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Morning Brief 2023-04-06

April 06, 2023
Chris Brady

BOTTOM OF HOUR 2
GUEST: Jessica Bates & Johannes Widmalm-Delphonse
TOPIC: Oregon mom was denied ability to adopt children from foster care system because of her religious beliefs.

TOP OF HOUR 3
GUEST: Jonathan Cahn
TOPIC: What happens when a whole nation rejects God?

Ephesians 3:16-21

Trump...

What do Glenn Beck website visitors think of Trump's arrest?
Take a look at the results.

Trump surges in polls
Sees biggest 2024 lead over Biden in more than a year.

Democrats Are Using Putin's Playbook to Defeat Trump in 2024
The unprecedented indictment, arrest, and arraignment of former president and current 2024 contender Donald Trump is giving me disturbing flashbacks to my birthplace, Soviet Russia, which I fled in search of freedom and justice.

There Are Dozens Of Braggs Out There
Republicans will yell "hypocrisy" because that’s what powerless people do when actual power is wielded against them.

Manhattan DA’s Office Nukes ‘Meet Our Team’ Page, Staff Scrub Online Profiles
Bragg’s chief assistant, Meg Reiss, scrubbed her Twitter profile. Screenshots show Reiss had a long history of “likes” on anti-Trump content.

Bragg’s Colleagues Boast About Dismantling ‘Criminal Legal System’
Video of a roundtable discussion with several progressive prosecutors hosted at Harvard University last November resurfaced.

Video: Journalists Reveal True Selves to Undercover James O’Keefe at Trump Arraignment
Unbeknownst to members of the legacy media, O’Keefe was there to investigate them, as his undercover interactions with the press resulted in more than one newsworthy soundbite.

Domestic News...

Mom Files Lawsuit After State Denies Adoption Due To Her Christian Beliefs
Jessica Bates’ application was allegedly denied because her beliefs would not allow her to “respect, accept, and support … the sexual orientation, gender identity, [and] gender expression” of the children in her care.

Is America lost?
Not all of America, perhaps, but anywhere that Democrats have even a decent chance of victory. Are vast swaths of America doomed?

Leaked FBI Chat Logs Confirm Agents Spied On Proud Boys Defendant’s Communications With Attorney
Leaked chat logs from FBI Special Agent Nicole Miller obtained by the New York Times confirm the FBI spied on communications between a Proud Boys defendant and his lawyer.

New Mexico caves, overturns demand that doctors help patients kill themselves
Facing a lawsuit over its requirement, the state changed its law so that medical professionals now are allowed to decline to participate in assisted suicides based on their conscience or religious beliefs.

DHS ‘Misinformation’ Panel Dismissed Concerns Over Speech Crackdown As ‘Bad Faith’
“Hacked/stolen/deceptively obtained materials that are strategically leaked into the public sphere are technically malinformation – but unfortunately current public discourse ... seems to accept malinformation as ‘speech’ and within democratic norms.”

US Now A Majority Permitless Carry Country After DeSantis Signs Gun Rights Law
DeSantis has previously said he supports open carry legislation, but some state leaders and sheriffs have indicated that they don’t support the measure.

Study: Over 72% of NYC Violent Crime Suspects Freed Without Bail Go On to Commit More Crimes
Felony suspects released without bail thanks to New York’s bail reform law are more likely to be rearrested for more felonies, including violent crimes, than suspects who were given bail before the law went into effect.

Chicago 'gang member' with Down syndrome is charged with two murders
A member of the Latin Kings gang who has been diagnosed with Down syndrome is accused of killing a man in front of his pregnant wife in a road rage attack and then killing a man in a case of mistaken identity ten days later.

Cop claims he shot sergeant because 'I thought he was going to ... rape me!'
“There was extremely inappropriate touching. The stalking, the grooming.”

Politics...

In Story On Suppressed October Surprises, NYT Once Again Ignores Hunter Biden Laptop
The article omits any mention of "Hunter Biden" when listing October surprises that might have changed elections if they hadn’t been suppressed.

Here Is Who Will Serve On The Anti-Woke Caucus In Congress
Here's the newly formed group that hopes to defund and expose wokeness throughout the federal government.

Poll: Ron DeSantis Edges Out Donald Trump in Florida
Also shows that he'd defeat Biden by 9 points in the state.

Texas Senate to vote on five election integrity bills
The election integrity bills were filed to respond to widespread failures with Harris County’s election processes in the 2020 and 2022 elections.

Pelosi Heckled At Event With Paul Krugman
“I came to see a warmonger, but you’re a sad old drunk.”

North Carolina Rep. Tricia Cotham switches to Republican Party
Says Democratic Party "has become unrecognizable"

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. poised to run for president as a Democrat, FEC filing indicates
"Help me decide whether to run for President," he tweeted last month, inviting people to donate money or volunteer.

LSU wouldn’t let Jill Biden into its locker room before championship game
LSU star forward Angel Reese — who called the first lady’s invitation for Iowa to visit the White House a “joke” — said the team declined to meet with her prior to defeating the Hawkeyes 102-85 in Dallas.

Economy / ESG...

Gold Approaches All-Time High as It Passes $2,000 Level
Experts view gold’s renewed favorability as a result of the market’s loss of confidence in the U.S. dollar.

Private payrolls rose by 145,000 in March, well below expectations, ADP says
Private sector hiring decelerated in March, flashing another potential sign that U.S. economic growth is heading for a sharp slowdown or recession.

Goldman Warns Of A Shocking Surge In Initial Jobless Claims
The U.S. labor market is in a far worse shape than indicated by the labor market.

'We Are All On Borrowed Time': Here Is ChatGPT's Analysis Of The JOLTs Report
I fed ChatGPT a selection of the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey data and asked it whether the Jolt data was consistent with a decelerating or accelerating economy. This is what it came up with.

Inflation’s inventory gluts are here to stay
Bloated warehouse inventories are an expensive pressure eating away at the bottom line of many companies.

WAR News... 

NATO secretary general says 'Ukraine will join NATO'
Stoltenberg said that "NATO's position remains unchanged and that Ukraine will become a member of the alliance."

Bill Clinton: My Nuke Deal to Blame for Russia's Invasion of Ukraine
"I feel a personal stake because I got them [Ukraine] to agree to give up their nuclear weapons. None of them believe that Russia would have pulled this stunt if Ukraine still had their weapons," he said.

Russia Issues Nuclear Threat Ahead of Ukrainian Counter Offensive
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu issued "reinvigorated nuclear blackmail rhetoric," according to the Washington-based Institute for the Study of War think tank.

China intensifies nuclear strike threat in South China Sea
Round-the-clock nuclear sub patrols with new long-range missile capable of hitting U.S. mainland raises stakes in contested waterway

‘Brink of nuclear war’: North Korea warning on military drills
Pyongyang’s state media publishes warning as United States and South Korea continue joint military exercises.

How You Can Use Social Media to Support Evan Gershkovich
The Wall Street Journal is offering resources for people who want to show their support across social media for Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who was detained in Russia.

COVID-19...

Texas Senate Blocks Medical Mandates, Future Shutdowns
Legislation banning government-enforced vaccine and mask mandates passes in the Texas Senate.

Commie Update...

World Economic Forum announces ‘Summer Davos’ is coming to China
WEF conference will be held in partnership with the Chinese Communist Party.

Mexico Requests Beijing’s Help In Curbing Drug Trade, Smacks US
“Unjustly, they [the U.S.] are blaming us for problems that in large measure have to do with their loss of values, their welfare crisis,” he wrote the Chinese.

IMF says US-China tensions could cost the world about 2% of its output
Companies and policymakers across the globe are exploring ways to make their supply chains more resilient by “moving production home or to trusted countries.”

Taiwan's president meeting with US House Speaker McCarthy despite Chinese threats
Tsai, McCarthy, and a bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers will convene at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in California.

Entertainment...

Leonardo DiCaprio testifies that CCP-linked Malaysian financier sent $30 million to Obama during 2012 campaign
“He told me that he, or he and a group, were going to make a significant contribution to the Democratic Party. … I said 'Wow, that’s a lot of money.’”

Angel Studios to Release ‘Sound of Freedom’
The movie is based on the inspirational true story of Tim Ballard, a former U.S. government agent who quits his job in order to devote his life to rescuing children from global sex traffickers.

‘Yellowstone’ Stars Admit They’re In Dark As To Kevin Costner’s Future
Say filming hasn’t started for rest of season.

Chris Pratt says he was 'broken' before he was saved by God and met his wife in church
"You kind of don't want to be like, 'Whoa, who is that?' at church, you know what I mean," he said. "But I was kind of sneaking some glances and I was like, 'Who is that? Anyway, what am I doing? Come on, I'm broken, help me.'"

The 'Little Mermaid' remake changes song lyrics
The live-action remake changed lyrics from the original in order to avoid children believing Prince Eric would ever "force himself on Ariel."

Media...

Exposed: Don Lemon’s Misogyny at CNN
Malicious texts, mocking female co-workers and "diva-like behavior."

Elon Musk Suggests Warning Label on WaPo’s Glenn Kessler’s Account Due to Frequent ‘Incorrect Information’
Twitter CEO Elon Musk suggested placing a label on accounts like those of Glenn Kessler, the Washington Post’s lead fact-checker, stating they are “frequently posting incorrect information.”

Canada...

Toronto demands decriminalization of fentanyl and meth for kids
The city is asking that the federal government grant a Health Canada exemption for all drugs extending even to children.

Leftist Canadian party seeks to create anti-free-speech zones around drag performances
Dissenters will be punished.

Europe...

UK minister mulling law change to define sex as ‘biological’
Kemi Badenoch told definition change could provide "greater legal clarity."

Middle East...

Top Saudi, Iranian diplomats to meet in China, say media, officials
The top envoys for Saudi Arabia and Iran will meet in Beijing on Thursday, an Iranian official and a Saudi-owned newspaper said, as the two regional rivals work to hash out next steps of their diplomatic rapprochement amid a China-brokered deal.

Environment...

Seize property to build wind and solar farms, says JP Morgan chief
Jamie Dimon, the long-standing boss of the Wall Street titan who donates to the Democratic Party, said green energy projects must be fast-tracked.

Biden EPA takes aim at coal plants with new proposal
The proposed restrictions are sure to wreak havoc on coal plants across the U.S.

France’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions Drop 2.5% as Energy Use Falls
Emissions dropped the most in homes and non-residential building amid government calls to reduce heating.

LGBTQIA2S+...

Female pastor who identifies as 'trans' compares Nashville shooter to Jesus
She also claims that society had fixated on the shooter's trans "identity" rather than "focusing on ways this could've been prevented, such as gun control."

Mom Sues School That Allegedly Hid Her Daughter’s Gender Transition, Provided Chest Binders
The school advised the child not to tell her mother.

CBC: Drag queens were hugely popular in WWI
"Every single division would have had a female impersonator as part of their concert troupe."

Nike makes a man the new face of sports bras
Nike angers feminists after choosing trans "influencer" Dylan Mulvaney as new face of its women's sports bra, days after Bud Light was slammed for putting him on can.

Tread: Why Bud Light teamed up with Dylan Mulvaney
It's not hard to figure out.

Travis Tritt Reacts To Bud Light’s New Trans Can
"I will be deleting all Anheuser-Busch products from my tour hospitality rider. I know many other artists who are doing the same."

Education...

Ivy League School’s Faculty Revolt Over Planned Israel Campus
The anti-Israel faculty said the college should not be supporting a country that “refuses to abide by international human rights laws.”

Religion...

Can Christians Be Possessed?
What Does It Mean to Be "Under the Influence of a Demon?" Preacher Responds.

Technology...

Cash App inventor stabbed to death in San Francisco
Bob Lee was closely associated with some of the biggest names in Big Tech.

Mark Zuckerberg Spends ‘Most’ Of His Time On Artificial Intelligence, Fellow Executive Reveals
Meta expects to commercialize elements of its generative AI capabilities by the end of this year.

Meta’s job cuts are gutting customer service, leaving influencers and businesses with nobody to call
“This is really damaging,” Karlova said in an interview. “This is my brand and I work really hard to build it to be something impactful and positive.”

Travel...

Airline pilot mistakenly detained by federal agents during training exercise in Boston hotel
Delta Air Lines pilot is mistakenly handcuffed, shoved in shower and interrogated for more than an hour — after FBI and DOD agents broke into the wrong hotel room during training exercise.

This ship was supposed to usher in an age of nuclear-powered travel
The N.S. Savannah was built to introduce an atomic age of super-clean, hyper-efficient sailing vessels, but ended up a relic in Baltimore Harbor.

April 6, 2010 - Obama has us behind the 8 ball around the world... Glenn and Stu war-game Obama's new nuclear strategy... Callers... The Obama 'birther' issue is a distraction and a waste of time... Glenn has liberal friends... The president says there's a notion he's a socialist... Items up for auction...

Trump's proposal explained: Ukraine's path to peace without NATO expansion

ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / Contributor | Getty Images

Strategic compromise, not absolute victory, often ensures lasting stability.

When has any country been asked to give up land it won in a war? Even if a nation is at fault, the punishment must be measured.

After World War I, Germany, the main aggressor, faced harsh penalties under the Treaty of Versailles. Germans resented the restrictions, and that resentment fueled the rise of Adolf Hitler, ultimately leading to World War II. History teaches that justice for transgressions must avoid creating conditions for future conflict.

Ukraine and Russia must choose to either continue the cycle of bloodshed or make difficult compromises in pursuit of survival and stability.

Russia and Ukraine now stand at a similar crossroads. They can cling to disputed land and prolong a devastating war, or they can make concessions that might secure a lasting peace. The stakes could not be higher: Tens of thousands die each month, and the choice between endless bloodshed and negotiated stability hinges on each side’s willingness to yield.

History offers a guide. In 1967, Israel faced annihilation. Surrounded by hostile armies, the nation fought back and seized large swaths of territory from Jordan, Egypt, and Syria. Yet Israel did not seek an empire. It held only the buffer zones needed for survival and returned most of the land. Security and peace, not conquest, drove its decisions.

Peace requires concessions

Secretary of State Marco Rubio says both Russia and Ukraine will need to “get something” from a peace deal. He’s right. Israel proved that survival outweighs pride. By giving up land in exchange for recognition and an end to hostilities, it stopped the cycle of war. Egypt and Israel have not fought in more than 50 years.

Russia and Ukraine now press opposing security demands. Moscow wants a buffer to block NATO. Kyiv, scarred by invasion, seeks NATO membership — a pledge that any attack would trigger collective defense by the United States and Europe.

President Donald Trump and his allies have floated a middle path: an Article 5-style guarantee without full NATO membership. Article 5, the core of NATO’s charter, declares that an attack on one is an attack on all. For Ukraine, such a pledge would act as a powerful deterrent. For Russia, it might be more palatable than NATO expansion to its border

Andrew Harnik / Staff | Getty Images

Peace requires concessions. The human cost is staggering: U.S. estimates indicate 20,000 Russian soldiers died in a single month — nearly half the total U.S. casualties in Vietnam — and the toll on Ukrainians is also severe. To stop this bloodshed, both sides need to recognize reality on the ground, make difficult choices, and anchor negotiations in security and peace rather than pride.

Peace or bloodshed?

Both Russia and Ukraine claim deep historical grievances. Ukraine arguably has a stronger claim of injustice. But the question is not whose parchment is older or whose deed is more valid. The question is whether either side is willing to trade some land for the lives of thousands of innocent people. True security, not historical vindication, must guide the path forward.

History shows that punitive measures or rigid insistence on territorial claims can perpetuate cycles of war. Germany’s punishment after World War I contributed directly to World War II. By contrast, Israel’s willingness to cede land for security and recognition created enduring peace. Ukraine and Russia now face the same choice: Continue the cycle of bloodshed or make difficult compromises in pursuit of survival and stability.

This article originally appeared on TheBlaze.com.

The loneliness epidemic: Are machines replacing human connection?

NurPhoto / Contributor | Getty Images

Seniors, children, and the isolated increasingly rely on machines for conversation, risking real relationships and the emotional depth that only humans provide.

Jill Smola is 75 years old. She’s a retiree from Orlando, Florida, and she spent her life caring for the elderly. She played games, assembled puzzles, and offered company to those who otherwise would have sat alone.

Now, she sits alone herself. Her husband has died. She has a lung condition. She can’t drive. She can’t leave her home. Weeks can pass without human interaction.

Loneliness is an epidemic. And AI will not fix it. It will only dull the edges and make a diminished life tolerable.

But CBS News reports that she has a new companion. And she likes this companion more than her own daughter.

The companion? Artificial intelligence.

She spends five hours a day talking to her AI friend. They play games, do trivia, and just talk. She says she even prefers it to real people.

My first thought was simple: Stop this. We are losing our humanity.

But as I sat with the story, I realized something uncomfortable. Maybe we’ve already lost some of our humanity — not to AI, but to ourselves.

Outsourcing presence

How often do we know the right thing to do yet fail to act? We know we should visit the lonely. We know we should sit with someone in pain. We know what Jesus would do: Notice the forgotten, touch the untouchable, offer time and attention without outsourcing compassion.

Yet how often do we just … talk about it? On the radio, online, in lectures, in posts. We pontificate, and then we retreat.

I asked myself: What am I actually doing to close the distance between knowing and doing?

Human connection is messy. It’s inconvenient. It takes patience, humility, and endurance. AI doesn’t challenge you. It doesn’t interrupt your day. It doesn’t ask anything of you. Real people do. Real people make us confront our pride, our discomfort, our loneliness.

We’ve built an economy of convenience. We can have groceries delivered, movies streamed, answers instantly. But friendships — real relationships — are slow, inefficient, unpredictable. They happen in the blank spaces of life that we’ve been trained to ignore.

And now we’re replacing that inefficiency with machines.

AI provides comfort without challenge. It eliminates the risk of real intimacy. It’s an elegant coping mechanism for loneliness, but a poor substitute for life. If we’re not careful, the lonely won’t just be alone — they’ll be alone with an anesthetic, a shadow that never asks for anything, never interrupts, never makes them grow.

Reclaiming our humanity

We need to reclaim our humanity. Presence matters. Not theory. Not outrage. Action.

It starts small. Pull up a chair for someone who eats alone. Call a neighbor you haven’t spoken to in months. Visit a nursing home once a month — then once a week. Ask their names, hear their stories. Teach your children how to be present, to sit with someone in grief, without rushing to fix it.

Turn phones off at dinner. Make Sunday afternoons human time. Listen. Ask questions. Don’t post about it afterward. Make the act itself sacred.

Humility is central. We prefer machines because we can control them. Real people are inconvenient. They interrupt our narratives. They demand patience, forgiveness, and endurance. They make us confront ourselves.

A friend will challenge your self-image. A chatbot won’t.

Our homes are quieter. Our streets are emptier. Loneliness is an epidemic. And AI will not fix it. It will only dull the edges and make a diminished life tolerable.

Before we worry about how AI will reshape humanity, we must first practice humanity. It can start with 15 minutes a day of undivided attention, presence, and listening.

Change usually comes when pain finally wins. Let’s not wait for that. Let’s start now. Because real connection restores faster than any machine ever will.

This article originally appeared on TheBlaze.com.

Exposed: The radical Left's bloody rampage against America

Spencer Platt / Staff | Getty Images

For years, the media warned of right-wing terror. But the bullets, bombs, and body bags are piling up on the left — with support from Democrat leaders and voters.

For decades, the media and federal agencies have warned Americans that the greatest threat to our homeland is the political right — gun-owning veterans, conservative Christians, anyone who ever voted for President Donald Trump. President Joe Biden once declared that white supremacy is “the single most dangerous terrorist threat” in the nation.

Since Trump’s re-election, the rhetoric has only escalated. Outlets like the Washington Post and the Guardian warned that his second term would trigger a wave of far-right violence.

As Democrats bleed working-class voters and lose control of their base, they’re not moderating. They’re radicalizing.

They were wrong.

The real domestic threat isn’t coming from MAGA grandmas or rifle-toting red-staters. It’s coming from the radical left — the anarchists, the Marxists, the pro-Palestinian militants, and the anti-American agitators who have declared war on law enforcement, elected officials, and civil society.

Willful blindness

On July 4, a group of black-clad terrorists ambushed an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Alvarado, Texas. They hurled fireworks at the building, spray-painted graffiti, and then opened fire on responding law enforcement, shooting a local officer in the neck. Journalist Andy Ngo has linked the attackers to an Antifa cell in the Dallas area.

Authorities have so far charged 14 people in the plot and recovered AR-style rifles, body armor, Kevlar vests, helmets, tactical gloves, and radios. According to the Department of Justice, this was a “planned ambush with intent to kill.”

And it wasn’t an isolated incident. It’s part of a growing pattern of continuous violent left-wing incidents since December last year.

Monthly attacks

Most notably, in December 2024, 26-year-old Luigi Mangione allegedly gunned down UnitedHealth Group CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan. Mangione reportedly left a manifesto raging against the American health care system and was glorified by some on social media as a kind of modern Robin Hood.

One Emerson College poll found that 41% of Americans between the ages of 18 and 29 said the murder was “acceptable” or “somewhat acceptable.”

The next month, a man carrying Molotov cocktails was arrested near the U.S. Capitol. He allegedly planned to assassinate Trump-appointed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and House Speaker Mike Johnson.

In February, the “Tesla Takedown” attacks on Tesla vehicles and dealerships started picking up traction.

In March, a self-described “queer scientist” was arrested after allegedly firebombing the Republican Party headquarters in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Graffiti on the burned building read “ICE = KKK.”

In April, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s (D-Pa.) official residence was firebombed on Passover night. The suspect allegedly set the governor’s mansion on fire because of what Shapiro, who is Jewish, “wants to do to the Palestinian people.”

In May, two young Israeli embassy staffers were shot and killed outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C. Witnesses said the shooter shouted “Free Palestine” as he was being arrested. The suspect told police he acted “for Gaza” and was reportedly linked to the Party for Socialism and Liberation.

In June, an Egyptian national who had entered the U.S. illegally allegedly threw a firebomb at a peaceful pro-Israel rally in Boulder, Colorado. Eight people were hospitalized, and an 82-year-old Holocaust survivor later died from her injuries.

That same month, a pro-Palestinian rioter in New York was arrested for allegedly setting fire to 11 police vehicles. In Los Angeles, anti-ICE rioters smashed cars, set fires, and hurled rocks at law enforcement. House Democrats refused to condemn the violence.

Barbara Davidson / Contributor | Getty Images

In Portland, Oregon, rioters tried to burn down another ICE facility and assaulted police officers before being dispersed with tear gas. Graffiti left behind read: “Kill your masters.”

On July 7, a Michigan man opened fire on a Customs and Border Protection facility in McAllen, Texas, wounding two police officers and an agent. Border agents returned fire, killing the suspect.

Days later in California, ICE officers conducting a raid on an illegal cannabis farm in Ventura County were attacked by left-wing activists. One protester appeared to fire at federal agents.

This is not a series of isolated incidents. It’s a timeline of escalation. Political assassinations, firebombings, arson, ambushes — all carried out in the name of radical leftist ideology.

Democrats are radicalizing

This isn’t just the work of fringe agitators. It’s being enabled — and in many cases encouraged — by elected Democrats.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz routinely calls ICE “Trump’s modern-day Gestapo.” Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass attempted to block an ICE operation in her city. Boston Mayor Michelle Wu compared ICE agents to a neo-Nazi group. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson referred to them as “secret police terrorizing our communities.”

Apparently, other Democratic lawmakers, according to Axios, are privately troubled by their own base. One unnamed House Democrat admitted that supporters were urging members to escalate further: “Some of them have suggested what we really need to do is be willing to get shot.” Others were demanding blood in the streets to get the media’s attention.

A study from Rutgers University and the National Contagion Research Institute found that 55% of Americans who identify as “left of center” believe that murdering Donald Trump would be at least “somewhat justified.”

As Democrats bleed working-class voters and lose control of their base, they’re not moderating. They’re radicalizing. They don’t want the chaos to stop. They want to harness it, normalize it, and weaponize it.

The truth is, this isn’t just about ICE. It’s not even about Trump. It’s about whether a republic can survive when one major party decides that our institutions no longer apply.

Truth still matters. Law and order still matter. And if the left refuses to defend them, then we must be the ones who do.

This article originally appeared on TheBlaze.com.

America's comeback: Trump is crushing crime in the Capitol

Andrew Harnik / Staff | Getty Images

Trump’s DC crackdown is about more than controlling crime — it’s about restoring America’s strength and credibility on the world stage.

Donald Trump on Monday invoked Section 740 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, placing the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department under direct federal control and deploying the National Guard to restore law and order. This move is long overdue.

D.C.’s crime problem has been spiraling for years as local authorities and Democratic leadership have abandoned the nation’s capital to the consequences of their own failed policies. The city’s murder rate is about three times higher than that of Islamabad, Pakistan, and 18 times higher than that of communist-led Havana, Cuba.

When DC is in chaos, it sends a message to the world that America is weak.

Theft, assaults, and carjackings have transformed many of its streets into war zones. D.C. saw a 32% increase in homicides from 2022 to 2023, marking the highest number in two decades and surpassing both New York and Los Angeles. Even if crime rates dropped to 2019 levels, that wouldn’t be good enough.

Local leaders have downplayed the crisis, manipulating crime stats to preserve their image. Felony assault, for example, is no longer considered a “violent crime” in their crime stats. Same with carjacking. But the reality on the streets is different. People in D.C. are living in constant fear.

Trump isn’t waiting for the crime rate to improve on its own. He’s taking action.

Broken windows theory in action

Trump’s takeover of D.C. puts the “broken windows theory” into action — the idea that ignoring minor crimes invites bigger ones. When authorities look the other way on turnstile-jumping or graffiti, they signal that lawbreaking carries no real consequence.

Rudy Giuliani used this approach in the 1990s to clean up New York, cracking down on small offenses before they escalated. Trump is doing the same in the capital, drawing a hard line and declaring enough is enough. Letting crime fester in Washington tells the world that the seat of American power tolerates lawlessness.

What Trump is doing for D.C. isn’t just about law enforcement — it’s about national identity. When D.C. is in chaos, it sends a message to the world that America is weak. The capital city represents the soul of the country. If we can’t even keep our own capital safe, how can we expect anyone to take us seriously?

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Reversing the decline

Anyone who has visited D.C. regularly over the past several years has witnessed its rapid decline. Homeless people bathe in the fountains outside Union Station. People are tripping out in Dupont Circle. The left’s negligence is a disgrace, enabling drug use and homelessness to explode on our capital’s streets while depriving these individuals of desperately needed care and help.

Restoring law and order to D.C. is not about politics or scoring points. It’s about doing what’s right for the people. It’s about protecting communities, taking the vulnerable off the streets, and sending the message to both law-abiding and law-breaking citizens alike that the rule of law matters.

D.C. should be a lesson to the rest of America. If we want to take our cities back, we need leadership willing to take bold action. Trump is showing how to do it.

Now, it’s time for other cities to step up and follow his lead. We can restore law and order. We can make our cities something to be proud of again.

This article originally appeared on TheBlaze.com.