Wednesday, July 27, 2022

Self-awareness in short supply as Trump calls for law and order in DC | Donald Trump | The Guardian

…Less than a week after the congressional January 6 committee detailed 187 minutes in which he chose not to stop the deadly insurrection, Trump sought to blame Democrats for what he described as rampant crime. 
"There is no higher priority than cleaning up our streets, controlling our border, stopping the drugs from pouring in, and quickly restoring law and order in America," he said to applause. 
Trump complained: "There is no longer respect for the law and there certainly is no order. Our country is now a cesspool of crime. We have blood, death and suffering on a scale once unthinkable because of the Democrat party's effort to destroy and dismantle law enforcement all throughout America. It has to stop and it has to stop now."… 
 …"If Donald Trump wants to talk about crime, he should explain why he incited a mob to violently attack police officers defending the Capitol, or why he proposed massive cuts to community policing programs, or why his Maga Republican allies voted against funding that has bolstered law enforcement."…

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