Oakland Mayor Lee: Trump Is Attempting
to ‘Dismantle Our Democracy’
Posted By: mc squared, 8/17/2025 2:45:25 PM
Sunday on MSNBC’s “The Weekend,” Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee said President Donald Trump is attempting to “dismantle our democracy” with his federal takeover of Washington, D.C. Lee said, “Let me just tell you that this president is fear mongering. He wants to militarize our cities to occupy them with outside federal force and that is very dangerous. This is part of his effort to dismantle our democracy. With regard to Oakland, you know we have our strategy also similar to Mayor Scott’s on focused deterrence, our crime rates going down.” She added, “We have a significant reduction in crime. We’re going to keep at it.
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Musa held on to his re-election spot in the primary four days later on Aug. 5, beating out 11 other candidates with 1,129 votes.
Sunday on MSNBC’s “The Weekend,” Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee said President Donald Trump is attempting to “dismantle our democracy” with his federal takeover of Washington, D.C.
Lee said, “Let me just tell you that this president is fear mongering. He wants to militarize our cities to occupy them with outside federal force and that is very dangerous. This is part of his effort to dismantle our democracy. With regard to Oakland, you know we have our strategy also similar to Mayor Scott’s on focused deterrence, our crime rates going down.”
She added, “We have a significant reduction in crime. We’re going to keep at it.
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DC sandwich slinger ID’d as DOJ trial
attorney, fired from position after hurling
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His career is toast.
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A government agency has advised British business owners not to shame shoplifting suspects by posting pictures in their shops.
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“MS Now?” More like “MS LMAO,” amirite?
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Did Jeffrey Epstein Commit Suicide? Or
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Was He Murdered? Americans Want Answers:
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You've got to hand it to them. These liberal frequently black, mayors really have honed sarcasm and dark humor to a fine point.
Replacement for Colbert, perhaps.