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Morning Brief 2024-06-12

June 12, 2024
Chris Brady

BOTTOM OF HOUR 1
GUEST: Andrew McCarthy
TOPIC: Will Hunter Biden see the inside of a jail cell after being found guilty of three federal gun charges?

TOP OF HOUR 2
GUEST: Alex Newman
TOPIC: What we can learn from what is happening in Europe’s elections right NOW.

BOTTOM OF HOUR 2
GUEST: Rep. Harriet Hageman
TOPIC: Congress needs to OVERTURN the electronic identification ear tags rule for cattle.

TOP OF HOUR 3
GUEST: Janice Dean
TOPIC: Andrew Cuomo continues to push his lies about his actions with nursing homes during COVID-19.


Biden Crime Family...

Trump calls Hunter trial 'distraction from the real crimes of the Biden Crime Family'
"This trial has been nothing more than a distraction from the real crimes of the Biden Crime Family, which has raked in tens of millions of dollars from China, Russia, and Ukraine."

Biden urges new gun control to ‘hold families accountable’ in awkward first remarks since son Hunter convicted on gun charges
Biden demanded punishment for families who leave guns unlocked Tuesday — in his first public remarks since his son Hunter was convicted of three felonies for illegally owning a gun that another Biden family member tossed into a public dumpster.

Biden 'proud' of Hunter after guilty verdict in Delaware gun trial
"We are so proud of the man he is today," Biden wrote in a statement.

170 crimes Hunter Biden should be on trial for
“These federal level crimes again are a part of the government and media’s misdirection. They would love us to zoom in and just look at that,” Glenn Beck explains, noting that there are a whopping 170 crimes Hunter is implicated in.

Hunter Biden's Gun Conviction Does Not Resolve A Constitutional Dispute That Pits Him Against His Father
The president's son, who faces up to 25 years in prison for conduct that violated no one's rights, can still challenge his prosecution on Second Amendment grounds.

Thomas Massie speaks out against Hunter Biden verdict
“There are millions of marijuana users who own guns in this country, and none of them should be in jail for purchasing or possessing a firearm against current laws.”

Jurors detail to CNN how they reached guilty verdict in Hunter Biden gun trial
“All 12 jurors did agree that, yes, he knowingly bought a gun when he was an addict, or he was addicted to drugs,” the juror said, who added that he doesn’t believe Biden belongs in jail.

Hunter Biden faces two judges with similar pattern of handing down harsh sentences
Federal judges Maryellen Noreika of Wilmington, Delaware, and Mark Scarsi of Los Angeles, both appointed by Trump, have been known to hand down prison time even when it’s not required.

NYT coverage of Hunter Biden truly unbelievable
"Within hours of the verdict, President Biden traveled home, disembarked from Marine One and embraced his son. The president hugged Hunter Biden’s son and wife, as well, and bent over to kiss the head of his grandson, Beau Biden. To call the relationship between father and son battle tested is an understatement." [Full NYT puff piece]

AP: Biden offers love and pride for his son’s addiction recovery after guilty verdict
They say the president is less worried about any personal political cost he might incur, than concerned as a father for a son who is only a few years removed from the throes of severe drug addiction.

Politics...

Dr. Phil asks Trump about his plan for revenge, and his answer is stunning
“Sometimes revenge can be justified,” Trump told Dr. Phil. “Maybe we have revenge through success ... I want to see the country survive.”

Poll: Only 19% of Joe Biden Voters Say Society Benefits from Marriage, Having Children
This is compared to 59% of Trump supporters and 39% of registered voters overall.

Rachel Maddow 'worried' Trump will send her, other civilians to 'camps'
"What convinces you that these massive camps he's planning are only for migrants?"
- Video: Trump never said that ... but Hillary did.

Who’s really calling the shots in the Biden administration?
If Biden is as ineffective as he appears, and if others are running the show, then we are experiencing a fundamental betrayal of “our democracy.”

Democrats Rush To Defend Biden As President Displays Cognitive Decline In France
“Joe Biden’s D-Day speech was his finest moment as president of the United States on a public stage. He didn’t look old or tired,” MSNBC contributor Steve Schmidt claimed.

Democrats' media allies once again think they've nailed Justice Alito on something damning
A leftist blogger's secret recording of Alito at a Supreme Court dinner aimed to smear him as biased. Instead, the tapes showed Alito's commitment to impartiality and his concerns about political polarization without compromising his judicial role.

Jamaal Bowman's Closing Message To Voters: I'm Still a Socialist and Oct. 7 Was Israel's Fault
Bowman says Hamas' attack on Oct. 7 wasn't "unprovoked."

Jamaal Bowman trails Democratic challenger in New York House primary: Poll
Bowman is 17 points behind in a poll released on Tuesday.

Rep. William Timmons defeats South Carolina Freedom Caucus chairman Adam Morgan in Republican primary
Trump backed Timmons in the race.

North Dakota voters pass measure setting age limit of 81 for congressional candidates
Of course even without a ban voters could choose not to vote for people if they don't think they're able to handle the job.

Economy...

In-N-Out hikes prices thanks to California’s new $20 minimum wage
An In-N-Out spokesperson confirmed the price jumps are directly related to the $20 minimum wage hike that went into effect in April. Fast-food restaurants across the state have since slashed nearly 10,000 jobs.

Immigration...

With terror threats sky-high and the border wide open, brace for another 9/11
The pre-9/11 warning lights are flashing once again, thanks largely to Biden’s refusal to control the southern border. That’s one of the key takeaways from a new Foreign Affairs essay based on testimony and comments by top national-security experts.

ICE arrests 8 illegal aliens with suspected ISIS ties
The illegals had initially been "fully vetted" and cleared to remain in the country. After they gained entry, officials grew suspicious of the group after hearing derogatory comments on a wiretap.

COVID-19...

Cuomo displays his COVID lies and bromides before Congress — but NY knows the truth
In typical fashion, he opened the hearing with the familiar lies and hackneyed talking points we have been hearing for four years.

Israel...

Israeli official says Hamas has rejected Gaza ceasefire proposal outlined by US
Hamas has rejected a Gaza ceasefire proposal outlined by U.S. President Joe Biden, an Israeli official said on Tuesday, after receiving the Palestinian militant group’s response through mediators.

Israeli killings of Gaza civilians during raid may be war crimes: UN
“The manner in which the raid was conducted in such a densely populated area seriously calls into question whether the principles of distinction, proportionality and precaution – as set out under the laws of war – were respected by the Israeli forces,” the U.N. statement said.

Hamas’ Sinwar said to laud high civilian death toll in Gaza as ‘necessary sacrifice’
Wall Street Journal report details messages to interlocutors in which Gazan terror chief exalts Palestinian deaths as helping increase pressure on Israel.

How Israeli commandos had to fight Hamas terrorists to get out of Gaza after daring hostage rescue
The dramatic mission to rescue four hostages nearly ended in disaster after the elite team was pinned down and surrounded by Hamas terrorists.

Harvard Student Facing Criminal Charges for Accosting Israeli Classmate Lands Job in DC Public Defender's Office
"Thank you for your commitment to our clients, Ibrahim!" says public defender's office.

Manhattan DA moves to dismiss hate-crime charges in attack on Israeli student
Prosecutors say the suspect, who was charged for assaulting Columbia student with a stick, has accepted deal for case to be dismissed.

Ukraine-Russia...

Return: US government and Soros team up with Ukrainians to attack Blaze Media, Musk, and Tucker
A deep-state-funded foreign intelligence operation takes aim at Americans.

Biden admin lifts ban on arming Ukrainian brigade associated with neo-Nazis since its inception
In June 2015, the U.S. Congress unanimously approved an amendment prohibiting American funds from being used to fund Ukraine's 12th Special Forces Azov Brigade.

Poll: Many Ukrainians see war as stalemate but most back fight vs. Russia
Nearly half of Ukrainians believe the war with Russia is at a stalemate, but nearly three-quarters said they were confident Ukraine “will eventually liberate all of its territories” — a potentially unrealistic expectation but one that suggests little willingness to surrender land now occupied by Moscow.

Europe...

Leftists Decry European Voters’ Rejection Of Globalism As A Threat To ‘Democracy’
By wrapping themselves in "democracy," leftists can cast their opponents as a danger to the very foundations of society.

Borders are not extreme
European voters are unhappy with, even enraged by, the immigration policies foisted on them by their ruling classes.

Politico: Biden aides wary but not worried about EU far-right election gains
Diplomats said they hoped the results would convince American leaders that they need to stay involved in transatlantic security issues.

Macron Says He Won’t Resign No Matter What
Macron invoked the French constitution to insist that while two back-to-back mega defeats may feel like the right time to bow out, nevertheless, he’d cling on.

Setting the European Parliament elections in the 'right' context
The center-right European People's Party, not the far- and hard-right parties, was the biggest winner of the elections.

AP: What the far-right victories in the European Union could say about US elections this year
Generally, the right’s strongest support on the continent is among rural voters who have lower levels of education.

Media...

Glenn Beck delivers TALKERS 2024 keynote address
The 27th annual installment of the talk media industry’s longest running and most important national event took place this past Friday at Hofstra University on Long Island.

Entertainment...

Suge Knight Accuses Diddy Of Being A Longtime FBI Informant
"It's a lot of things that people been knowing," Knight alleged.

Oprah Winfrey is recovering after emergency-room trip for gastroenteritis
Winfrey’s longtime friend Gayle King opened up about the talk show icon’s “very serious” illness.

Environment...

House committee report says ESG-focused ‘climate cartel’ is colluding, violating antitrust laws
More than 700 investors and 170 companies “bullies and threatens asset managers, weaponizing their climates to force them to join and obey the climate cartel.”

The Biden Admin Is Working Overtime To Phase Out All Your Gas Appliances
New DOE rules on "zero-emissions" buildings and appliance efficiency standards make gas-powered options harder to access, effectively forcing electrification on consumers.

LGBTQIA2S+...

Nashville trans shooter called self 'white nothingness,' wrote journal entries about desire for 'brown girls'
"No brown girls, no love," she wrote. "I am nothing. Brown love is the most beautiful kind."

Clinton-appointed judge overturns Florida's law banning child sex changes
"Some transgender opponents invoke religion to support their position, just as some once invoked religion to support their racism or misogyny."

Texas, Montana AGs sue Biden's HHS over rule requiring hospitals to perform child sex changes or risk federal funding
"We are suing to stop the Biden Administration from withholding federal healthcare funds to force medical professionals to perform these experimental and dangerous procedures," Paxton said.

Religion...

Newly deciphered manuscript is oldest written record of Jesus’ childhood: ‘Extraordinary’
The manuscript, written on papyrus in either the 4th or 5th century, had been stored at a library in Hamburg, Germany, for decades and was long believed to be an insignificant document.

‘The View’ Host Ana Navarro Labels Biden ‘Most Religious President’ She Can Recall
"It’s crazy for him to say Democrats are against religion at a time when we are led by Joe Biden, who, in my lifetime, is the most religious president I can recall,” Navarro told said.

AI...

OpenAI colleagues warn race for AI could lead to ‘human extinction’
Developer accuses OpenAI of "recklessly racing to be there first."

Scientists enlist AI to interpret meaning of barks
They are also digging into whether AI could correctly identify a dog's age, gender, and breed based on what it woofs.

Science...

UFO mystery may be result of advanced 'stealth civilization' living on Earth among us, say Harvard scientists
Skeptics have long questioned why UFOs would visit Earth so often. But two Harvard scientists suspect the beings may have been here all along. In a new research paper, they estimate there is a chance the true solution to the UFO mystery could be "cryptoterrestrial" — meaning they belong to an advanced species hiding on Earth.

Sports...

Joey Chestnut Banned From Nathan’s July 4th Hot Dog Eating Contest
Chestnut, a 16-time winner of the annual July 4th Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Competition, was let go from this year’s competition after he penned a partnership with Impossible Foods to promote their brand-new vegan hot dog.

June 12, 2008 - Glenn talks to Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio... Who opposes drilling?... Glenn talks with Bob O'Brian about gas prices... Habeas corpus... John Kerry says McCain is old and confused... Honkey Whitesville calls in... Guest Doug Preston...

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.