Trump’s crime crackdown is ‘how dictators come to power,’ Kinzinger says
The article covers former Republican Illinois Representative Adam Kinzinger’s criticism of President Donald Trump’s approach too crime enforcement, especially Trump’s deployment of the National Guard in Washington, D.C., and his consideration of similar measures in cities like Chicago and Baltimore. Kinzinger argues that using military-style tactics to combat crime resembles authoritarian regimes, referencing the novel *1984*, North Korea, and Nazi Germany as comparisons.He warns that such actions could pave the way for dictatorial power under the guise of ensuring safety and security. Kinzinger also supports Illinois Governor JB Pritzker’s stance against trump’s involvement in Chicago. Simultaneously occurring, Trump emphasizes his desire for appreciation for his crime crackdown efforts and describes Chicago as a “killing field,” pushing for stronger law enforcement measures and threatening to withhold funding from cities like Baltimore that don’t cooperate.
Trump’s crime crackdown is ‘how dictators come to power,’ Kinzinger says
Former Republican Illinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger said Monday that President Donald Trump is promoting “safety and security” by moving toward authoritarianism.
Trump deployed the National Guard in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 11 and is looking to possibly make a similar effort in Chicago. Kinzinger, one of nine Republican lawmakers who voted to impeach Trump in January 2021, compared the president’s takeover of the district to the book 1984, saying a soldier could be placed “every square mile” to reduce crime.
“Is that what we want to live in, where you just occupy every city because of so-called crime? That is how dictators come to power. It’s how authoritarians come to power on the backs of that, of safety and security,” Kinzinger said on CNN’s The Lead with Jake Tapper.
Kinzinger also said Trump is trying to “look tough” with his crime crackdown. He shared Gov. JB Pritzker‘s (D-IL) sentiment in keeping Trump out of the state, saying he’s “not invited.”
Kinzinger shared his comparison of Trump’s crime cleanup to the novel 1984 on X on Monday, adding more comparisons to modern-day North Korea and Nazi Germany.
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Trump told reporters Monday he “really” wants to be “appreciated” for his National Guard deployment. He also called Chicago “a killing field right now,” saying this is not being acknowledged.
The president is also looking to clean up crime in Baltimore, Maryland, threatening to pull funding to rebuild the city’s Francis Scott Key Bridge.
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