President Donald Trump on Sunday criticized a report by the Center for American Progress, which he derided as the "Center for American Lack of Progress," and threatened legal action against the organization and its donors.
In a post on X, Trump took aim at Chandler Hall, a representative of the group who appeared on television and stated that adding the National Guard to cities—including Washington, D.C., which Trump described as "now Great Again"—had "NO impact on Crime." Trump called the claim "crazy" and said Hall was met with "furious dissent."
"The report is just another Radical Left SCAM, as are the people who fund this gaggle of Lunatics," Trump wrote, listing prominent donors including George Soros, Bill and Melinda Gates, Google, Apple, Visa, Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, Wells Fargo, Bank of America, Walmart, Toyota, T-Mobile, and NBC Universal. He also cited foreign support from the Embassy of Japan, the Korea Foundation, the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (Taiwan), and the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates.
Trump accused the organization and its backers of being "so bad for our Country" and said their stated course is "anything to hate or demean 'TRUMP.'" He announced that a lawsuit is being drawn and that he is "strongly considering adding some of the contributors to this Fake Organization." He asserted that crime is "way down" since he took office and that the group knows it, adding: "Liars, at this level, must be held accountable!"
