Invasion of cities
Militarizing public life
Whether using ICE and CBP or the National Guard or the U.S. Military, the Administration has shown it is willing to use unprecedented force against its own people. But its theatrical invasions of cities around the country have nothing to do with preventing crime–they are part of a brazen power grab aimed at silencing dissent in jurisdictions where the majority of people have different politics than the President.
The facts are clear
We know they’re not serious about safety
Every day we are seeing stories of massive federal resources diverted away from public safety or crime prevention and into terrorizing residents in targeted cities to distract from a corrupt agenda that rewards actual crimes by political supporters and donors
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They use crime as a pretext for grabbing power
The cities being targeted were already experiencing sharp declines in crime, thanks to many of the policies the Administration has canceled, defunded, or repealed
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They manufacture arguments for squashing dissent
Whether Minneapolis or Los Angeles, Portland or Washington D.C., the tactics are the same: argue in court that the targeted cities are engaging in a “rebellion” requiring military force. Spend hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars to dispatch forces into a city, against the wishes of local officials. Aggressively crack down on protestors and journalists who are standing up to the abuse of power.
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They pardon actual criminals that support their profit motive
The Administration has handed out pardons like candy to political allies and big money donors, putting actual public safety at risk. From sex traffickers, to a prominent money launderer for terrorists and child pornographers, to fraudsters, to those who violently attacked law enforcement on January 6th, the Administration has shown it doesn’t care about public safety when providing cover to political allies and the highest bidders.
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What we know
The chaos threatens public safety
The cities being targeted were already experiencing sharp declines in crime, thanks to many of the policies the Administration has canceled, defunded, or repealed.
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Caught red-handed
DOJ has admitted these invasions are about coercing cities to change their policies, like giving federal access to voter rolls, not about fighting crime
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$500 million dollars
The approximate cost in just 2025 of these unnecessary invasions
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Over $1.1 billion dollars
The projected costs in 2026 of continued invasion of cities
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Over $800 million
In cuts to violence prevention programs, which would easily be paid for by ending these tactics
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1500+
The President pardoned over 1500 January 6 insurrectionists, including people later arrested for child molestation, trying to bomb an FBI office, and threatening to kill the House Minority Leader.
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The stories that show the truth about public safety and our cities
A serious conversation about public safety would acknowledge what has worked in reducing crime and try to build on it, putting resources into programs that prevent crime. But the Administration is simply not serious about safety. Their invasion of cities is all about power.
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