President Donald Trump criticized several major corporations and individuals on his social media platform, Truth Social, following the release of a report by the Center for American Progress (CAP), a left-leaning think tank. The report questioned the effectiveness of Trump’s decision to deploy the National Guard in law enforcement roles in Washington, D.C., and other cities. Trump claimed the initiative, which cost $1.7 billion, had “no impact on crime” and accused the report’s author, Chandler Hall, of misleading the public. In his post, Trump listed a range of donors to the Center for American Progress, including tech companies like Apple and Google, media outlets such as NBC, and individuals like Bill Gates and George Soros. He suggested that these donors, along with foreign entities like the Embassy of Japan and the Taiwan Economic and Cultural Representative Office, were behind what he called a “Radical Left SCAM.” Trump also hinted at taking legal action against those who he claimed were working against him, stating that a lawsuit was being prepared and that he was considering adding more donors to the case. The Center for American Progress, founded in 2003 by John Podesta, who later worked on Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign, has received donations from many of the sources Trump named. However, the organization does not publicly list its donors, citing the need to protect individuals from potential backlash. Trump’s administration has been accused of targeting institutions and leaders who have criticized his policies, a move the CAP described as part of a broader effort to challenge its work. During a C-SPAN interview, Chandler Hall acknowledged that violent crime in Washington, D.C., had decreased but argued that the trend began before Trump’s law enforcement initiatives. He criticized the president for using the drop in crime as justification for costly and ineffective federal interventions. Meanwhile, Trump’s allies, including former border czar Tom Homan, defended the president’s actions on Fox News, calling him the “greatest president of our lifetime” and urging other cities like Chicago to adopt similar federal crackdowns.