Friday, October 18, 2024

If Trump wins the election, US cities are at risk of military takeovers and mass deportations

The irony, Krasner said, was that Trump is justifying his aggression towards cities based on rising violent crime, when in fact homicides are down by more than 40% in Philadelphia this year. A report by the thinktank Third Way has found that for 23 consecutive years the murder rate has been higher in Republican states that have voted for Trump than in Democratic states. 

"The reality is that reform prosecution makes us safer," Krasner said. "The policies that Trump represents – everybody should have a gun, mass incarceration is good, more division between rich and poor – get your ass killed in Republican states."…

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