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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWTF, why is the monster in Chief obsessed with "taking over DC"?
Is he going to rename it Trump City or something? Everything from stop signs to street lamps emblazoned with fake gold and his portrait on every corner? You will bow to Zod (Trump)...The man is just nuts to me as I see things...
malaise
(296,026 posts)Tulsa
That is all
PJMcK
(25,048 posts)If he takes over the Federal city, he'll try it in New York, Chicago and LA.
Trump is on a power trip, the likes of which we've never seen before (to use his cliche).
Ocelot II
(130,505 posts)near the White House, and the city is full of Democrats and Black people.
CousinIT
(12,531 posts)Last edited Mon Aug 11, 2025, 10:46 AM - Edit history (1)
He had to manufacture an excuse first. Of course its a lie. So are the lies hes using to extort universities, media companies, law firms, and others.
Doesnt matter. SHitler is a mob boss. Thats how he operates. He urges people to do crimes for him. He protects them after they do it to ensure they are not held accountable. And he hires some of them into his crime syndicate.
Who does all that? THE MOB. And the mob boss.
Thats it.
And this particular mob boss is particularly racist and misogynist, as are his cult and mob members, those in his inner circle, and members of the Trump crime syndicate. They hide their racism and sexism behind pretentious excuses like crime ridden, and antisemitism and DEI.
JustAnotherGen
(38,046 posts)Lead by a Black woman Mayor.
I'm putting it where the goats can get it - at the root.
One little snot lied - and now the Racist Dictator wants to demean and put his fat fuck boot on the necks of a majority Black city.
I hate these fuckers.
Hate them.
No coming together - punish them. Haaaaaaaate them.
malaise
(296,026 posts)That is all
marble falls
(71,910 posts)malaise
(296,026 posts)marble falls
(71,910 posts)Johonny
(26,165 posts)Black population and it no doubt bothers him greatly. He sees black people as rapists, thieves, and Tim Scott.
BOSSHOG
(44,738 posts)After his presser we will all forget about rich guys fucking young girls on an island. His strategy is classic trump. Dumbasses erectus. Convicted of 34 felonies. Serial Liar. Failure as a parent. Moral degenerate. Lover of stupid people.
RockRaven
(19,346 posts)gab13by13
(32,291 posts)Retrograde
(11,419 posts)until he owns everything" - Bruce Springsteen
vapor2
(4,491 posts)Whiskeytide
(4,656 posts)Response to wcmagumba (Original post)
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B.See
(8,469 posts)He's obsessed with taking over EVERY city with a significant, inner city minority population. Especially those with Black and other minority LEADERSHIP.
It also happens to be what some of his MAGA acolyte governors at the state level want to do.
They'll use any excuse: alleged high crime, malfeasance, financial disarray, to DO so.
And it wouldn't be the first time. Here's one of a number of such POWER GRABS:
Under attack: Birmingham mayoral candidate warns of state takeovers beyond water board - AL.com via MSN
marble falls
(71,910 posts)LudwigPastorius
(14,712 posts)he doesn't plan on leaving it after his term is up.
marble falls
(71,910 posts)oasis
(53,679 posts)seriously in doubt. Demonstrations in the streets of DC will be banned.
BWdem4life
(3,003 posts)no_hypocrisy
(54,893 posts)It lacks congressional representatives and senators.
It lacks a state with a legislature and a governor.
It's just a city, unprotected by the benefits of democracy of other cities.
TSF's going after the low-hanging fruit to see if the city capitulates. Right now, his plan is to "evict" all homeless people in the District and arrest/incarcerate all "criminals". I suppose that means TSF will also be taking over the municipal government as well as the municipal courts. Think of it this way: If you want to build or renovate your home in D.C., TSF will expect something in return for your zoning approval.
allegorical oracle
(6,473 posts)himself. It's pitiful, really.
The District is a whopping 61 square miles of land area (67 sq miles if you include the Potomac and Anacostia rivers). If he activates 1,000 troops, the city will really be a military occupation.
August is a big tourist month, a last vacation before school starts. Nothing like threading your family through a phalanx of soldiers to visit the Constitution and all the museums.
Baitball Blogger
(52,331 posts)He knows he's going way over the line as a president and he knows he's stoking all the crazies out there. So he's expanding his grip on areas around the White House.
Maybe, somewhere in the back of his head, he thinks he might provoke non-Magas, or even the Magas, to repeat a January 6th Insurrection. But this time, he'll be the target. So it's a protective move.
His popularity numbers are down to 38%. And ONLY 47% Republicans would vote for him again if his pedophilia scandal sticks. Do the math.
oasis
(53,679 posts)Takket
(23,713 posts)They need people to believe that rethugs are the only thing that stands between them and instant death if they ever open their front door. So they take normal crime levels and exaggerate them into a lawless blood soaked hellscape that only the rethugs can fix by putting people with guns on every street corner.
This justifies their seizing of control over all policing from federal down to local levels and suspension of constitutional rights.
Thunder Chicken
(14 posts)I believe this may be a trial run for a much larger city. There is not much stopping him here since DC is under federal jurisdiction. I think his next target may be New York, especially if Mamdani wins.
Karma13612
(4,981 posts)Some geographical area.
Remember his fixation with Greenland and the Panama Canal and making Canada the 51st State? He got strong pushback on those targets, from the targets themselves, and rightly so.
But DC is a liberal stronghold and with its unique status as a Federal Territory, its quite a target. Congress has ultimate authority over DC, but we know this current sham of a Congress is more than happy to let Trump ride into town and take over. In fact, T47 doesnt even have to ride into town. Hes already there, walking around on the roof of OUR White House, like coeds do during parties at frat houses.
His two BFFs Netanyahu and Putin are already in full invade and conquer mode.
He cannot be seen as any lesser a dictator.
bucolic_frolic
(55,104 posts)All crime is local.
Iggo
(49,924 posts)ProudMNDemocrat
(20,892 posts)Which will kill tourism in D.C. and surrounding areas in Virginia and Maryland.
People will revolt with their money, or what's left of it.
Imagine NO going to the Museums, the Monuments, the Lincoln and Jefferson Memorials, the historical places, etc.
Yeah! Trump did that!
Sneederbunk
(17,483 posts)valleyrogue
(2,713 posts)ananda
(35,127 posts)I wouldn't even be surprised if he built a wall around it.