Overview

• On Last Week Tonight, Oliver said Trump is using the intervention to burnish a tough image with his base.
• Trump moved to activate the National Guard and assume control of the capital's police to stop what he called 'bloodshed, bedlam and squalor.'
• Reporting since the declaration points to more than 100 arrests, disruptions for local businesses, and legal challenges.
• Coverage also notes that violent crime in D.C. has been trending down, including a 30-year low earlier this year.
• Oliver invoked Jeffrey Epstein, the Jan. 6 attack, and Vladimir Putin to question Trump's safety claims, then pivoted to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s MAHA initiative.