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I'm sure it's already been posted but...
..Trump is fulla' sh!t with his attacks on the Blue mayoral cities' crime rate. Well, he's fulla' shit in every respect but invoking martial law is absurd and is of course for him, theatrical power abuse and pure distraction.
Somebody really needs to shut his ass down for good. 
https://www.axios.com/2025/08/15/homicide-rates-highest-blue-cities-red-states
To hear President Trump tell it, the nation's murder problem is particularly bad in New York City, Chicago, Baltimore, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. — Democratic-run cities in Democratic-led states (or district, in D.C.'s case).
New FBI crime figures from 2024 tell a different story.
The big picture: 13 of the 20 U.S. cities with the highest murder rates were in Republican-run states. Many of those cities were run by Democrats who often are at odds with state officials, an Axios analysis of FBI data finds.
New FBI crime figures from 2024 tell a different story.
The big picture: 13 of the 20 U.S. cities with the highest murder rates were in Republican-run states. Many of those cities were run by Democrats who often are at odds with state officials, an Axios analysis of FBI data finds.