Politics

Donald Trump Doesn’t Really Care About Crime

His plans for Washington, D.C., are a warning to us all.

First published in The Atlantic on August 11, 2025

by Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic
August 14, 2025 | reading time: 5 Min.

Donald Trump is famously reluctant to commit troops abroad but salivates at the prospect of using them against Americans at home. That is the context in which one must understand his takeover of the Washington, D.C., police force; his deployment of the National Guard; and his threats to occupy other cities.

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