Think tank won't retract report on National Guard and crime amid Trump lawsuit threat, CEO says
President Trump is threatening a defamation lawsuit against the left-leaning think tank, Center for American Progress, over its new report that found National Guard deployments didn't reduce violent crime. Neera Tanden, the think tank's CEO and a former adviser to former President Joe Biden, joins "The Takeout" to discuss.
TL;DR
- President Trump is threatening a defamation lawsuit against the Center for American Progress.
- The lawsuit is over a new report by the think tank.
- The report concluded that National Guard deployments did not reduce violent crime.
- Neera Tanden, CEO of the think tank and former adviser to Joe Biden, discussed the situation.