Trump announced federal takeover of Washington DC police department and deployment of
National Guard, using the assault on Edward Coristine as justification. Trump stated he
was considering “having his administration take over the DC Police Department” and
bringing in National Guard. …
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Edward “Big Balls” Coristine, 19, was assaulted during attempted carjacking by 10 teenagers
in Logan Circle at 3 AM. Trump immediately used the incident to threaten federal takeover
of DC, stating “If D.C. doesn’t get its act together, we will have no choice but to take …
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In a pivotal White House Iraq Group (WHIG) meeting, chief Bush speechwriter Michael Gerson proposed the “smoking gun/mushroom cloud” metaphor to systematically exploit nuclear fears and generate public support for the Iraq War. This meeting exemplified the group’s sophisticated …
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