Trump's rhetoric on DC echoes a history of racist narratives about urban crime
Even as district officials questioned the claims underlying his emergency declaration, the Republican president promised a 'historic action to rescue our nation's capital from crime, bloodshed, bedlam and squalor and worse.' His rhetoric echoed that used by conservative politicians going back decades who have denounced American cities, especially those with majority non-white populations or led by progressive politicians, as lawless or crime-ridden and in need of outside intervention.
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Toronto Star
2 hours ago
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Mexico says 26 capos sent to US were requested by Trump administration, not part of tariff talks
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