Trump’s crime crackdown puts Democrats in a corner

The deployment of the National Guard to American cities in order to combat surging crime embodies much of Donald Trump’s presidency.

Indeed, President Trump often correctly diagnoses a problem that worries voters, then proposes a solution that, while potentially excessive, leaves Democrats unable to effectively oppose it.

Put another way, while the use of federal troops to combat crime may be heavy-handed and there are political risks to both Trump and Democrats, the latter finds themselves painted into a corner.

For the former, Trump risks compounding concerns that he is bringing chaos and dysfunction – which a majority (51%) of voters agreed with in Wall Street Journal polling .

At the same time, Democrats find themselves in an even more difficult situation: how do they oppose