In 2020, Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) wrote an op-ed for the New York Times suggesting Trump should use the military to quell the BLM/Antifa riots that had taken over American city streets. Staffers for the Times went into ‘open revolt,’ which resulted in the resignation of the editor who approved the column.
Just last month we learned more about the insanity that unfolded at the Times over this.
Now, New York Governor Kathy Hochul has activated the National Guard to restore safety in New York City’s subway system and these same folks at the New York Times are curiously silent.
CBS News reported:
Hochul deploys National Guard troops to New York City subway amid rising crime numbersFollowing a series of violent incidents in the New York City subway system, Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday announced a new five-point safety plan that includes bringing in hundreds of National Guard troops and adding new security cameras.Hochul announced that a combined 1,000 personnel — including 750 National Guard troops, along with MTA Police — would be deployed in the subway system to help the NYPD conduct bag checks in an effort to keep weapons off trains.”Let me just be very, very clear. These brazen, heinous attacks on our subway system will not be tolerated,” Hochul said.This came in addition to Mayor Eric Adams’ announcement Tuesday to add more police officers and re-institute bag checks.”I know how it plays on your psyche when you hear about some random acts of violence and that’s why we must be proactive,” Adams told CBS New York in an interview earlier Wednesday ahead of Hochul’s announcement.
Just look at this. It’s like TSA for the subway.
Someone owes Tom Cotton an apology.
FOX News reports:
Sen. Tom Cotton dunks on NY Times as paper reports Hochul is sending troops to NYC to combat crimeSen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., appeared to take a victory lap over The New York Times as it reported on Democratic New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s plans to send troops to the Big Apple to crack down on crime.Hochul announced Wednesday that she will be deploying 750 members of the National Guard to New York City’s subway system to assist the New York Police Department (NYPD) with bag searches at the entrances of busy train stations.This comes as the crime rate increased 20% during the first two months of 2024 compared to the same period last year, according to NYPD data cited by the New York Post.The Times shared the “breaking news” on social media, which caught Cotton’s attention.”Sending in the troops to help restore law and order…” Cotton summarized the Times’ reporting.
What changed, other than the party of the person calling for this?
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