KC Mayor Q Accuses Prez Trump Of 'Demonizing' American Cities

This week Mayor Q shared a scathing critique of President Trump with the American Beltway paper of record that speaks to nationwide progressive criticism of recent White House National Guard power moves.

Defenders of MAGA might contend that it's hard to argue with the reduction in crime that's even acknowledged by several D.C. officials. 

However . . . 

Democratic Party leaders across the nation have been adamant in their opposition to this National Guard crime reduction tactic championed by MAGA.   

The local angle . . .

MAYOR Q EARNS PROGRESSIVE STREET CRED FOR FIERCE MAGA CRITICISM!!!

In fact . . . From our vantage . . . 

It seems Mayor Q attempts to downplay his harshest criticism against the Prez for local followers given that KC resides in MAGA country between to traditionally red states.

Take a look at Mayor Q's Washington Post quote that has mostly escaped local scrutiny . . .  

As Trump ramps up the military presence in Washington — and hints that he may move to take over other cities — his crackdown punctuates a frequent Republican message that American cities embody chaos, lawlessness and immorality, despite widespread recent drops in violent crime. With cities increasingly liberal and rural stretches ever more conservative, Republicans have a growing incentive to attack urban areas as the epitome of all that is wrong with America.

“He recognizes he has a wedge issue, and, I’d argue, not a bad one,” said Quinton Lucas, the Democratic mayor of Kansas City, Missouri. “The only defense mayors have usually is, ‘Yes, we have crime — it’s less than before, but, yes, there are still homicides, there are still issues.’ I think he is trying to exploit that.”

Here's the more moderate Super hero quote Mayor Q shared with followers . . . 

Lucas, the Kansas City mayor, said American cities are embedded deeply in the country’s culture. President Ronald Reagan, he noted, called America “a shining city upon a hill.” On the other hand, Lucas said, “we were all raised on Batman” and the notion of a sinister metropolis that requires a savior because even the police cannot control it.

He added, “You can try to demonize the American city, but I think the American city will persevere.”

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

WaPo: Trump, GOP portray cities as chaotic dystopias in need of occupation

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