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Diraven

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8. I think the whole point

Reply to Fiendish Thingy (Reply #2)

Wed Aug 13, 2025, 10:38 AM

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Is to take credit for "saving" DC after suddenly acknowledging that DC's crime rate is falling, which they'll give full credit to Trump bringing the troops instead of admitting that those crime stats were already happening beforehand. That's basically what they did in LA. It's a Fox News and administration talking point now that LA would have totally burned to the ground if not for Trump heroically sending the troops to save it.

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