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Morning Brief 2024-06-13

June 13, 2024
Chris Brady

TOP OF HOUR 2
GUEST: Sara Gonzales
TOPIC: How the left is working in the swing state of Michigan to influence the outcome of the next election.

BOTTOM OF HOUR 2
GUEST: Nathan Nipper
TOPIC: The importance of knowing our roots.

TOP OF HOUR 3
GUEST: Wilfred Reilly
TOPIC: The false narratives that the left has woven into the American education system.


News...

House Republicans vote to hold Attorney General Garland in contempt of Congress
Republicans voted 216-207 on Wednesday to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress for refusing to turn over the audio of Biden’s interview with special counsel Robert Hur.

GOP lawmaker planning to follow Garland contempt vote with proposing resolution to arrest him
According to an official document from the U.S. Government Publishing Office, "Under the inherent contempt power of the House, the recalcitrant witness may be arrested and brought to trial before the bar of the House, with the offender facing possible incarceration."

Nathan Wade’s ‘media consultant’ interrupts CNN interview when pressed on Fani Willis relationship timeline
“When did the romantic relationship between the two of you start?” CNN’s “The Source” host Kaitlan Collins asked Wade before the intrusion.

SPLC slashes staff, sparking outrage over abandoned justice work
The far-left Southern Poverty Law Center has laid off a quarter of its staff, including key union leaders, amid criticism of its financial practices and mission focus.

Obama portrait artist denies sexual assault allegations from BLM cofounder, fellow artists
In the past few weeks, Joseph Awuah-Darko, a Ghanan-British artist and curator, and Derrick "Dwreck" Ingram, a BLM cofounder, have both accused Kehinde Wiley of assaulting them sometime in 2021.

Los Angeles DA George Gascon sits on 15,000 unfiled cases as robberies skyrocket
Gascon has created a huge backlog of unfiled criminal cases, leading to concerns that unprosecuted criminals in the zero-bail county are able to stay on the streets and keep committing new crimes without any consequences.

Judge defends decision to release suspect from custody just days before she allegedly butchered child
Judge Hagan insists he has no regrets. "I’m confident in the way this court handled the matter. We did it by the letter of the law. There was nothing there to send up the alarm."

Biden Crime Family...

Devine: Trump has the stage set to nail Joe Biden for his lies about Hunter’s laptop
The last time Joe Biden met Donald Trump on a debate stage, he lied that his son Hunter’s laptop was Russian disinformation, “a Russian plant,” and “a bunch of garbage.”

Hunter Biden’s court-verified laptop files will be at the center of his upcoming tax trial
What was once called a conspiracy theory turned out to be true, and the abandoned laptop's contents will continue to plague the first son.

Catherine Herridge identifies 'most important 10 seconds' of special counsel's remarks after Hunter Biden conviction
"As you know, we have additional trials and investigative work to be done, so I will not entertain questions at this time. Our work continues," the special counsel told reporters.

NY Times Clings to Denial over Hunter Biden Laptop
Despite verification of Hunter Biden's laptop by federal prosecutors and journalists, the New York Times still questions its authenticity, downplaying its significant revelations about Biden's business dealings and potential influence peddling.

NY Mag: Hunter Biden Conviction Blows Up Republican Conspiracy Theories
A majority of Republicans, not just Glenn Beck's audience, believe that the Biden administration, rather than New York prosecutors, is behind Trump's prosecution, according to a recent poll.

Blaze News / GlennBeck.com...

Gingrich: Joe Biden’s problems are the real threats
For the elite establishment Democrats, this is all still about politics. For the American people, it’s about survival.

10 lessons on prepping from around the world
Prepping is a human condition practiced across the globe for thousands of years. Customs are influenced by geography, culture, politics, and threat. Here are ten applicable observations on preparedness from around the world.

5 Christian denominations that have embraced LGBTQIA2S++
The United Methodist Church just lost one million members overnight, and it's on its way to losing another 1.5 million in the coming weeks.

What happened to Dylan Mulvaney?
Mulvaney was the left's rising star. Then suddenly he vanished from the scene.

Five public figures calling out woke mob
As Glenn says, there is balance in all things. The further the pendulum swings one way, the stronger the counterforce grows.

Paul Brian, 1951-2024
Lauren Fix remembers her friend and colleague.

Politics...

Democrats’ identity politics rules leave them stuck with Biden
There is simply no way they could have skipped Harris, who is both black and a woman. It’s her turn. And she's an even worse candidate than Biden.

Trump odds of winning hit new high, 19 points over Biden
Political oddsmaker SportsHandle said that at 58.6%, Trump’s winning odds are the highest he has seen. What’s more, the site showed that Trump has maintained a lead since last October.

Inside Trump’s veepstakes: Top contender falls down shortlist — ‘Not a standout or game-changer’
Tim Scott is slipping in the VP race and is now widely seen by people close to the presumptive Republican nominee as “extremely unlikely” to be chosen, the NY Post has learned.

Sen. Warnock attacks evangelical Christians who support Trump
Compares them to segregationists and slavery advocates.

Fetterman driving at ‘high rate of speed’ when he crashed into car and caused hospitalizations: Police
According to the six-page police report obtained by USA Today, he was traveling “at a high rate of speed, well over the posted speed limit,” which was 70 mph.

Pro-Hamas And Climate Protesters Attempt To Hijack Congressional Baseball Game
Republicans routed the Democrats 31-11 for the fourth straight Congressional Baseball Game win.

East Harlem resident warns Trump is winning over deep-blue stronghold
"Last Saturday our talk turned to politics by way of complaining about the filthy conditions of 116th St."

Economy...

Records for gold, coffee, copper, cocoa: What commodity prices say about inflation
Overall, apart from oil and natural gas, commodity prices have been rising in recent months and are at or near the highest levels in a decade, apart from the spike seen after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

California’s $20 minimum wage led to fast-food price hikes, lower foot traffic, study shows
Since the new law went effect on April 1, foot traffic at Burger King fell 3.86%, while Wendy’s was down 3.24% and McDonald’s slipped 2.5%, according to a report.

Elon Musk says Tesla shareholders voted to approve his $56 billion pay package
Tesla shareholders also approved the move to Texas, Musk said on social media platform X on Wednesday, adding that passage was by wide margins.

Immigration...

Arrest of allegedly ISIS-linked suspects adds terror fears to open border crisis
"How much longer will we let this madness continue?" House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mark Green asked.

Coalition of 18 Democratic lawmakers urges Biden administration to change asylum rules
Illegal immigrants could face a five-year ban on seeking asylum if they enter the country between legal ports of entry.

More than 100 illegal aliens are now sleeping on the floor at Boston's airport
The number of illegal immigrants camping out at Boston Logan International Airport appears to have increased in recent months, according to several news reports.

COVID-19...

The Contrarians Were Right About Covid Hysteria
Despite Wikipedia's accusations about "COVID-19 pandemic misinformation," the Federalist's stance on the inefficacy of lockdowns and social distancing has been vindicated by recent admissions and evidence, highlighting the need for open debate rather than censorship.

Israel...

International survey finds 60% don’t have confidence in Biden’s handling of Gaza war
In Israel, 53% of Jews and 86% of Arabs said they disapproved of how Biden was dealing with the conflict.

Behind Biden's failed $230 million pier
The “hastily constructed" maritime corridor was not equipped to withstand the roughness of the Mediterranean Sea, and now repairs will run another $22 million.

A lonely Jew in New York: Wearing a Jewish star in public in 2024
As anti-Semitism in America worsens, “Zionism” becomes a dirty word, and New York has become a hotbed of college campus protest, I consider whether I should keep wearing my simple Jewish star.

Most likely to antagonize US Jewish students this spring: High school yearbooks
With some pupils already experiencing anti-Semitism due to the Israel-Hamas war, the student-produced journals can add fuel to the fire as political activism goes unchecked.

Intel halts construction of $25 billion chip plant in Israel
Intel said Israel continues to be one of the technology company’s “key global manufacturing and [research and development] sites, and we remain committed to the region."

X influencers gain followers by capitalizing on anti-Semitic and anti-West sentiment post-Oct. 7
Some accounts saw a growth of followers by more than 500% after Hamas' Oct. 7 assault.

Trump-loving drag queen ‘Lady Maga’ schools anti-Israel Pride marcher in viral video
“As a gay man, I would be punished, put in prison or killed if I was openly gay in Palestine.”

Ukraine-Russia...

Glenn Beck: Why is my name on this deep state-backed Ukraine 'disinformation watch list'?
We have a color revolution happening within our own country.

GOP House Defunds Ukrainian NGO Putting Americans On ‘Watch Lists’
Jim Banks wrote on X, "House Republicans have just moved to DEFUND the Ukrainian NGO that created a 'watch list' that consisted of conservative lawmakers and private American citizens!"

'Enemies list' of 'Trumpists and Communists' published by Biden-linked Ukraine group, lawmakers charge
Sen. J.D. Vance and Rep. Matt Gaetz called on Secretary of State Antony Blinken to send them information regarding the Ukrainian NGO by June 28.

Europe...

European ‘far right’ issues a stinging rebuke to elites
The losers in the EU parliament elections are the Green, pro-EU, Left, and Socialist parties.

South America...

Argentina’s senate passes Milei’s economic reform bill as protesters clash with riot police
The bill seeks to privatize some of the country’s state entities, provide a generous incentive scheme for foreign investors, and water down labor rights.

Entertainment...

Taylor Swift Wipes Away Snot on 'Eras' Tour Outfit During Freezing Concert
Swifties are divided after video of her wiping her snot away from her face with her bare hands has gone viral.

Director Richard Linklater says Gen Z has been 'inundated with porn' their entire lives
"This just is Hollywood. It's cinema of this generation. It's just less adult. I think when superheroes took over, it's clear they don’t have genitalia at all, do they?" Linklater said.

Dana White admits walkout from Howie Mandel podcast was staged
"So we go in there and do it, right? He's like, 'Take this to the grave.' I said, 'Done, I'll take it to the grave.'"

Media...

CNN: Ticketmaster under fire for promoting Tucker Carlson's conspiracy-laden tour
Critics accuse the company of enabling and profiting from the spread of dangerous disinformation and hateful rhetoric ahead of the 2024 election.

New York Times bestseller list is biased against conservatives: Study
An analysis conducted by the Economist magazine found that books published by conservative printing houses are 7% less likely to make it onto the Times weekly bestseller list even if those books sell at the same rate as works put out by other publishers.

Environment...

Internal Documents Reveal How DEI Requirements Are Hamstringing Biden’s EV Agenda
"These requirements are screwing everything up," said one senior Department of Transportation staffer who spoke on the condition of anonymity. "It’s all a mess."

Who Are Biden Voters Saving The Planet For If None Of Them Are Having Children?
More than 32% of Democrats reported climate change as at least a minor reason for not having children compared to just 16% of Republicans who said the same.

LGBTQQIAAPP2S+A...

Biden Administration’s Dangerous Title IX Rewrite Struck Down By Texas Court
The ruling is a victory for Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who argued the rules would have “forced Texas schools and universities to allow biological males to use women’s restrooms, locker rooms, and other sex-specific spaces.”

New Mexico school district used grant money meant for 'transgender closet' to buy ‘chest binders’
Las Cruces Public Schools was given the check to build a closet meant to fashion students with cross-dressing opportunities at school but instead spent the money on more than 200 binders.

Health...

US Drug Shortage Reaches a Decade High: US Pharmacopeia Reports
There were 125 drug shortages by the end of 2023.

Food & Beverage...

Coney Island’s wiener war escalates as Nathan’s hot dog eating contest organizer rips Joey Chestnut
“Joey was not banned. Joey chose not to compete in the contest the moment he chose to make an endorsement deal with one of Nathan’s competitors.”

A shocking number of Americans are slathering their hot dogs with mayo
19% of Americans prefer topping their hot dogs with mayo.

Chick-fil-A worker breaks into colleague’s house to perform an exorcism: ‘She’s possessed’
Robert Nalker, who left his Prius running in the driveway, was covered in blood when police yelled for him to come outside. He told police he was bleeding because he had to bust through a window in order to perform an exorcism.

June 13, 2011 - Why do you have to choose between Ayn Rand and Jesus?... What does Pat Gray have in common with Rick Perry?... An amazing 11-year-old says GB is his inspiration... Why is Texas our best hope?... Glenn announces that he will be leaving Fox News...

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

ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / Contributor | Getty Images

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

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

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

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

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

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

Peace requires concessions

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

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

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

Andrew Harnik / Staff | Getty Images

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

Peace or bloodshed?

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

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

This article originally appeared on TheBlaze.com.

The loneliness epidemic: Are machines replacing human connection?

NurPhoto / Contributor | Getty Images

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

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

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

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

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

The companion? Artificial intelligence.

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

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

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

Outsourcing presence

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

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

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

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

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

And now we’re replacing that inefficiency with machines.

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

Reclaiming our humanity

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

This article originally appeared on TheBlaze.com.

Exposed: The radical Left's bloody rampage against America

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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.