{"id":2475669,"date":"2025-08-17T19:14:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-17T23:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chris-murphy-calls-dc-national-guard-deployment-a-stunt-by-trump\/"},"modified":"2025-08-17T19:15:20","modified_gmt":"2025-08-17T23:15:20","slug":"chris-murphy-calls-dc-national-guard-deployment-a-stunt-by-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chris-murphy-calls-dc-national-guard-deployment-a-stunt-by-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Murphy calls DC National Guard deployment a &#8216;stunt&#8217; by Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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%2Fchris-murphy-calls-dc-national-guard-deployment-a-stunt-by-trump%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=2475669&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 reports on Senator chris Murphy&#8217;s criticism of President Donald Trump&#8217;s decision to deploy the National Guard and federalize the police in Washington, D.C. Murphy called the move a political &#8220;stunt&#8221; aimed at distracting the public from other pressing issues, including Trump&#8217;s refusal to release Jeffrey Epstein-related files and concerns over healthcare system cuts. Murphy argued that crime rates in D.C. are already declining and that the deployment is more about creating a new news cycle than <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >addressing real crime problems<\/a>. He also urged the Democratic Party to take crime seriously, noting that Biden governance efforts have been effective in reducing crime.Former Transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg echoed Murphy&#8217;s view, suggesting Trump&#8217;s focus on crime is meant to distract from Epstein-related controversies. Simultaneously occurring, former Vice President Mike Pence expressed full support for Trump&#8217;s actions. The article also notes that a significant portion of recent arrests in D.C. have been immigration-related, with over 300 arrests reported recently. <br \/> <!DOCTYPE html><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/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\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Chris Murphy calls DC National Guard deployment a &lsquo;stunt&rsquo; by Trump<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2204167\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) claimed President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/3501898\/trump-flexes-power-white-house-second-term\/\">Donald Trump<\/a>&lsquo;s deployment of the National Guard is meant to distract the nation, listing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3496834\/house-gop-epstein-inquiry-set-clash-trump-doj\/\">the Epstein files<\/a> as one of the factors contributing to Trump&rsquo;s decision.<\/p>\n<p>Trump directed his attention to crime in the District of Columbia last week, federalizing the local police and activating the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/politics\/3499159\/wes-moore-trump-national-guard-deployment-offensive-personal-ego\/\">National Guard<\/a>. The move placed the Metropolitan Police Department, and its staff of nearly 4,000 employees, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3496162\/trump-dc-police-takeover-national-guard-crime-what-to-know\/\">under the control<\/a> of Attorney General Pam Bondi.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3757645\/california-park-closed-due-to-discovery-of-explosive-devices\/\">California park closed due to discovery of explosive devices<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3757650\/nearly-70-arrested-overnight-in-dc-bondi\/\">Nearly 70 arrested overnight in DC, Bondi says<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3757615\/pence-fully-supports-trump-dc-takeover-combat-crime\/\">Pence says he &#8216;fully&#8217; supports Trump&#8217;s DC takeover to combat crime<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Murphy, however, said Trump had ulterior motives in targeting crime, calling the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-taking-regeneron-drug-remdesivir-therapy-for-coronavirus-diagnosis-ex-wh-doctor-explains\/\" title=\"Trump taking Regeneron drug, Remdesivir therapy for coronavirus diagnosis: ex-WH doctor explains\">president&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s move a &ldquo;stunt.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Donald Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: &#039;Pipeline&#039; to Obama Admin Seen as &#039;Currency&#039;\">didn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t like the fact that the walls were closing in on him, that his own base was questioning why he wouldn&rsquo;t release the Epstein files, why he was protecting very powerful people. He didn&rsquo;t want to talk anymore about the fact that our healthcare system is about to collapse because of the cuts that they have made, that premiums will go up by 75% on Americans, and so true to form, he just decided to create a new news cycle,&rdquo; Murphy said Sunday on NBC&rsquo;s <em>Meet the Press<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share?id=3082940&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=e6283431416e6fcf74133ead298a1e0f\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;Nothing different is happening in the U.S. capital today. Crime will continue to go down whether or not there are U.S. troops here, National Guard troops here. He&rsquo;s just trying to distract from the stories he doesn&rsquo;t want Americans to be talking about,&rdquo; Murphy said.<\/p>\n<p>Murphy also called for the Democratic Party to take crime seriously, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-tells-truckers-blockading-port-over-harsh-labor-law-to-comply-and-move-forward\/\" title=\"California Tells Truckers Blockading Port Over Harsh Labor Law To \u2018Comply\u2019 And \u2018Move Forward\u2019\">claimed work<\/a> done during the Biden administration was &ldquo;working&rdquo; in bringing down crime rates. He added &ldquo;we&rsquo;ll see what happens&rdquo; now that Trump is handling crime as a &ldquo;distraction&rdquo; over an issue that should be &ldquo;legitimately addressed.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3497881\/pete-buttigieg-trump-federalizing-dc-police-distraction-epstein-files\/\">said<\/a> Trump&rsquo;s focus on crime in Washington is meant to distract people from the Epstein files, saying last week that the president is &ldquo;mixed up&rdquo; in them.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3499977\/cnn-abby-phillip-trump-batman-dc-gotham-city\/\"><strong>CNN&rsquo;S ABBY PHILLIP SAYS TRUMP HAS MADE HIMSELF &lsquo;BATMAN&rsquo; AND DC &lsquo;GOTHAM CITY&rsquo;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reported on Friday that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3501573\/one-third-dc-arrests-immigration-related\/\">one-third of the arrests<\/a> in Washington this past week were immigration-related. The arrest tally has since risen to over 300, including 68 just last night, Attorney General Pam Bondi <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3757650\/nearly-70-arrested-overnight-in-dc-bondi\/\">announced<\/a> on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>On the other side of the aisle, former Vice President Mike Pence <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3757615\/pence-fully-supports-trump-dc-takeover-combat-crime\/\">praised<\/a> Trump&rsquo;s deployment of the National Guard, saying he &ldquo;fully&rdquo; supports it.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chris Murphy calls Trump&#8217;s DC Guard deployment a &#8216;stunt<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2475672,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-collage-ils7axe4n-1755470627245.jpg?1755456301&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[36802,48296,32319,61441,36160],"class_list":["post-2475669","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-chris-murphy","tag-dc-national-guard","tag-donald-trump","tag-national-guard-deployment","tag-political-controversy"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-collage-ils7axe4n-1755470627245.jpg?1755456301&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2475669","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2475669"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2475669\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2475674,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2475669\/revisions\/2475674"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2475672"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2475669"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2475669"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2475669"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}