Santa Monica chief tries insane Trump blame game for diabolical state of the city
Metro Santa Monica chief tries insane Trump blame game for diabolical state of the city By Zain Khan Published July 6, 2026, 4:37 p.m. Add The California Post on Google Santa Monica’s top bureaucrat has tried to claim President Trump is to blame for the city turning into a hellhole in recent years. City Manager Oliver Chi claimed Trump’s policies have contributed to a decline in international tourism which has impacted the enclave — but left out the fact there has been hundreds of millions of dollars in legal settlements, lingering fallout from the pandemic, retail vacancies and rampant homelessness.
- ▪Metro Santa Monica chief tries insane Trump blame game for diabolical state of the city By Zain Khan Published July 6, 2026, 4:37 p.m.
- ▪Add The California Post on Google Santa Monica’s top bureaucrat has tried to claim President Trump is to blame for the city turning into a hellhole in recent years.
- ▪City Manager Oliver Chi claimed Trump’s policies have contributed to a decline in international tourism which has impacted the enclave — but left out the fact there has been hundreds of millions of dollars in legal settlements, lingering fa
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