Calls for Trump’s impeachment after “evil” announcement about police rights

“That’s the only language they understand,” he told reporters. “You spit, and we hit, and they can hit real hard.” The remarks immediately lit up social media. One Reddit user wrote, “The Trump police state is upon us.” Others called it “a road map to unchecked police violence,” warning that such statements normalize brutality under the guise of law and order.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, while noting she was “not totally surprised” given Trump’s past rhetoric, called the move “unsettling and unprecedented,” adding that her administration had not requested federal intervention.

The controversy over D.C. comes just weeks after Trump faced a legal challenge over his deployment of the National Guard during immigration protests in Los Angeles this past June — a move made without the California governor’s consent. State officials argued it was a violation of the core constitutional principle that governors control their own Guard units. The Trump administration insists the action was lawful under existing federal statutes.

For Trump, however, the political message is clear and deliberate. He has framed the D.C. operation not as an overreach, but as a patriotic reclamation. “This is liberation day in D.C.,” he declared. “We’re going to take our capital back.” Continue reading…