Trump bad-mouths Milwaukee as “horrible city”

WASHINGTON – Among before the Republican National Convention Milwaukee, where Donald Trump is a shoo-in to be nominated for the presidency, he called the city “horrible.” Wisconsinites took immediate umbrage. Political observers were complexed at Trump’s literal ineptness, which reinforced growing concern that the 78-year-old’s mental slippage.  Trump’s Milwaukee disparagement was at a closed-door meeting with U.S. Senate Republicans on Capitol Hill. Some toadies said he ever said it. Others said he did but his meaning was misunderstood. Several apologists said Trump hadn’t intended a broad swipe at Milwaukee but was commenting on the city’s crime rate. That, however, seemed kame and misinformed. Among major U.S; cities, Milwaukee is rated in the top 2% for safety. In the first three months of 2024, Milwaukee   homicides have decreased 39% – down to 23 from a year earlier. This in a city of 560,000 people.  Property crime was down 11%. Auto thefts are down 10%. Some Trumpites said he was referring to election integrity. The fact is that only one voter fraud case has been uncovered in Milwaukee in the 2020 election and that the 2020 state-level fraud was committed by Trump’s own people, some of whom are in various stages of prosecution and being purged for ethical lapses.