Less than a day after flooding Washington, D.C., with National Guard troops and federal law enforcement officers from various agencies, the White House used its social media feed to showcase a shocking display of mug shots of people arrested in the first hours of the federal crackdown on crime in Washington. They were all Black men except for one.

In a twisted display of federal power, the Trump administration continued a well-worn stereotype that dates back decades, depicting Black people as the face of crime, yet none of these men had spoken to an attorney, exercised their constitutional right to due process, or seen a judge.

In the social media post on X, the White House touted “Operation Making D.C. Safe & Beautiful.”

“Multi-agency task forces are hitting the streets of Washington,

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