‘Biden Villages’ Underscore How Democrats’ Policies Are Destroying America’s Cities

The clumsy farce during Xi Jinping’s visit to San Francisco should create serious national pressure for Democrats — and put a spotlight on the abject failure of left-wing policies in our great cities.

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President Xi's motorcade on November, 14, 2023 at San Francisco. Kent Nishimura/Getty Images

When Chinese Communist Party’s general secretary, Xi Jinping, recently visited San Francisco, Democrats and the Biden administration orchestrated a great charade. The many homeless people who normally live in the city’s most famous districts were rounded up and hidden. 

The garbage, needles, and human feces that usually litter the streets were swept up. The remnants of pervasive vandalism were scrubbed and polished. Police were on patrol, and life in the Golden City seemed normal — even idyllic. The great fraud lasted just long enough for Mr. Xi’s visit.

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