Murphy dismisses Trump's DC crime crackdown as a 'stunt'

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: The Hill

08/17/25 2:52 PM ET


Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Sunday dismissed President Trump’s recent crackdown on Washington, D.C., as a “stunt.”

“What’s happening here in Washington, D.C., is just a stunt. Donald Trump didn’t like the fact that the walls were closing in on him, that his own base was questioning why he wouldn’t release the Epstein files, why he was protecting very powerful people,” Murphy told NBC News’s Kristen Welker on “Meet the Press.”

“He didn’t want to talk anymore about the fact that our health care system is about to collapse because of the cuts that they have made, that premiums are going to go up by 75 percent on Americans,” he added. “And so, true to form, he just decided to create a new news cycle.”

Earlier this week, Trump announced he was taking federal control of D.C.’s police department and deploying the National Guard in the city in an effort to fight crime. Trump’s recent moves in the nation’s capital have drawn heavy blowback from Democrats and reignited calls for statehood for the District, which does not have voting representation in Congress.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5456787-trump-crackdown-dc-stunt/

[Grokenstein]

1. It's not a stunt. It's a STEP.

krasnov's handlers' objective is totalitarianism and that doesn't just pop up overnight. It creeps, step by step.

[PortTack]

2. Is he going to TRY and prevent congress from resuming? At least the Dems?

[BumRushDaShow]

3. He's a member of the Senatee Appropriations Committee

who would probably need to at least encourage his fellow members - https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/about/members

Vice Chair (Ranking Member) Patty Murray (Democrat - Washington) Minority
Richard Durbin (Democrat - Illinois)
Jack Reed (Democrat - Rhode Island)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democrat - New Hampshire)
Jeff Merkley (Democrat - Oregon)
Christopher Coons (Democrat - Delaware)
Brian Schatz (Democrat - Hawaii)
Tammy Baldwin (Democrat - Wisconsin)
Chris Van Hollen (Democrat - Maryland)
Martin Heinrich (Democrat - New Mexico)
Gary Peters (Democrat - Michigan) Official
Kirsten Gillibrand (Democrat - New York)
Jon Ossoff (Democrat - Georgia)

to boycott any more markup sessions unless stuff is rescinded, as a show of resistance.

The GOP is obviously in the majority and can pass what they want out of the Committee, but at least in the Senate, they still need 60 votes to pass legislation, including appropriations (unless Thune does the final nuclear option and completely blows up the filibuster (cloture) Rule).

[Marthe48]

4. Not a stunt

It's a harmful abuse of power. A maniac is in charge of the most powerful nation on the planet, and destroying it with his wanton lust for more power.

[Sandra_12]

5. Murphy dismisses Trump's DC crime crackdown as a 'stunt'

Senator Chris Murphy calls Trump's DC crime crackdown a "stunt," claiming it's a diversionary tactic to distract from pressing issues like the healthcare crisis and unreleased Epstein files. Murphy argues that crime rates have actually decreased since Biden took office, making the deployment of National Guard troops unnecessary. Trump’s move has sparked debate, with Democrats pushing back against the federal control over DC's police department and renewed calls for DC statehood.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

6. Welcome to DU

[Cha]

7. It is... A Dangerous "Stunt"...

For Lives And Livelihoods... People's businesses ae Already Hurting.