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Morning Brief 2023-05-26

May 26, 2023
Chris Brady

BOTTOM OF HOUR 2
GUEST: Chris Schandevel & Dr. Leslee Cochrane
TOPIC: WIN: Doctors in California will no longer be forced to assist in ending a patient's life.

TOP OF HOUR 3
GUEST: Adam Curry
TOPIC: A potential UFO has been sighted over a military base in California.

BOTTOM OF HOUR 3
GUEST: Mike Chase
TOPIC: Have you accidentally been committing federal crimes?

Leviticus 11:44

Domestic News...

Comer says alleged Biden bribe was $5M, threatens FBI with contempt
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer says an informant file that he’s seeking from the FBI links President Biden to a $5 million bribery scheme while he was vice president.

Biden DHS paid $40 million to ‘anti-terrorism’ program comparing TPUSA, Heritage, PragerU to Nazis, using Antifa propaganda
The federal government, using taxpayer funds, collaborated with universities and NGOs to directly link Turning Point USA and other conservative organizations with Nazism and terrorist groups.

Biden's DOJ drops all charges against Soros-backed Massachusetts DA caught lying under oath
The Department of Justice's failure to charge Rollins raises questions about a two-tiered system of justice.

Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes sentenced to 18 years for seditious conspiracy for Jan. 6 riot
Didn’t bring weapon. Didn’t enter Capitol. Didn’t harm anyone. Wasn’t arrested for a YEAR after Jan 6. Judge tells Rhodes, “You are smart, you are compelling, and you are charismatic. Frankly, that is what makes you dangerous.”

Retired Firefighter Who Put Feet Up On Pelosi’s Desk Sentenced To 4.5 Years In Prison
Convicted of felony charges of civil disorder and obstruction of an official proceeding. Additional charges include parading, among others ...

Los Angeles zero-bail policy reinstated — even for repeat offenders
The controversial policy to remove bail requirements for some offenders was put back in place for the city and county of Los Angeles, ABC7 reported.

Target, Walmart, Foot Locker Say Brazen Retail Theft Getting Worse
Several U.S. industry groups warned that brazen retail theft has increased despite their efforts to bolster loss prevention and increase security for employees. “There have been employees killed while these shoplifting events are taking place.”

Nordstrom to lay off 379 San Francisco workers as company flees crime-ridden city
Official filings show that 379 employees will be losing their jobs.

San Francisco Mayor Breed retreats when chaos erupts at drug crisis event
Woman throws brick into crowd, public shouts down officials' remarks.

Millions of Americans Are About to Become Felons
The Biden administration weaponizes the DOJ against Americans with whom they disagree.

Seattle Firefighters Now Drilled on Ibram Kendi Before Promotion to Top Jobs
Lieutenants’ test includes “How To Be an Antiracist,” “Memoirs of a Transgender Firefighter,” and other woke tomes.

Michigan county declares itself to be a sanctuary for 'constitutional rights'
A county in western Michigan has declared itself to be a "constitutional county" in an attempt to shield its residents from government overreach at the state and federal levels.

Politics...

DeSantis rages against deep state and pledges to dismantle it in Glenn Beck interview
DeSantis told Beck that as a consequence of the impotence and deference of past leaders, it is presently unclear whether "we govern ourselves."

White House and GOP Close In on Deal to Raise Debt Limit and Cut Spending
Negotiators were discussing a plan that would allow Republicans to point to spending reductions and Democrats to say they had protected against large cuts.

‘Outrageous’: Freedom Caucus Demands McCarthy Hold The Line On Debt Ceiling Talks
“Press reports indicate [Biden] is pushing to water down provisions of the LSG Act while simultaneously demanding a debt ceiling increase of $4 trillion or more. This is outrageous.”

CNN hits Biden with 'horrible news' as poll shows 66% of Americans call a 2024 victory a 'disaster,' 'setback'
"Horrible news, horrible for Joe Biden," CNN anchor Jake Tapper reacted to the poll. "Those are some bad numbers," he later added.

Texas House committee recommends impeaching Attorney General Ken Paxton following investigation
The Texas House Investigative Committee unanimously voted 5-0 to adopt articles of impeachment against Paxton on Thursday.

WAR News... 

Biden Admin Warned Ukraine Against Using US-Donated Military Equipment Inside Russia, Milley Says
The U.S. has made it clear to Kyiv it opposes the use of U.S. military equipment to conduct attacks behind Russia’s borders, a top military official said Thursday, amid reports that American armored vehicles showed up during a raid on a Russian region.

Jerry Nadler Sure Seems Carefree About World War III Starting
“Are you concerned that they will enter into Russian territory?” the Epoch Times’ Liam Cosgrove asked of Ukraine. “I’m not concerned. I wouldn’t care if they did,” Nadler said.

Russia signs deal to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus
“In the context of an extremely sharp escalation of threats on the western borders of Russia and Belarus, a decision was made to take countermeasures in the military-nuclear sphere,” Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said.

Don't worry about Russian nuclear weapons in Belarus
A nuclear strike on Ukraine would likely lead to direct U.S., British, and Polish military intervention against Putin's forces in Ukraine. Any limited nuclear strike would thus have negligible battlefield value while simultaneously provoking the annihilation of Russian military forces.

Wagner Says It Is Leaving Bakhmut, Posing Challenge for Russia
After seizing the city in eastern Ukraine after a long, brutal fight, the Wagner mercenary force is turning it over to the depleted Russian Army.

Putin ally says Ukraine war could last for decades
"As long as there is such a power in place, there will be, say, three years of truce, two years of conflict, and everything will be repeated."

COVID-19...

Major medical journal 'The Lancet' shows COVID lockdowns had NO EFFECT on reducing deaths
While vaccines, masking, and restrictions on where people could go were associated with lower infection rates, only vaccines were associated with a lower death rate.

Entertainment...

Pink Floyd founder Roger Waters wears Nazi-like uniform at Berlin concert
Compares Anne Frank with George Floyd and Palestinian journalist.

Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Over Nudity in 1968's ‘Romeo and Juliet’
The actors asserted that they were underage at the time of filming and that the movie’s director had assured them that they would be wearing flesh-colored undergarments during the bedroom scene.

Meghan Markle's claims she was objectified are shut down by 'Deal or No Deal' boss
She was a "briefcase model" on the game show from 2006 to 2007.

Europe...

Angry commuters unleash on eco-terrorists blocking traffic
Police only intervened to arrest a man who got physical with the Just Stop Oil protesters.

Middle East...

War Clouds Gather over Israel as Iran Makes Peace with Arab Rivals
"There's more chance of a large-scale war than ever before, that is, in the last 20 or 30 years."

Is Iran unlocking the gates to Armageddon?
There is a growing sense in Israel that Jerusalem is quickly running out of time to prevent Iran from becoming a regional nuclear power.

Environment...

Schumer rips 'MAGA' Supreme Court after 9-0 vote on EPA waters rule
Again, a 9-0 ruling.

LGBTQIA2S+...

NBC News: How major brands were forced into the conservative plan to target LGBTQ people
Target, Bud Light, the Dodgers, and Disney have all been backed into a corner over their support of the LGBTQ community. The strategy has conservative activists celebrating.

Conservative Journalist Calls AP’s Bluff On Claim About ‘Violent Confrontations’ Against Target
Katrina Trinko, the editor in chief of the Daily Signal, noted that the Associated Press took a claim from Target that conservative backlash against the company had turned “violent” at face value, prompting the news outlet to quietly amend the story.

Target’s Stock Market Value Takes $6 Billion Hit Since Backlash Over ‘Pride’ Collection
Target witnessed a $6 billion decrease in the retail behemoth’s market capitalization amid consumer backlash over a designer featured in the company’s most recent “Pride Month” collection who appears to have created products with Satanic imagery.

MacIntyre: Target blames extremism to avoid Bud Light’s fate
Conservative boycotts have proven largely ineffective in the past, but Bud Light’s attempt to push LGBTQ propaganda on its customers has created a sustained backlash that has tanked company profits, and other corporations like Target have taken notice.

Bud Light boycott has cost Anheuser-Busch $15.7 billion in market value
Investor's Business Daily reported that the market value of Anheuser-Busch InBev has dropped $15.7 billion since April 1 on account of the Bud Light boycott.

Stores selling Bud Light for free
Some Budweiser products are being offered for free after a $15 rebate from Anheuser-Busch.

Texas Children’s Hospital announces ‘heart-wrenching,’ ‘painful’ plan to end sex-change program for children
Announced that it would be making changes to its sex-change program to comply with recently passed legislation.

Woke California bank that caters to LGBTQ+ customers shutting down amid racism, fraud scandal
“It’s like Handmaid’s Tale meets queer bank."

Woman runner says she was 'robbed' after man smashes her 5K record
"I felt robbed, to be honest. If my record has been beaten by a natural-born female runner, I would have accepted that as fair and square."

Education...

Tennessee School District Sues Social Media Companies Over Growing Mental Health Crisis Among Students
Becomes the latest education system to sue several social media companies over growing mental health concerns among students, joining more than 40 nationwide districts demanding accountability from big tech.

At High School Debates, Debate Is No Longer Allowed
At national tournaments, judges are making their stances clear: Students who argue "capitalism can reduce poverty" or "Israel has a right to defend itself" will lose — no questions asked.

A Texas high school had to move its graduation because only 5 students were reportedly eligible to graduate
28 of 33 seniors at Marlin High School did not meet graduation requirements, and their attendance records and grades are to blame.

NYC elite ruining their 4-year-olds’ summers with private school prep
Little Madison's summer won’t be limited to ice cream cones and trips to the beach with grandma. She’s got a resume to build. The goal? Admission into kindergarten at Riverdale’s elite private school Horace Mann for fall 2024.

Religion...

Ultraviolet light reveals to scientists a hidden Bible passage 1,500 years later
The Bible passage was buried under layers of other text.

Catholics flock to Missouri church to see body of nun who shows no sign of decomposition four years after her death
"Not only was her body in a remarkably preserved condition, her crown and bouquet of flowers were dried in place."

AI...

How the AI explosion could save the market and maybe the economy
A blockbuster profit report Wednesday from Nvidia crystallized an important point for both markets and the economy: For better or worse, artificial intelligence is the future.

‘Price bubble’ in AI stocks will wreck rally, economist David Rosenberg predicts
According to Rosenberg, the AI surge has striking similarities to the late 1990s dot-com boom — particularly when it comes to the Nasdaq 100 breakout over the past six months.

JPMorgan is developing a ChatGPT-like AI service that gives investment advice
IndexGPT will tap “cloud computing software using artificial intelligence” for “analyzing and selecting securities tailored to customer needs,” according to the filing.

Technology...

Elon Musk’s Neuralink says cleared for human test of brain implants
Neuralink said clearance from the FDA for its first in-human clinical study is “an important first step” for its technology, which is intended to let brains interface directly with computers.

Man with paralysis walks naturally after brain, spine implants
Implants in the brain track intentions for movement, which are wirelessly transferred to a processing unit that a person wears externally, like a backpack. The intentions are translated into commands that the processing unit sends back through the second implant to stimulate muscles.

Ford EVs will use Tesla charging tech in surprise partnership between rival automakers
Under the agreement, current Ford owners will be granted access to more than 12,000 Tesla Superchargers across the U.S. and Canada starting early next year.

Science...

Stanford Professor With CIA Ties Says Aliens Are ‘100 Percent’ Already Here
Extraterrestrial intelligence hasn’t just visited us, he says: “It’s been here a long time, and it’s still here.”

Sports...

Washington Commanders may change their name yet again after trademark application denied
The professional football team representing Washington, D.C., has certainly had a difficult time establishing a brand.

MLB owners could vote on Oakland A’s relocation to Las Vegas as soon as June meetings
A vote to make the team's move to Las Vegas official could happen at the owners’ meetings.

May 26, 2010 - Mosque being built at ground zero… Radical Islam… Glenn and Pat debate… Sarah Palin 8/28 announcement… Where Obama will be on Memorial Day… More on the 8/28 Rally… Glenn mocked on wedding invitation… News regulation coming… Lots of parallels to Venezuela… Framework is in place… Recommended reading updated… Callers…

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

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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?

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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

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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.

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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

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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.