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President Donald Trump’s eldest son referred to Portland and Seattle as “craphole cities” in an interview with Newsmax when talking about the administration’s takeover of the Washington, D.C., police force.

Donald Trump Jr. also suggested the possibility of a federal takeover of police forces in the two Pacific Northwest cities.

“Maybe we should roll out the tour to Portland, Seattle, the other craphole cities of the country,” Trump Jr. said to Newsmax on Thursday. “Not because they’re crapholes but because Democrats made them so. Maybe we’re going to expand this.”


https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/08/donald-tr...

Red meat for the base, and Don Jr. isn't part of the government (I imagine the President picks up when he calls, however) but it is astonishing that this is now part of the normal discourse. People are opening calling for the federal government to take over local governments and no one really bats an eye. Some of this is coming from the federal government too.

I live in Seattle (in the city limits) and find it to be a very pleasant place to live. Like all cities, there are some challenges. One of them is that so many people want to live here housing has become very expensive.

Don Jr. said the motivation very plainly: They want to use government force because they disagree with the political views.

I live in Texas, where republicans are actively trying to steal the midterms with their latest extreme gerrymandering. This is all beyond worrisome, and I’m unsure what to do.

Don Jr. said the motivation very plainly: They want to use government force because they disagree with the political views.
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It opens an interesting challenge when the people who disgree with the government over this form the vast majority of the population.

While I "get" the reason for the electoral college, the best way to address gerrymandering is simply to proportion the number of votes in a state to each political party between the number of congressional representative seats alloted to the state. Easy-peesy. Of course the primary use of gerrymandering is to protect the seats of incumbants - regardless of party. In the vein of keeping their seats, the Republican members of Congress have traded their authority as a seperate branch of government to the executive branch in consideration of political protection.

Jeff

Or --- run campaigns of better quality that appeal to more people.

Bill Clinton did - won twice.

Barack Hussein Obama did - won twice.

Same thing for the other side.


When Obama won Ohio - so did Republican Governor John Kasich.

Let's see which is easier and quicker to do......

Run a better campaign? Or huge constitutional and legal changes that require a bunch of 'americans' to discuss and agree on things.

Bill Clinton did - won twice.

Barack Hussein Obama did - won twice.

Newsome did. Won twice.

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