Trump threatens lawsuit against think tank over National Guard crime study
President disputes Center for American Progress report finding no evidence Guard deployments reduced violent crime.
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President Trump lashed out at the Center for American Progress on Monday after the liberal think tank released a report in July finding no evidence that National Guard deployments reduced violent crime and estimated the deployments would cost over $1.7 billion annually. Trump threatened legal action against the think tank, its leadership, and potentially its donors, claiming the report was a "Fake Organization" scam and naming organizations he said fund it.
- Trump threatened to sue the Center for American Progress and potentially its donors after the think tank released a report finding National Guard deployments did not reduce violent crime.
- The Center for American Progress report, published July 13, estimated Guard deployments would cost over $1.7 billion annually if continued through year-end.
- Trump disputed the think tank's findings and named dozens of organizations and individuals he claimed fund the "Fake Organization," including George Soros, Bill Gates, and major corporations.
- Approximately 4,600 National Guard troops remain deployed in Washington D.C., with deployment costs projected at $1.4 billion in additional expenses through the next presidential inauguration in 2029.
How it unfolded
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Trump stated a lawsuit "is being drawn now" and indicated he was "strongly considering" suing contributors to the think tank, naming George Soros, Bill and Melinda Gates, Google, Apple, Visa, Goldman Sachs, and others.
“I am also strongly considering adding some of the contributors to this Fake Organization. Crime is way down since I took Office, and they know it. Liars, at this level, must be held accountable!”
President Donald Trump · Press ↗ -
Trump responded to Hall's C-Span appearance with a Truth Social post attacking the Center for American Progress and threatening legal action against the think tank and donors.
“Chandler Hall, representing, on Television, the foolish Center for American Lack of Progress, stated that adding the National Guard to Cities, including our now Great Again, Washington, D.C., had 'NO impact on Crime.' How crazy is that”
President Donald Trump · Press ↗ -
The think tank's associate director of public safety appeared on C-Span to discuss the report's findings on the ineffectiveness of Guard deployments.
“I think it's unfortunate that the president is continuing to still choose to boast that these deployments, these very costly interventions, are showing any result…”
Chandler Hall · Press ↗ -
The Hill, Washington Examiner, and other outlets report on Trump's threat to sue the Center for American Progress over its crime study findings.
- 4 weeks quiet
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The think tank published a report finding no evidence that National Guard deployments have reduced violent crime and estimating costs would exceed $1.7 billion if deployments continued through year-end.
- 48 weeks quiet
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National Guard units were deployed in Washington, D.C. to address violent crime, one year before Trump's response.
What people are saying verbatim
“Chandler Hall, representing, on Television, the foolish Center for American Lack of Progress, stated that adding the National Guard to Cities, including our now Great Again, Washington, D.C., had 'NO impact on Crime.' How crazy is that”
President Donald Trump, U.S. President · Truth Social (via Washington Examiner) ↗ · Aug 10
“I am also strongly considering adding some of the contributors to this Fake Organization. Crime is way down since I took Office, and they know it. Liars, at this level, must be held accountable!”
President Donald Trump, U.S. President · Truth Social (via Washington Examiner) ↗ · Aug 10
“I think it's unfortunate that the president is continuing to still choose to boast that these deployments, these very costly interventions, are showing any result to try to convince voters that they should sign on for more of these kinds of interventions and federal overreach when, again, there's no proof that they have any effect”
Chandler Hall, Associate director of public safety, Center for American Progress · C-Span interview (via Washington Examiner) ↗ · Aug 10
“The report is just another Radical Left SCAM, as are the people who fund this gaggle of Lunatics, including George Soros, Bill and Melinda Gates, Google, Apple, Visa, Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, WellsFargo, Bank of America, Walmart, Toyota, T-Mobile, and NBC Universal”
President Donald Trump, U.S. President · Truth Social (via Washington Examiner) ↗ · Aug 10