 2025, in response to Re: President Donald Trump Has Just Made Washington D.C. Safer, posted by https://salaamallah.com/ on Mon Aug 11 17:08:15 2025.

Baffling post .

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Re: President Donald Trump Has Just Made Washington D.C. Safer

Posted by Olog-hai on Mon Aug 11 19:39:24 2025, in response to President Donald Trump Has Just Made Washington D.C. Safer, posted by chicagoMotorman on Mon Aug 11 14:21:49 2025.

Yes he has. Bowser is deliberately misrepresenting Trump's emergency order.

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Re: President Donald Trump Has Just Made Washington D.C. Safer

Posted by AlM on Mon Aug 11 19:53:14 2025, in response to Re: President Donald Trump Has Just Made Washington D.C. Safer, posted by Spider-Pig on Mon Aug 11 15:14:06 2025.

This is obviously a dry run for doing it in the rest of the country.

The resources aren't available for doing it in the rest of the country. Also, most governors, even many Republican ones, won't tolerate their state guards being used for that purpose.




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Re: President Donald Trump Has Just Made Washington D.C. Safer

Posted by AlM on Mon Aug 11 19:53:54 2025, in response to Re: President Donald Trump Has Just Made Washington D.C. Safer, posted by chicagoMotorman on Mon Aug 11 15:48:19 2025.

Where did you get that idea from?



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Re: President Donald Trump Has Just Made Washington D.C. Safer

Posted by https://salaamallah.com/ on Mon Aug 11 20:05:52 2025, in response to Re: President Donald Trump Has Just Made Washington D.C. Safer, posted by Chicagomotorman on Mon Aug 11 19:26:51 2025.

WTF

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Re: President Donald Trump Has Just Made Washington D.C. Safer

Posted by Chicagomotorman on Mon Aug 11 21:20:44 2025, in response to Re: President Donald Trump Has Just Made Washington D.C. Safer, posted by https://salaamallah.com/ on Mon Aug 11 20:05:52 2025.

You're baffled.

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Re: President Donald Trump Has Just Made Washington D.C. Safer

Posted by Catfish 44 on Mon Aug 11 21:23:47 2025, in response to Re: President Donald Trump Has Just Made Washington D.C. Safer, posted by AlM on Mon Aug 11 19:53:54 2025.

The Home Rule Act of 1973

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Re: President Donald Trump Has Just Made Washington D.C. Safer

Posted by LuchAAA on Mon Aug 11 22:26:07 2025, in response to President Donald Trump Has Just Made Washington D.C. Safer, posted by chicagoMotorman on Mon Aug 11 14:21:49 2025.

Mamdani will use this in his NYC campaign.

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Re: President Donald Trump Has Just Made Washington D.C. Safer

Posted by Olog-hai on Mon Aug 11 23:10:19 2025, in response to Re: President Donald Trump Has Just Made Washington D.C. Safer, posted by LuchAAA on Mon Aug 11 22:26:07 2025.

He can't.

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Posted by Spider-Pig on Mon Aug 11 23:38:38 2025, in response to Re: President Donald Trump Has Just Made Washington D.C. Safer, posted by LuchAAA on Mon Aug 11 22:26:07 2025.

Cuomo has already used it against Mamdani.

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Re: President Donald Trump Has Just Made Washington D.C. Safer

Posted by LuchAAA on Tue Aug 12 00:16:01 2025, in response to Re: President Donald Trump Has Just Made Washington D.C. Safer, posted by Spider-Pig on Mon Aug 11 23:38:38 2025.

Mamdani seems to be losing steam. Even though he has the unions behind him it just seems like he's a media star more than someone who has a base of supporters.

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Re: President Donald Trump Has Just Made Washington D.C. Safer

Posted by https://salaamallah.com/ on Tue Aug 12 01:22:17 2025, in response to Re: President Donald Trump Has Just Made Washington D.C. Safer, posted by Chicagomotorman on Mon Aug 11 21:20:44 2025.

PLEASE EXPLAIN YOUR POINT .....ETC

JUST WANT TO UNDERSTAND YOUR VIEW POINTS

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Re: President Donald Trump Has Just Made Washington D.C. Safer

Posted by TRAIN DUDE on Tue Aug 12 06:40:23 2025, in response to Re: President Donald Trump Has Just Made Washington D.C. Safer, posted by AlM on Mon Aug 11 14:36:32 2025.

It is a shame that such an act will not address the true causes of violent thug teens.

1) Fatherless homes
2) cashless bail
3) ball-less DAs like Alvin Scumbragg

Unfortunately, simply arresting feral teens will not stop repeat offenders.

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Re: President Donald Trump Has Just Made Washington D.C. Safer

Posted by AlM on Tue Aug 12 07:40:00 2025, in response to Re: President Donald Trump Has Just Made Washington D.C. Safer, posted by Catfish 44 on Mon Aug 11 21:23:47 2025.

Huh?

That Act gives Congress authority over DC. It gives the president extremely limited authority, and only in an emergency. What is the emergency, given that crime in DC is down over the last few years?



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Re: President Donald Trump Has Just Made Washington D.C. Safer

Posted by Orange Blossom Special on Tue Aug 12 09:20:24 2025, in response to President Donald Trump Has Just Made Washington D.C. Safer, posted by chicagoMotorman on Mon Aug 11 14:21:49 2025.

I can't wait to finally visit DC. Go and visit while you can.

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Re: President Donald Trump Has Just Made Washington D.C. Safer

Posted by https://salaamallah.com/ on Tue Aug 12 10:54:52 2025, in response to Re: President Donald Trump Has Just Made Washington D.C. Safer, posted by TRAIN DUDE on Tue Aug 12 06:40:23 2025.

I AGREE WITH NUMBER ONE

FATHERS HAVE BEEN DRIVEN AWAY

FORCED OUT AND NO RIGHTS AT ALL

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Re: President Donald Trump Has Just Made Washington D.C. Safer

Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Tue Aug 12 11:03:01 2025, in response to President Donald Trump Has Just Made Washington D.C. Safer, posted by chicagoMotorman on Mon Aug 11 14:21:49 2025.

Thank you President DOnald J Trump.

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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Tue Aug 12 11:03:45 2025, in response to Re: President Donald Trump Has Just Made Washington D.C. Safer, posted by AlM on Mon Aug 11 14:36:32 2025.

Hopefully. Obvious the Democratic run places aren't doing their jobs.

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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Tue Aug 12 11:04:37 2025, in response to Re: President Donald Trump Has Just Made Washington D.C. Safer, posted by LuchAAA on Mon Aug 11 22:26:07 2025.

Mamdani will be the final death of the Democratic party when people see what he will cause and do in our city.

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Re: President Donald Trump Has Just Made Washington D.C. Safer

Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Tue Aug 12 11:05:52 2025, in response to Re: President Donald Trump Has Just Made Washington D.C. Safer, posted by Spider-Pig on Mon Aug 11 23:38:38 2025.

It's unbelievable that I am actually routing for Cuomo. That is saying a lot, as he is a real winner, but even HE would be better than Mamdani. It's really horrible what may happen in November.
At the very least I only wish the status quo with Adams.

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Re: President Donald Trump Has Just Made Washington D.C. Safer

Posted by Spider-Pig on Tue Aug 12 11:12:16 2025, in response to Re: President Donald Trump Has Just Made Washington D.C. Safer, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Tue Aug 12 11:03:45 2025.

So you hate the Constitution.

The only other major city he could do this in is San Juan.

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Re: President Donald Trump Has Just Made Washington D.C. Safer

Posted by Spider-Pig on Tue Aug 12 11:13:48 2025, in response to Re: President Donald Trump Has Just Made Washington D.C. Safer, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Tue Aug 12 11:05:52 2025.

Adams is better than Cuomo, and they’re all better than Mamdani. Too bad there’s no RCV in the general.

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Re: President Donald Trump Has Just Made Washington D.C. Safer

Posted by AlM on Tue Aug 12 11:26:28 2025, in response to Re: President Donald Trump Has Just Made Washington D.C. Safer, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Tue Aug 12 11:05:52 2025.

If (most) NYC Republicans were to get off their high horse and vote for whoever between Cuomo and Adams is doing better in the polls in late October, rather than insisting on voting for Sliwa or staying home, Mamdani wouldn't have a chance.

But most Republicans can't be bothered to vote for Mayor in NYC. Trump got only a handful fewer votes in 2024 (734K) than Adams got in 2021 (754K).



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Re: President Donald Trump Has Just Made Washington D.C. Safer

Posted by Spider-Pig on Tue Aug 12 11:26:37 2025, in response to Re: President Donald Trump Has Just Made Washington D.C. Safer, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Tue Aug 12 11:04:37 2025.

No, it won’t.

I might prefer Republicans to Mamdani, but he’s only the mayor. I’m still voting blue no matter who at the federal level.

The Democrats low approval ratings are caused by Democrats disapproving their own party, who will still vote blue no matter who in upcoming elections.

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Re: President Donald Trump Has Just Made Washington D.C. Safer

Posted by AlM on Tue Aug 12 11:55:34 2025, in response to Re: President Donald Trump Has Just Made Washington D.C. Safer, posted by Spider-Pig on Tue Aug 12 11:26:37 2025.

he’s only the mayor

And the mayor has relatively little policy power. That resides in the City Council and the Legislature. He does have the power to implement established policy badly or dishonestly, of course.

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Re: President Donald Trump Has Just Made Washington D.C. More Dangerous

Posted by Spider-Pig on Tue Aug 12 12:26:29 2025, in response to President Donald Trump Has Just Made Washington D.C. Safer, posted by chicagoMotorman on Mon Aug 11 14:21:49 2025.

Tyranny is a crime and its victims are all of the citizenry.

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Posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Tue Aug 12 12:55:53 2025, in response to President Donald Trump Has Just Made Washington D.C. Safer, posted by chicagoMotorman on Mon Aug 11 14:21:49 2025.

The number of actual DC residents on this thread is telling. You all know nothing about what is actually going on.

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Re: President Donald Trump Has Just Made Washington D.C. More Dangerous

Posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Tue Aug 12 12:58:42 2025, in response to Re: President Donald Trump Has Just Made Washington D.C. More Dangerous, posted by Spider-Pig on Tue Aug 12 12:26:29 2025.

DoD is working on plans to enable the National Guard to be deployed to quell protests. Trump and his followers are on a march towards authoritarianism.

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Posted by Catfish 44 on Tue Aug 12 13:06:15 2025, in response to Re: President Donald Trump Has Just Made Washington D.C. Safer, posted by AlM on Tue Aug 12 07:40:00 2025.

President Donald Trump said Monday he is placing Washington, DC’s, police department “under direct federal control” and deploying National Guard troops to the nation’s capital, citing a public safety emergency after an assault on a former government worker.

The move draws on the sweeping, but temporary powers granted under the Home Rule Act of 1973, a law that balances local self-governance with federal oversight in the capital. While the president can assume control of the police department for up to two days, extending this authority would require congressional notice or a change to the law.

Trump’s announcement comes after the assault of a 19-year-old former Department of Government Efficiency worker during an attempted carjacking on August 3. While Trump has repeatedly criticized what he describes as a surge in violent crime in Washington, overall crime numbers this year are lower than last year.



“Washington, D.C. will be LIBERATED today!” Trump said Monday on his Truth Social.

The declaration also came as administration lawyers were in a courtroom Monday for the first day of a trial over the legality of Trump’s deployment of the National Guard in California in June amid protests over immigration raids in Los Angeles.

Here’s what to know about Trump’s authority in Washington, DC, and the implications of this unprecedented move:

How was Trump able to take over DC’s police?

Washington, DC, operates under the Home Rule Act of 1973, which grants Congress oversight and authority over the capital while allowing district residents limited self-governance.


The act grants emergency powers to the federal government, allowing the president to take control of the city’s police for up to 48 hours if he determines “special conditions of an emergency nature exist,” requiring the department’s use for federal purposes.

This marks the first time in the act’s history that a president has assumed control of the city’s police force.

Extending the takeover for a longer period requires Trump to formally notify the chairs and ranking members of congressional committees handling DC affairs.


Any control lasting more than 30 days would need congressional approval and must be passed into law, a highly improbable scenario given the current gridlock in a closely divided Congress.

A law enforcement vehicle stands in front of Union Station near the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on Monday.
A law enforcement vehicle stands in front of Union Station near the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on Monday. Ken Cedeno/Reuters
What do district leaders say?

Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser and leaders of the Washington Metropolitan Police Department did not know about Trump’s intentions ahead of his announcement, three sources told CNN.


Bowser called the move “unsettling and unprecedented” during a news conference Monday, saying she believes Trump’s view of DC was “shaped by his Covid-era experience during his first term” when crime spiked.

DC Police Union chairman Greggory Pemberton said the group supports the move and agrees “something needs to be done.”

National Guard and FBI agents already working with police

Trump also activated 800 soldiers from the DC National Guard, with up to 200 assigned to support law enforcement, according to the Defense Department.


“Duties for those personnel include administrative and logistical roles, as well as providing a physical presence in support of law enforcement,” the Defense Department said.

Beyond the police department, Trump has broad jurisdiction over the city’s affairs. Numerous federal law enforcement agencies, including the FBI, are headquartered in the city and report directly to the administration.

Over the weekend, Trump moved officers from several federal agencies, including up to 130 FBI agents to patrol with DC police in several neighborhoods.

RELATED ARTICLE
A DC Metropolitan Police Department car is parked near a rally against the Trump Administration's federal takeover of the District of Columbia, outside of the AFL-CIO on August 11 in Washington, DC.
Trump has federalized DC’s police force. Now what?
Crime rates in DC on decline since last year

Despite Trump’s claims Monday that crime is “out of control,” data shows violent crime in Washington, DC, has been declining since its 2023 spike, with two years of sustained improvement.


There were 274 reported homicides in 2023, the city’s highest number since 1997. But there was a 32% drop in 2024 to 187 and another 12% fall so far this year, with 99 reported as of Sunday.

Carjackings saw a similar trend. After surging to 959 in 2023, the number of reported carjackings dropped to around 500 in 2024, and has fallen further in 2025, with just 188 incidents as of Saturday. July marked the lowest monthly carjacking total since May 2020.

Similarly, cities like Philadelphia, Chicago, St. Louis, Baltimore and Detroit – historically known for high homicide rates – have seen substantial declines in violent crime in 2024, 2025 or both

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Posted by Catfish 44 on Tue Aug 12 13:08:04 2025, in response to Re: President Donald Trump Has Just Made Washington D.C. Safer, posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Tue Aug 12 12:55:53 2025.

Hahahahahaha

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Re: President Donald Trump Has Just Made Washington D.C. More Dangerous

Posted by chicagoMotorman on Tue Aug 12 14:05:24 2025, in response to Re: President Donald Trump Has Just Made Washington D.C. More Dangerous, posted by Spider-Pig on Tue Aug 12 12:26:29 2025.

No, this is a tyrant.

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Posted by chicagoMotorman on Tue Aug 12 14:06:58 2025, in response to Re: President Donald Trump Has Just Made Washington D.C. More Dangerous, posted by Spider-Pig on Tue Aug 12 12:26:29 2025.

And this is a tyrant.

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Posted by chicagoMotorman on Tue Aug 12 14:09:07 2025, in response to Re: President Donald Trump Has Just Made Washington D.C. More Dangerous, posted by Spider-Pig on Tue Aug 12 12:26:29 2025.

And this is a tyrant.

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Re: President Donald Trump Has Just Made Washington D.C. More Dangerous

Posted by chicagoMotorman on Tue Aug 12 14:10:35 2025, in response to Re: President Donald Trump Has Just Made Washington D.C. More Dangerous, posted by Spider-Pig on Tue Aug 12 12:26:29 2025.

And this is a tyrant.

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Re: President Donald Trump Has Just Made Washington D.C. More Dangerous

Posted by chicagoMotorman on Tue Aug 12 14:11:19 2025, in response to Re: President Donald Trump Has Just Made Washington D.C. More Dangerous, posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Tue Aug 12 12:58:42 2025.

Is your name chicagoMotorman?

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Re: President Donald Trump Has Just Made Washington D.C. Safer

Posted by chicagoMotorman on Tue Aug 12 14:12:11 2025, in response to Re: President Donald Trump Has Just Made Washington D.C. Safer, posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Tue Aug 12 12:55:53 2025.

So you actually feel safe in Washington DC?

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Re: President Donald Trump Has Just Made Washington D.C. More Dangerous

Posted by Spider-Pig on Tue Aug 12 14:15:15 2025, in response to Re: President Donald Trump Has Just Made Washington D.C. More Dangerous, posted by chicagoMotorman on Tue Aug 12 14:05:24 2025.

What has he done that’s tyrannical?

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Re: President Donald Trump Has Just Made Washington D.C. More Dangerous

Posted by Spider-Pig on Tue Aug 12 14:15:36 2025, in response to Re: President Donald Trump Has Just Made Washington D.C. More Dangerous, posted by chicagoMotorman on Tue Aug 12 14:06:58 2025.

What has she done that’s tyrannical?

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Re: President Donald Trump Has Just Made Washington D.C. More Dangerous

Posted by Spider-Pig on Tue Aug 12 14:16:01 2025, in response to Re: President Donald Trump Has Just Made Washington D.C. More Dangerous, posted by chicagoMotorman on Tue Aug 12 14:09:07 2025.

OK, I agree.

Still better than Mamdani.

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Re: President Donald Trump Has Just Made Washington D.C. More Dangerous

Posted by Spider-Pig on Tue Aug 12 14:16:38 2025, in response to Re: President Donald Trump Has Just Made Washington D.C. More Dangerous, posted by chicagoMotorman on Tue Aug 12 14:10:35 2025.

What has he done that’s tyrannical?

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