Why does Martha Raddatz promote the Trump propaganda that military troops should legally be used to combat crime? There is no US city in such a state of emergency right now that requires presidential emergency war powers sending troops with guns to be trained on US citizens.
Why? Because to so many ppl (and most of The Media™️), NOTHING exists beyond the past week. They exist only to compare events, not to analyze in light of long-standing legalities or traditions. It’s like corporately-sponsored social Alzheimer’s.
Crime has gone down in cities without the need for a military presence - in part due to COVID-era funding for community programs - funding now slashed by Trump. www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
If crime were the issue, why are no red states, with higher crime rates, getting military attention? Why no discussion of invading Memphis? realestate.usnews.com/places/ranki... Raddatz uses the Trump frame to quiz a blue-state governor on why he opposes military intervention. Bad reporting.
