The News Agents Why has Trump ordered the army onto the streets of DC?
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Aug 12, 2025 Stephen Campbell, a Vegas analyst and host of the YouTube channel Not Leaving Las Vegas, dives into Trump's alarming rhetoric regarding crime in D.C. and his decision to deploy the National Guard. They discuss the disparity between Trump's portrayal and the actual safety statistics. The conversation shifts to the impact of automation on Las Vegas' hospitality sector, highlighting job losses and changing tourism trends due to AI technology. Campbell compellingly connects these topics to broader economic implications and the future of work.
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Federalizing Policing For Political Gain
- Donald Trump deployed the National Guard to federalize policing in Washington, D.C. despite crime being at a 30-year low according to local data.
- Hosts frame the move as politically motivated and part of Trump's long pattern of using cities as symbolic enemies.
Photo And Golf Drive Trigger
- The immediate sparks for Trump's intervention were a widely shared photo of a beaten government worker and his drives past encampments near his golf course.
- Jon describes these incidents as personal triggers that shaped Trump's reaction this week.
City Chaos As A Political Wedge
- Trump's rhetoric about crime revives a long Republican tactic of using 'city chaos' as a political wedge tied to race and urban voters.
- Lewis argues this taps into a historical seam linking cities, racialized fear, and law-and-order politics in the US.