President Donald Trump has threatened to deploy the National Guard to Chicago, New York, Seattle, Baltimore, San Francisco and Portland, Oregon, to fight what he says is runaway crime. Yet data shows most violent crime in those places and around the country has declined in recent years.
Homicides through the first six months of 2025 were down significantly compared to the same period in 2024, continuing a post-pandemic trend across the U.S.
It would be funny if there was a reporter with a backbone who would look at the list of cities Trump wants to deploy troops to, and then ask him how many more American cities Trump can name.
Because i have a feeling that his handlers chose him this set of cities because they’re the ones he can remember.
Better yet, somebody should challenge him to a spelling contest.