Khalil Gibran Muhammad on Trump's Long History of Racism

After announcing the federal takeover of law enforcement in D.C. in the White House briefing room, President Trump painted a grim picture of the capital — including "roving mobs of wild youth" — that contrasts with crime figures showing D.C. reached a 30-year low in violent crime last January. Khalil Gibran Muhammad, professor of African American studies and public affairs at Princeton University, says the move is an extension of Trump's "use of racist rhetoric, racist ideas, and the use of policing to enact a domestic policy agenda."

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