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Trump Invades Blue America

Trump Invades Blue America

The David Frum Show vor 1 Jahr

Rosa Brooks on Trump’s National Guard deployment and using troops to police American streets. Plus: how Trump’s foreign policy is weakening America’s alliances and reputation.

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On this episode of The David Frum Show, The Atlantic’s David Frum
examines how President Donald Trump’s foreign-policy decisions are
undermining U.S. alliances and global credibility. He discusses
incidents including the detainment of South Korean workers in
Georgia and alleged covert operations in Greenland. Frum argues
that these actions reflect ego-driven weakness rather than
leadership, and explores the broader consequences for America’s
international standing. Then Frum is joined by the Georgetown law
professor and former Pentagon adviser Rosa Brooks, who also served
as a D.C. reserve police officer. They discuss Trump’s deployment
of 2,200 National Guard troops to Washington, D.C.; the limits of
militarized policing; constitutional concerns; and the dangers of
masked, unidentified federal agents. Brooks warns listeners that
such tactics could normalize authoritarian behavior and set
troubling precedents for future elections. Frum closes with a new
book segment, with this week’s on Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, in
which he discusses how the novel’s unreliable narrators highlight
the importance of critical reading in an era of declining literacy.
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