Amid the bloviated threats Donald Trump has inflicted on the nation, especially since becoming president again in January, his latest cosplay meant to distract the nation from his failed policies and leadership are among the most dangerous and offensive to Americans.

Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops into Washington, D.C. was created for optics to please his TV audience on Fox News and other pro-Trump media and anger proponents of American democracy.

Savvy Americans aren’t fooled. This latest stunt is political theater, not a serious strategy to address crime. And in staging this spectacle, Trump is once again undermining the Constitution, the law, and the very concept of democracy.

Trump stood before armed troops and federal officers last week and declared: “We’re not playing

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