In news that can best be described as both serious and farcical, the long tradition of home rule for the District of Columbia is suddenly under attack from President Donald Trump because one of his more infamous supporters got beaten up there.

Earlier this year, Edward “Big Balls” Coristine became a global symbol of the arrogance and ignorance suffusing Elon Musk ’s DOGE initiative . The teenage programmer with a really stupid nickname gained extraordinary access to federal-agency data and worksites during his brief career at the commanding heights of the public sector. Unfortunately, Coristine became a crime victim earlier this week during what seems to have been an attempted carjacking in an upscale area of D.C.

This inspired a signature temper tantrum from Trump on Truth Socia

See Full Page