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Politico Editor Upset Over No Mass Protests Against Federal Takeover of DC Police
Newsbusters ^ | August 22, 2025 | P.J. Gladnick

Posted on 08/22/2025 9:59:10 AM PDT by PJ-Comix

It's a very strange reaction by Politico's senior editor Michael Schaffer to the federal takeover of the Washington, D.C. police force. In fact you could categorize that reaction as disappointment as you can see in his Thursday piece expressing amazement as to "Why Washington Residents Aren’t Flooding the Streets to Protest Trump."

As if to emphasize that disappointment, the subtitle chimes in with this frustrating (for Schaffer) observation: "DC is built for protests. But after Trump’s takeover, they aren’t happening."

Where, oh where are the mass protests against the federal takeover of the DC police? Let us take a journey with poor Schaffer down Disappointment Lane:

(Excerpt) Read more at newsbusters.org ...


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KEYWORDS: crime; dc; dccrime; democrats; feds; nationalguard; pollutico
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To: PJ-Comix

DC Democrat Politicions and Liberal MSM like Politico live in Safe DC
Neighborhoods.
Ask the average worker who lives and works in DC and most will
tell you getting murder, carjacking and robbery crimes down is a great thing.


21 posted on 08/22/2025 11:36:36 AM PDT by tennmountainman ( (“Less propaganda would be appreciated.” JimRobr 12-2-2023 DITTO)
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No Mass Protests Against Federal Takeover of DC Police
.
Well Duh?
No one is going to DC until the Feds clean it up.
It’s too dangerous! You think we’re stupid.


22 posted on 08/23/2025 7:40:31 AM PDT by CoastWatcher
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