CNN’s Zeleny on Trump’s D.C. Police Takeover: He’s Using the Powers of the Office in Ways He Wished He Would in His First Term

BASH And I just ░░░░░░░░ to give some examples ░░░░░░░░ what some potential potential ░░░░░░░░ Democratic candidates are saying ░░░░░░░░ the last 24 hours ░░░░░░░░ Moore who happens to ░░░░░░░░ governor of neighboring Maryland ░░░░░░░░ President Trump s decision ░░░░░░░░ mobilize the National Guard ░░░░░░░░ conduct municipal policing in ░░░░░░░░ C lacks seriousness and ░░░░░░░░ deeply dangerous He s ░░░░░░░░ using honorable men and ░░░░░░░░ as pawns to distract ░░░░░░░░ from his policies I ░░░░░░░░ note that he repeated ░░░░░░░░ he did on this ░░░░░░░░ last month that in ░░░░░░░░ the crime rate is ░░░░░░░░ down And then listen ░░░░░░░░ what Pete Buttigieg said ░░░░░░░░ his Instagram feed Clip ░░░░░░░░ Buttigieg I hesitate to ░░░░░░░░ a word like distraction ░░░░░░░░ though distraction is part ░░░░░░░░ his goal because it ░░░░░░░░ a legitimately important thing ░░░░░░░░ he is taking power ░░░░░░░░ this way And he ░░░░░░░░ threatened to do it ░░░░░░░░ other cities maybe the ░░░░░░░░ where you live Clip ░░░░░░░░ ZELENY Look I mean ░░░░░░░░ president has laid a ░░░░░░░░ in a sense of ░░░░░░░░ and some Democrats are ░░░░░░░░ into it So I ░░░░░░░░ t think we we ░░░░░░░░ yet how this will ░░░░░░░░ out But one thing ░░░░░░░░ is clear that Trump ░░░░░░░░ using the powers of ░░░░░░░░ office to ways he ░░░░░░░░ he would have in ░░░░░░░░ first term It s ░░░░░░░░ the biggest example yet ░░░░░░░░ how he sort of ░░░░░░░░ the power that he ░░░░░░░░ And it s the ░░░░░░░░ flex we have seen ░░░░░░░░ his office so far ░░░░░░░░ All right Everybody stand ░░░░░░░░ No show means no ░░░░░░░░ in Texas Republicans run ░░░░░░░░ the same roadblock.”