{"id":2473511,"date":"2025-08-11T17:51:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T21:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/washington-post-calls-d-c-safe-hides-the-name-of-a-source-citing-concerns-of-personal-safety\/"},"modified":"2025-08-11T17:52:36","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T21:52:36","slug":"washington-post-calls-d-c-safe-hides-the-name-of-a-source-citing-concerns-of-personal-safety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/washington-post-calls-d-c-safe-hides-the-name-of-a-source-citing-concerns-of-personal-safety\/","title":{"rendered":"Washington Post Calls D.C. Safe \u2014 Hides the Name of a Source, Citing &#8216;Concerns of Personal Safety&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwashington-post-calls-d-c-safe-hides-the-name-of-a-source-citing-concerns-of-personal-safety%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2473511&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article criticizes The Washington Post for portraying Washington, D.C. as a safe city in response to president Donald Trump&#8217;s claims about the city&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/they-only-go-after-donald-trump-trump-releases-lengthy-statement-blasting-investigation-against-his-organization\/\" title=\"\u2018They Only Go After Donald Trump\u2019: Trump Releases Lengthy Statement Blasting Investigation Against His Organization\">high crime rates<\/a>. It highlights the newspaper&#8217;s attempt to refute Trump&#8217;s statements by <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >citing selective statistics showing decreases<\/a> in homicides and juvenile arrests. However, the article points out a contradictory moment in The Washington Post&#8217;s own coverage, where a resident describing the city as safe spoke anonymously due to fear for their personal safety. This irony is emphasized to suggest that the city may not be as safe as the newspaper claims. The piece ultimately accuses The Washington Post of prioritizing political agendas over honest reporting, especially on issues of public safety, to avoid aligning with Trump&#8217;s viewpoint.  <\/p>\n<div id=\"ld-4686-3758\"><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:14832835450050406,size:[0, 0],id:\"ld-4686-3758\"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.decide.dev\/_js\/ajs.js\";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,\"script\",\"ld-ajs\");<\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Washington Post has officially become a parody of itself.<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, the anti-Trump, anti-police, anti-public safety rag <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/dc-md-va\/2025\/08\/10\/trump-crime-data-federal-takeover\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">published<\/a> a story declaring Washington, D.C., a safe place to live and work.<\/p>\n<p>The purpose was obvious &mdash; to oppose President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-vows-make-dc-great-homeless-move-immediately\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> after he spent the weekend railing against the city&rsquo;s rampant violence.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/forget-120-fbi-agents-trump-prepping-dc-national-guard-finally-pacify-thugs-gang-bangers-crazies-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced<\/a> a federal takeover of the city&rsquo;s police department and deployment of National Guard troops to curb violent crime.<\/p>\n<p>Trump said on  that the capital had become &ldquo;one of the most dangerous cities anywhere in the World&rdquo; and vowed to make it &ldquo;one of the safest.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); 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Harden, and Jenny Gathright delivered one of the most iconic self-owns in modern memory.<\/p>\n<p>The trio of reporters found one person so confident that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trumps-executive-orders-cracking-crime-d-c-immediate-effect\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the district<\/a> is safe that they were afraid to even offer their name.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is a safe city, but overhearing and witnessing gang threats and then watching the camera footage of the thuggery is disturbing,&rdquo; the opinionated resident told The Washington Post anonymously.<\/p>\n<p>Why did this person speak without providing a name?<\/p>\n<p>Per George,&nbsp;Harden, and Gathright, the person was &ldquo;speaking on the condition of anonymity over concerns of personal safety.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>You read that right.<\/p>\n<p>D.C. is so safe, according to The Washington Post, that the people claiming it&rsquo;s safe are too scared to give their names.<\/p>\n<p>The same resident described a &ldquo;crowd of teens&rdquo; roaming the street, checking for unlocked cars and things to steal.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s the kind of cognitive dissonance only the woke media could pull off.<\/p>\n<p>Once considered a serious newspaper, it now functions as a political newsletter for the left, where public safety, economic reality, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wapo-glowingly-describes-dead-isis-leader-austere-religious-scholar-get-ripped-shreds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">honest obituaries<\/a> for dead terrorists each come second to political spin.<\/p>\n<p>If their own &ldquo;safe city&rdquo; source won&rsquo;t speak on the record for fear of retaliation, maybe &mdash; just maybe &mdash; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wi-city-looks-to-tap-leftist-lawfare-attorneys-ahead-of-election\/\" title=\"WI City Looks To Tap Leftist Lawfare Attorneys Ahead Of Election\">city isn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t that safe after all.<\/p>\n<p>But admitting that would mean agreeing with Trump.<\/p>\n<p>And at The Washington Post, that&rsquo;s the one crime in D.C. you can&rsquo;t commit.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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On Sunday, this anti-Trump, anti-police, and anti-public safety publication released an article claiming that Washington, D.C., is a safe city to live and work in. The clear intent was to counter President Donald Trump&#8217;s weekend criticisms about the city&#8217;s widespread violence. On Monday, Trump announced plans for a federal takeover of the city&#8217;s police department and the deployment of National Guard troops to address violent crime. 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