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Ronald Brownstein, Columnist

The White House Wants to Numb Voters to This

Trump portrays Democratic-led states and cities as un-American, aiming to normalize treating them like the enemy.

This isn’t normal.

Photographer: Spencer Platt/Getty Images North America

One major American city in turmoil was apparently insufficient for President Donald Trump.

Under pressure from allies, he is retreating from immigration enforcement in some key economic sectors. But simultaneously, in a post to his social media platform on Sunday night, he made clear he intends to apply the coercive immigration enforcement tactics he is using in Los Angeles against other big Democratic-run cities.