Trump throws tantrum after rebuke of his National Guard deployments

President Donald Trump reacts at the end of the State of the Union address in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., February 24, 2026. REUTERS KEVIN LAMARQUE

President Donald Trump lashed out with a new social media tantrum this week, taking aim at a think tank report that offered a sharp rebuke of his National Guard deployments, per a report from The Hill.

Trump's post was in response to a July report from the liberal-leaning Center for American Progress, which found that his deployment of the Guard to Washington D.C., had "failed to reduce violent crime despite its claims of success." His attack came after the report's author, Chandler Hall, discussed its findings during an appearance on C-SPAN.

Trump's extended post went so far as to threaten the group with a lawsuit, all while also attacking numerous entities he claimed to be funding it, from Walmart to Apple to Goldman Sachs.

"Chandler Hall, representing, on Television, the foolish Center for American Lack of Progress, stated that adding the National Guard to Cities, including our now Great Again, Washington, D.C., had 'NO impact on Crime.' How crazy is that," Trump wrote. "Hall was met with furious dissent. The report is just another Radical Left SCAM, as are the people who fund this gaggle of Lunatics, including George Soros, Bill and Melinda Gates, Google, Apple, Visa, Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, WellsFargo, Bank of America, Walmart, Toyota, T-Mobile,and NBC Universal. Foreign support includes the Embassy of Japan, the Korea Foundation, Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (Taiwan) and the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates.

He continued: "The Dumocrats love it, and are against anything 'TRUMP.' These people, and others like them, are so bad for our Country. Their stated course is anything to hate or demean 'TRUMP.' This will be met with a lawsuit, which is being drawn now. I am also strongly considering adding some of the contributors to this Fake Organization. Crime is way down since I took Office, and they know it. Liars, at this level, must be held accountable!"

The report, published on July 13, argued that "The second Trump administration is trying to take credit for the historic drop in violent crime across America," even though this trend has been ongoing for years, well before Trump's return to the White House. The administration has tried to use that preexisting trend to "justify expanding policies that are unpopular, ineffective and costly."

"Even though the data clearly show that violent crime and homicides were already dropping in American cities in 2023 and 2024, the Trump administration has continued to threaten city and state leaders and argue that its extreme actions, such as deploying the National Guard to support law enforcement operations, are improving public safety," Hall's report explained. "However, new Center for American Progress analysis finds no evidence that National Guard deployments have reduced violent crime. Moreover, if these deployments are extended and continue through the end of 2026, they could cost American taxpayers more than $1.7 billion."

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