--- title: "Trump to Sue Think Tank Over National Guard Crime Report" publication: "MediaBias News" url: "https://mediabias.news/politics/trump-to-sue-think-tank-over-national-guard-crime-report" api: "https://mediabias.news/api/v1/stories/trump-to-sue-think-tank-over-national-guard-crime-report" markdown: "https://mediabias.news/politics/trump-to-sue-think-tank-over-national-guard-crime-report.md" audio: "https://mediabias.news/api/audio/trump-to-sue-think-tank-over-national-guard-crime-report" category: "Politics" area: "United States" published: "2026-09-07T22:05:12.569Z" source_reported: "2026-09-07T20:56:38.000Z" updated: "2026-09-07T22:05:12.569Z" trust_score: 42 critic_score: 57 hype_score: 68 assessment_type: "coverage-and-source-reporting-analysis" fact_check_status: "not-performed" coverage_measured: "2026-09-07T22:00:43.228386+00:00" --- # Trump to Sue Think Tank Over National Guard Crime Report *Former president alleges 'Radical Left SCAM' after report questions impact of deployments on violent crime.* **Scores for the source reporting** (0-100, assessing the original journalism this article was written from, not this write-up): - Trust 42 of 100, higher is better. Central claim attributed to Trump, with some outlets citing the think tank's report directly. - Craft 57 of 100, higher is better. Reporting is largely based on Trump's statements and the think tank's report, with limited independent analysis. - Hype 68 of 100, lower is better. Headlines and language emphasize Trump's lawsuit threat and label the think tank as 'Radical Left SCAM'. Scored by MediaBias News; method at https://mediabias.news/methodology. **The short version** - Donald Trump announced he will sue the Center for American Progress (CAP) over a report it published. - The CAP report stated that National Guard deployments in US cities had no measurable impact on reducing violent crime. - Trump called the report a 'Radical Left SCAM' and alleged it was funded by numerous organisations and foreign entities. - CAP president Neera Tanden stated the organisation's work is based on rigorous, evidence-based research. Donald Trump announced his intention to sue the Center for American Progress (CAP) following the publication of a report that questioned the effectiveness of National Guard deployments in US cities. The report, released in July, stated that these deployments had no measurable impact on reducing violent crime. Trump responded to the report by calling it a 'Radical Left SCAM' and alleging it was funded by a range of organisations, 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 named the Embassy of Japan, the Korea Foundation, the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (Taiwan), and the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates as foreign entities providing support. Trump stated that a lawsuit was being drawn up and that he was considering adding contributors to the organisation to the legal action. In response to Trump's threat of legal action, Neera Tanden, president and CEO of CAP, stated that the organisation's work is based on 'rigorous, evidence-based research and analysis.' She called the threatened lawsuit 'baseless' and a 'transparent attempt to silence us.' ## Disagreement on the report's findings The Center for American Progress report, authored by Chandler Hall, claimed that National Guard deployments failed to reduce violent crime despite claims of success. The report stated that the trend of declining crime began before the Trump administration took office and that Trump's policies were 'extreme.' Hall also described Trump's first National Guard deployment in Los Angeles as a 'road map for subsequent authoritarian power grabs.' Trump, however, asserted that crime was 'way down' since he took office and that the report's authors were 'Liars.' ## What the coverage left out None of the reports printed below mention the specific July date the Center for American Progress report was released. The digests from capitalisminstitute.org, American Faith, Agenparl, anews.com.tr, and Breitbart do not include direct quotes from the CAP report or its author, Chandler Hall, beyond the central claim about National Guard deployments. The full reports from The Gateway Pundit and Anadolu Ajansı include more extensive quotes from Trump and Neera Tanden, but the specific details of the CAP report's methodology or data analysis are not elaborated upon in any of the provided coverage. ## Who covered it Shares of the 6 covering outlets with a published leaning rating: - Left: 0% (0) - Centre: 0% (0) - Right: 100% (6) 1 of 7 covering outlets carried no usable leaning rating and were excluded from those percentages. Coverage measured 2026-09-07T22:00:43.228386+00:00. **Coverage watch:** developing. Checked 4 times; 0 checks found a material change. Most recently checked 2026-09-07T23:00:15.160Z. ## How the sides framed it ### Left No separate framing summary. ### Centre No separate framing summary. ### Right - Right-rated reports focused on Donald Trump's announcement of a lawsuit against the Center for American Progress. The Gateway Pundit and Anadolu Ajansı reported Trump's statement that he would sue the think tank over its report. Breitbart and American Faith highlighted the report's alleged funding by George Soros and described CAP as a 'left-wing' or 'Soros-linked' organisation. Capitalisminstitute.org mentioned a threat of a '$5 billion lawsuit' and that the organisation was refusing to back down. All right-rated reports included Trump's characterisation of the report as a 'Radical Left SCAM' and his assertion that crime had decreased during his presidency. **Provisional coverage gap:** left. The watch is not closed, so this is not yet a settled blindspot finding. ## Factuality profile of the covering outlets These are published factuality ratings of the outlets, not a verdict on whether this story or its claims are true. - veryLow: 1 - mixed: 5 - unknown: 1 ## Verification scope This page compares coverage and scores the source reporting. It is not a ClaimReview verdict on whether the underlying event or claim is true. ## Original reporting this was written from - [capitalisminstitute.org](https://capitalisminstitute.org/trump-threatens-5-billion-lawsuit-against-center-for-american-progress-over-national-guard-crime-report) — Trump Threatens $5B Lawsuit Over National Guard Report - [American Faith](https://americanfaith.com/trump-announces-lawsuit-against-soros-linked-organization) — Trump Announces Lawsuit Against Soros-Linked Organization - [Agenparl](https://agenparl.eu/2026/09/07/trump-annuncia-una-causa-contro-il-center-for-american-progress-scontro-sullimpatto-della-guardia-nazionale-sulla-criminalita) — Trump Announces a Lawsuit Against the Center for American Progress: Clash on the Impact of the National Guard on Crime - [The Gateway Pundit](https://thegatewaypundit.com/2026/09/trump-goes-following-liberal-think-tanks-report-that) — Trump Goes Off Following Liberal Think Tank’s Report that DC National Guard Deployment Did Not Curb Crime, Says Lawsuit Already in the Works * The Gateway Pundit * by Jordan Conradson - [anews.com.tr](https://anews.com.tr/world/2026/09/07/trump-says-he-will-sue-think-tank-over-report-questioning-impact-of-his-policies-on-curbing-crime) — Trump says he will sue think tank over report questioning impact of his policies on curbing crime - [Breitbart](https://breitbart.com/politics/2026/09/07/trump-announces-lawsuit-against-george-soros-funded-center-for-american-progress-over-claim-national-guard-had-no-impact-on-crime) — Trump Announces Lawsuit Against George Soros-Funded Center for American Progress Over Claim National Guard Had No Impact on Crime - [Anadolu Ajansı](https://aa.com.tr/en/americas/trump-says-he-will-sue-think-tank-over-report-questioning-impact-of-his-policies-on-curbing-crime/4049974) — Trump says he will sue think tank over report questioning impact of his policies on curbing crime ## Questions **What is the Center for American Progress report about?** The Center for American Progress published a report stating that National Guard deployments in US cities had no measurable impact on reducing violent crime. The report also claimed that crime declines began before the Trump administration took office and that Trump's policies were 'extreme.' **What was Donald Trump's reaction to the report?** Donald Trump called the report a 'Radical Left SCAM' and announced his intention to sue the Center for American Progress. He alleged the report was funded by various organisations and foreign entities and asserted that crime had decreased significantly during his presidency. **Did the Center for American Progress respond to the lawsuit threat?** Yes, Neera Tanden, president and CEO of the Center for American Progress, stated that the organisation's work is based on 'rigorous, evidence-based research and analysis.' She called the threatened lawsuit 'baseless' and a 'transparent attempt to silence us.' --- MediaBias News — https://mediabias.news. Reproduced from https://mediabias.news/politics/trump-to-sue-think-tank-over-national-guard-crime-report. 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