Trump’s manufactured emergency in D.C. is an attack on Black political power (Viewpoint)

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Eight months into Donald Trump’s second presidency, the mask has completely slipped. His recent decision to deploy the National Guard to Washington, D.C., under the guise of a “manufactured emergency,” is not merely an overreach of executive power — it is a calculated move pulled straight from the fascist playbook.