Morning Brief 2024-03-26

TOP OF HOUR 1
GUEST: Monica Crowley
TOPIC: A cargo ship that appeared to lose power crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Maryland early this morning.

TOP OF HOUR 2
GUEST: Megyn Kelly
TOPIC: Breaking down the latest updates on all of President Trump’s pending legal woes.

BOTTOM OF HOUR 2
GUEST: Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas)
TOPIC: Congress passes $1.2 TRILLION government funding bill.


News...

Turley: From Riot to Insurrection to Terrorism - January 6th Continues to Be a Tragedy in the Eye of the Beholder
The protest that became a riot has been elevated from an insurrection to a terrorist attack. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other Democrats are using the description despite no one being charged with insurrection or terrorism.

Supreme Court declines to take Nicholas Sandmann’s petition
Justices decided not to take up Sandmann’s petition against several outlets, including ABC News, the New York Times, Gannett, and others, leaving in place a lower court’s dismissal of the massive libel suit.

Trump's wealth spikes to $6.4 billion
Trump becomes one of world's wealthiest 500 people for the first time ever.

Tough-On-Crime Democrat’s Lead Shrinks After Chicago Officials ‘Mistakenly’ Forgot 9,000 Mail Ballots
A tough-on-crime Democrat was leading her progressive opponent by more than 10,000 votes on Election Day in the Democrat primary election for the second-largest prosecutor’s office in the nation.

NYPD cop, 31, shot dead by career criminal during Queens traffic stop ID’d as husband, dad of young child
Officer Jonathan Diller, a married father of a 1-year-old boy, was shot in the stomach by a 34-year old career criminal with 21 prior arrests.

Commuter killed after being pushed in front of moving NYC subway train in unprovoked attack
The accused killer had a previous assault arrest from last October but was free on bond.

Teen Squatters Taken Into Custody After Woman Found Dead In Duffle Bag
Two teenagers wanted in connection to the killing of 52-year-old Nadia Vitels after she reportedly found them squatting in a New York apartment have been taken into custody.

Up to 30 squatters took over Atlanta man's property for years; he spent thousands to clean up estate, got sued for $190,000
David Morris owns a nine-acre property in southeast Atlanta. He said that about 10 years ago, he started allowing four individuals to live on the property rent-free.

Banana Republic...

Democrats’ Campaign Strategy Of Anti-Trump Lawfare Makes A Mockery Of The Justice System
The Trump campaign has been forced to spend more than $76 million in legal bills while the former president himself owes more than half a billion in fines from civil cases brought before activist judges.

JD Vance says Biden administration wants Trump to die in jail, bankrupt his family
“It is the biggest assault on democracy we've ever seen,” the Ohio senator says.

Trump’s legal battles are reversing ‘Trump fatigue’
“It’s energizing Republican voters, people who might have, at this point, year nine of the Trump show but were starting to get Trump fatigue, but are now excited to get out on Election Day and vote for him.”

Salon: Experts say Fani Willis' conduct just dealt a 'terrible hit' to 'credibility' of Trump RICO case
Fulton D.A. could face gag order or disqualification over latest comments in election subversion case.

Fani Willis calls herself 'the face of the feminist movement'
But that's not enough, as she also said she is the "face of women."

MSNBC pundit, former NY Assistant AG claims there is separate 'set of rules' favoring Trump
"This is so infuriating," the pundit fumed on air.

Politics...

Biden builds machine to attack RFK Jr.
The DNC argues that RFK Jr. is a "stalking horse" for Trump who shares a mega-donor — businessman Tim Mellon — with the former president. Mellon has given $20 million to Kennedy's super PAC and $15 million to Trump's MAGA Inc. this election cycle.

A Biden-Harris second term is a nightmare scenario
Millions of people cogently believe former President Donald Trump is a danger to the republic itself, but a large number of us also believe another four years of the Biden-Harris administration would be, in different ways, an equal menace.

Rolling Stone: Biden Is Building a ‘Superstructure’ to Stop Trump from Stealing the Election
For years, Donald Trump has made it abundantly clear that if he doesn’t win the 2024 presidential election, he is willing to cheat and steal it.

Bill Maher: Be happy and vote for Joe Biden
Maher is many things, but he’s not stupid. He knows that Biden is not the man he once was, but he can’t bring himself to admit it or to be honest with his viewers.

Elon Musk says US will be 'toast' without 'red wave'
"I voted 100% Dem until a few years ago. Now, I think we need a red wave or America is toast," Musk wrote.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. flirts with the Libertarian nomination
The independent candidate has been in talks with the national party chair about pursuing the nomination.

Biden's DOJ moves to drop $3.3 billion lawsuit against Dish Network after founder makes $113k donation to Biden campaign
The company was also granted $50 million shortly afterward by the Biden administration.

Economy / ESG / DEI...

The $27 Trillion Treasury Market Is Only Getting Bigger
More debt, different buyers, and increased regulation pose challenges.

Immigration...

February Data Shows New Record High For Biden’s Border Invasion
Nearly 200k illegal aliens were caught entering the United States at the southern border in February. That statistic marks the highest number of illegal aliens recorded in any February since U.S. Customs and Border Protection began tracking apprehensions in 2000.

Every Democrat Senator Voted to Block the Laken Riley Act
Senate Democrats have voted down the Laken Riley Act, which would have required ICE to arrest and detain illegal aliens responsible for thefts, burglary, larceny, or shoplifting until their deportation from the United States.

All Senate Dems Vote Against Stopping Taxpayer Money For Illegal Immigrant Flights Into US
Every single Democrat in the Senate voted against an amendment from Sen. Bill Hagerty that would have prevented federal funds from being used by the Biden administration to fly illegal immigrants into the interior of the United States.

New York City Council calls on Court of Appeals to reverse ruling barring illegal immigrants from voting in local elections
"Empowering New Yorkers to participate in our local democratic process can only strengthen New York City by increasing civic engagement."

Illegal alien charged in shooting death, carjacking of Michigan woman
Brandon Ortiz-Vite was taken into custody on Sunday and subsequently charged with homicide/open murder, felony firearm, carjacking, operating while intoxicated, and driving on a suspended or revoked license.

WAR News...

Most Americans in new survey say another world war likely in next 5-10 years
Americans by wide margins expect to see another world war this decade — and they're pretty confident they'll be on the winning side.

France raises terror alert to highest level in wake of Moscow concert hall attack
Paris to host Olympics game in months during heightened concern for Islamic extremism.

Nuclear threat to UK worst it’s ever been and won’t improve for a decade
A new defense command paper on the UK’s nuclear deterrent says, “We are now in a period of heightened risk and volatility that is likely to last beyond the 2030s,” thanks to increasing hostility from Russia, China, North Korea, and Iran.

North Korean leader Kim visits tank unit and touts war preparations in face of tensions with Seoul
There are concerns North Korea could further dial up pressure in what is an election year in both the United States and South Korea.

Israel...

Team Biden’s UN sellout of Israel is public, monstrous, and final
Desperate to satisfy the Democratic Party’s hard left, the Biden administration just took a giant step toward abandoning Israel by declining to veto the latest U.N. Security Council resolution calling for a cease-fire in Gaza.

Bring them home ... or not — Biden just sold out Israeli hostages at the United Nations
Combined with a pressure campaign to deter Israel from dismantling Hamas’ last stronghold in Gaza, Biden’s signal to the terror group is clear: Keep terrorizing and holding hostages because America is pressing Israel to stop the war.

Hamas tells mediators it’s ‘sticking to original position’ on demand for full cease-fire
Palestinian terror group appears to reject latest truce offer, hours after UNSC resolution demanding Gaza cessation of hostilities, release of hostages.

Perplexed by ‘overreaction,’ White House says PM stirring crisis in US-Israel ties
Netanyahu is choosing to "create perception of daylight," Kirby says, when U.S. hasn’t changed position linking truce to hostage deal; U.S. official says the prime minister is motivated by domestic politics.

Trump warns Israel ‘losing support’ for Gaza war, with public relations ‘in ruin’
Republican candidate believes images of strikes on Gaza are fueling anti-Semitic backlash in the U.S., says he would have responded to Oct. 7 as Israel did but advises to "finish it up."

Ukraine-Russia...

Putin blames ‘radical Islamists’ for Moscow attack while suggesting Ukraine link
Putin said the shooting was committed by “radical Islamists” whose “ideology the world has been fighting for centuries." But later he added, “This crime can only be a link in a chain of attempts by those who are at war with our country since 2014.”

Europe...

German leftists, media quick to blame right wing for Pakistani migrant house fire, but ...
When a Pakistani migrant family's home in Germany was set ablaze on Christmas Day, leftist politicians and media outlets were quick to point the finger at right-wing extremists and decry the supposed xenophobia and Islamophobia in the country. Well, you can probably guess what happened next ...

Entertainment...

Diddy's homes in L.A. and Miami are raided by Homeland Security as part of 'sex trafficking probe'
News of the raid created buzz on X, where the term "The Diddler" quickly became a trending topic.

'Yellowstone' actor Forrie J. Smith says he was kicked off a flight after not wanting to sit next to a masked passenger
"Yeah, I've been drinking, I've been sitting in the airport for three hours, I'm drinking, I ain't drunk ... I just told them I didn't feel comfortable about sitting next to somebody that had to wear a mask, and I'm off the plane."

‘The Crown’ Actress Insists She’d Be Paid ‘A F**k Lot More’ If She Were A Man
There's nothing keeping you from becoming a man.

Media...

Missouri AG files suit against Media Matters for noncooperation in X ad manipulation case
"If there has been any attempt to defraud Missourians in order to trample on their free speech rights, I will root it out and hold bad actors accountable."

Elon Musk calls Media Matters 'truly an evil organization'
Musk thanked the attorney general of Missouri after he announced a lawsuit against Media Matters for America for its targeting of the advertisers on X.

Why Are NBC Anchors Throwing A Tantrum Over Ronna McDaniel?
They should keep in mind that Jen Psaki exists.

Maddow blasts ‘inexplicable’ decision by NBC to hire McDaniel
“You wouldn’t hire a wise guy ... a made man, like a mobster, to work in a DA’s office. You wouldn’t hire a pickpocket to work as a TA screener. And so, I find the decision to put her on the payroll inexplicable.”

Environment...

Biden’s Green Policies Will Leave People Freezing This Winter
Although Biden’s various electric vehicle mandates and subsidies tend to get more press than his other half-brained attempts to reduce carbon dioxide, the administration’s push for electric heat pumps could prove to be even more of a disaster.

City of Berkeley to repeal first US natural gas ban after legal defeats
Berkeley, which introduced the nation’s first natural gas ban, is now agreeing to repeal the law after legal defeat at the hands of the California Restaurant Association.

Anti-oil activist tells colleagues their movement is too 'white' and 'middle-class' and needs to work with more Muslims
The critic – a white woman with pink hair – told her comrades that they were living in a "student bubble" and had to attract more people who were not like them or they would die out.

LGBTQIA2S+...

Washington state violated court order by forcing foster parents to 'affirm' gender ID: lawsuit
Detransitioners tell 9th Circuit as it hears challenge to Oregon policy that so-called gender affirming care caused "physical harm" and "did not resolve their mental health issues or gender dysphoria."

Two LGBTQ, San Diego-area educators arrested on child sex crimes charges
Two San Diego area educators have been arrested in unrelated cases regarding the sexual abuse of a student and the solicitation of child sexual abuse material from a minor.

Wayne Brady boasts that being 'pansexual' is the ultimate form of 'acceptance' and 'loving'
So is it now LGBTQIA2SP+-, or is pan included in the plus?

Education...

Parents suing Chicago Teachers Union over COVID-19 strikes
The 2024 lawsuits stem from a strike that took place in January 2022. The attorneys said the strikes forced Chicago parents to face unexpected childcare costs, take unpaid leave from work, and cope with additional financial strains.

Health...

Biden Admin To Spend Nearly $800k To Study Effects Of ‘Structural Racism’ On Kidney Health
The effort is part of a broader push for "health equity," a government-backed movement to embed Critical Race Theory into medicine.

Related: The Average American Will Pay $525,000 In Taxes Over Their Lifetime
The report says that represents an average of 34.3% of lifetime earnings.

AI...

Real Clear Politics: AI’s Left-Wing Bias on Crime and Gun Control
We asked 20 AI chatbots 16 questions on crime and gun control and ranked the answers on how liberal or conservative their responses were.

European Union's AI Law Will Heavily Regulate a Technology Lawmakers Don't Understand
And in the process, it will stifle innovation and competition.

Technology...

The Absurd Apple Antitrust Lawsuit
The latest in a long series of antitrust suits filed against tech companies, the Apple lawsuit shows just how eager the Biden administration is to bring business decisions under federal control.

Stop Your Car from Spying on You
Modern cars are smartphones on wheels but with less protection for your data.

Travel...

Boeing CEO to step down in broad management shake-up as 737 Max crisis weighs on aerospace giant
Dave Calhoun will step down at the end of 2024 in part of a broad management shakeup.

Meet Stephanie Pope, the longtime Boeing exec about to become CEO of its commercial airplanes division
Pope is the executive sponsor of Boeing’s Women Inspiring Leadership ERG group, a business resource group dedicated to increasing gender diversity awareness and promoting diverse representation among women.

Sports...

Pete Rose wishes he had interpreter like Shohei Ohtani: ‘I’d be scot-free’
It was only a matter of time before Pete Rose chimed in about the ongoing drama surrounding baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani and his former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara, who is alleged to have stolen $4.5 million from Ohtani to cover his own gambling debt.

March 26, 2004 - Laci and Conner's Unborn Victims act... NBC interview with Trump... The Apprentice recap... Israeli soldiers thwart a boy's suicide bombing attempt... Glenn loved book, 'God and Ronald Reagan'... The war on terror will continue for generations...

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

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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.