Trump threatens federal control of D.C. following attack on administration staffer known as 'Big Balls'

[SunSeeker]

Source: NBC News

President Donald Trump threatened Tuesday to have the federal government take control of Washington, D.C., after an assault on a well-known original staffer for the Department of Government Efficiency in the nation's capital over the weekend.

Edward Coristine, also known by his online name, “Big Balls,” and a woman characterized in a police report as his significant other were the victims of an unarmed attempted carjacking early Sunday.

Washington Metropolitan Police on Tuesday announced the arrests of two 15-year-old suspects from Maryland.

The report added that police officers saw about 10 “juveniles” surrounding the car and assaulting Coristine, which prompted the officers to get out of their vehicle and all but two of the juveniles, whom police arrested, to flee. Police said that in an interview, Coristine said he pushed the woman identified as his significant other into the car and “turned to deal with the suspects,” who in turn assaulted him.

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/trump-threatens-federal-control-dc-attack-doge-staffer-coristine-rcna223293

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As the article notes, crime in DC is actually down 26%. These teens didn't even have weapons.

[usonian]

1. He'd threaten that if a leaf fell off a tree.

No excuse is too small to retaliate with 1000x the force (as long as some other flunky applies it). He's 🐓💩

[SunSeeker]

2. True. Trump hates DC because it is only 37% white. nt

[muriel_volestrangler]

3. A Trump Reichstag Fire moment

A bit of criminality happens, and he tries to use it as an excuse to seize power and abolish democracy.

(I was looking for the right adjective before "Reichstag"; I wondered about "dime store" or "knock-off", but, thinking about it, "Trump" itself works there - "Trump University", "Trump Steaks", "Trump Casino", "Trump Wine" etc. "Trump presidency", for that matter.)

[Deminpenn]

4. What kind of dope decides it's a good idea to fight

12-15 people by yourself?

[LoCo Cat Lady]

5. Born and Raised in the DMV

I've been in the DC metro area my entire life and I can tell you the carjackings are a problem. There have been too many occasions of serious bodily harm and/or death related to them in DC. While I absolutely do not want this admin running DC (or any admin for that matter), the past few years have been bad. Glad the numbers are going down but we need to acknowledge the problem.

[Prairie Gates]

6. The woman asked not to be identified out of embarrassment

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

7. Big Balls was out at 3 AM

Not saying he should've been attacked but he was taking his chances.

[Nululu]

8. Skeptical of the story

Story contradicts itself. Seems he was attacked at 3:00am. Pictures look doctored. Mostly phony baloney to justify a fed takeover.