President Donald Trump leaves Marine One to board Air Force One, May 22, 2026.(Kylie Cooper/Reuters)

To read the coverage, you’d think that a great injustice had been done to the city of New York.

Donald Trump is heading into town on Monday night to attend game three of the NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden, you see. And that decision has unduly compelled the authorities in New York City to augment security precautions around the venue.

That’s an unremarkable development, but the coverage of it has been extraordinary. MSG is going “into virtual lockdown,” the AFP reported. Municipal police have cordoned off the area for “several blocks,” putting the kibosh on watch parties outside the arena, which ...

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