‘National security’ is Trump’s catchall excuse as he tries to turn DC into a fortress

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The Trump administration is invoking national security to reshape parts of Washington, D.C., and create a protective buffer around the president. The article questions whether the measures reflect a genuine security concern or are being used to advance the president’s preferred changes.

The Trump administration is leaning into national security arguments to remake parts of Washington in line with the president’s fancy and to create a buffer around him. Either the administration is legitimately worried about armed invasion, nervous about an attack at a time when the president has started one war and ordered the kidnapping of … The post ‘National security’ is Trump’s catchall excuse as he tries to turn DC into a fortress appeared first on Egypt Independent.