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Contrary to normal incumbency behavior, the administration downplays good news on crime and border crossings to sustain a sense of emergency. That manufactured crisis atmosphere is then used to justify extraordinary domestic deployments and hard‑power measures.
— If leaders suppress positive indicators to maintain emergency footing, it reframes how media and institutions should audit claims used to expand executive power.
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