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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Rachel Leingang

The rightwing plan to take over ‘sanctuary’ cities – and rebuild them Maga-style

Older white man in suit, with pink-colored screen including image of a stairway behind him, looks down seeming to listen.
Donald Trump attends the annual NRA meeting in Dallas, Texas, on 18 May 2024. Photograph: Carlos Barría/Reuters

To hear Donald Trump tell it, America’s cities are in dire shape and in need of a federal intervention.

“We’re going to rebuild our cities into beacons of hope, safety and beauty – better than they have ever been before,” he said during a recent speech to the National Rifle Association in what has become a common refrain on the campaign trail. “We will take over the horribly run capital of our nation, Washington DC.”

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