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Morning Brief 2024-08-16

August 16, 2024
Chris Brady

BOTTOM OF HOUR 1
GUEST: Austin Knudsen
TOPIC: The threat that "Bidenbucks" poses to our election in November.

BOTTOM OF HOUR 2
GUEST: Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah)
TOPIC: The U.S. needs to re-evaluate its relationship with NATO.

TOP OF HOUR 3
GUEST: Dr. Robert Epstein
TOPIC: How Google is trying to distract you from the ways it is trying to sway the election in November.

News...

Report: Secret Service agent abandoned post guarding Trump to breastfeed
A female agent abandoned her post to breastfeed a child right before Trump’s North Carolina rally Wednesday, Real Clear Politics’ Susan Crabtree reported.

Secret Service prepares use of bulletproof glass for outdoor Trump rallies: Sources
The measure is typically used exclusively for sitting presidents, but the Secret Service is making an exception following the first attempted assassination of a presidential candidate since George Wallace in 1972.

Judge Merchan's daughter raked in $12.7 million in first six months of 2024
The $12.7 million sum marks an 86% increase compared to the $6.8 million Judge Merchan's daughter received during the same six months in 2022 and shortly before Judge Merchan was assigned Trump's case.

Extreme And Deceptive Abortion-Until-Birth Amendments Make The Ballot In Arizona, Missouri
The overwhelming vast majority of Americans oppose nine-month abortions, but voters in eight states might permit abortion until birth via radical amendments.

European and American Censors Want War with Elon Musk
Democratic activists are currently attempting to weaponize campaign finance laws against Trump and Musk to punish them for daring to speak.

Harris...

Harris to propose construction of 3 million new homes as part of vote-buying scheme
Harris is now proposing that families who have paid their rent on time for two years and are first-time homebuyers receive up to $25,000 in down-payment assistance, with more generous support for first-generation homeowners.

Trump rips Biden-Harris drug price controls: 'She's running on the Maduro plan'
He further blamed the administration's spending packages for rising prices, contending that landmark legislation ostensibly designed to curb price increases actually had the opposite effect.

WaPo Opinion: When your opponent calls you ‘communist,’ maybe don’t propose price controls?
It’s hard to exaggerate how bad Kamala Harris’s price-gouging proposal is.

Mike Lee on Kamala’s price controls
Government-imposed price controls create scarcity and a vicious cycle of poverty and dependence on government. So naturally, Kamala Harris likes them.

Marco Rubio compares Kamala Harris to Hugo Chavez and Fidel Castro
“Kamala wants to bring to America the policies of leaders and countries millions of people have fled #PriceControls,” Rubio posted on X with a picture of Chavez and Castro.

House Speaker Johnson blasts Biden-Harris prescription drug 'price fixing scheme'
“Make no mistake, price fixing has failed in every sector and in every country where it has ever been tried."

Liberal Media Don't Care That Kamala Harris Altered News Stories. In Fact, They’re Complicit
The Kamala Harris campaign altered news headlines to make them appear more favorable. If this doesn’t meet the definition of misinformation, nothing does. But the democracy defenders in our corporate media hardly seem to care.

Avoiding Interviews, Harris Sits Down With Running Mate To Talk ‘Tacos’
"I have white guy tacos," Walz said to Harris in the campaign video. "What does that mean, like mayonnaise and tuna? What are you doing?" Harris asked.

CNN Admits Tim Walz Campaign Lied About His Drunk Driving Arrest Numerous Times
Walz repeatedly lied about his 1995 drunk driving arrest during his run for Congress.

Biden...

Biden harbors lingering frustration at Pelosi, Obama, Schumer
A senior White House official said Biden views Pelosi as “ruthless” and willing to set aside long-term relationships in order to keep her party in power. “That’s who she has always been,” the person added.

CNN Political Director Says Biden’s Maryland Speech Exemplifies Why Dems ‘So Thrilled’ He’s ‘Not Their Candidate’
"... just from his performance and his ability to complete thoughts … I’m not suggesting he had a meltdown. I’m just saying, you see the 81-year-old man that they are relieved is no longer their standard-bearer for the election going forward for the future,” CNN political director David Chalian said.

Crowd leaves joint Biden-Harris event early after VP hands off lectern to lame-duck prez
They're not being paid to stand around and listen to Biden babble.

Doocy asks Biden about Harris distancing herself from his economic policies
“How much does it bother you that Vice President Harris might soon for political reasons start to distance herself from your economic plan?” Doocy asked. “She’s not going to,” Biden replied.

Biden tells Trump to ‘get a job’
Good one, Joe.

DNC...

DNC delegate arrested in violent Ferguson protest served on police oversight board, won $5M misconduct suit
One of the suspects arrested in the violent Ferguson protest that left a police officer fighting for his life is a Missouri Democratic delegate and “extremely well-known” left-wing activist with a long history of clashes with law enforcement.

DNC delegate thuggery indicts Democratic Party on political violence
Another day, another Democratic apparatchik involved in a violent act of domestic terrorism — in this case, a Dem convention delegate arrested for his involvement in riots in Ferguson, Mo., where an attack left a beloved cop clinging to life.

Chicago official rescinds claim that Texas could bus ‘25,000’ illegal aliens to DNC
No bus has arrived in Chicago from Texas since June 14.

Dozens Of Hollywood Stars Flocking To Chicago For DNC
Who doesn't enjoy Hollywood actors lecturing us little people about how precious democracy is while they coronate a candidate who participated in a coup and didn’t receive a single vote?

Politics...

Republicans get pounded in Wisconsin primary — and it’s a bad sign for Trump
More than 26% of registered voters turned out statewide in what had been expected to be a quiet late-summer primary election. The results could bode badly for Trump’s chances in this key swing state — showing Democrats are already highly motivated.

Salena Zito: Plagued by inflation, working-class Michiganders turn to Trump
Just about every other truck that was coming or going from the Stellantis Mack Assembly plant on Jean Avenue used a honk or a thumbs-up to greet an assembled group standing on the corner of Jean and Mack holding “Autoworkers for Trump” signs.

Nevada Judge Smacks Down Democrat Bid To Keep Green Party Off 2024 Ballot
The entire saga began in June, when the Nevada Democratic Party filed a lawsuit alleging the Green Party did not gather enough valid signatures in each of the Silver State’s congressional districts to appear on the November ballot.

Economy...

The sly trick conservatives have discovered to fight DEI at Boeing, PepsiCo, and across corporate America
Progressives have long used shareholder votes to advance their DEI agenda. Now conservatives are using the same tactics.

Immigration...

NYC taxpayers spent $306 million on illegal aliens in July
Bringing the total tab for the ongoing illegal immigration crisis to nearly $5.5 billion.

COVID-19...

Pentagon still funneling money to suspended EcoHealth Alliance
Senator Joni Ernst criticized the Biden-Harris administration for not cutting off funding and revealed the Pentagon lacks full access to data on these risky experiments, raising concerns about transparency and accountability in U.S. defense spending.

Israel...

Iran advancing research on nuclear bomb detonators, nuke expert says
Very large amounts of Iranian academic research have been refocused on advancing issues relevant to nuclear bomb detonation, Institute for Science and International Security President David Albright told the Jerusalem Post.

Trump: I told Netanyahu ‘get your victory quickly’ because ‘the killing has to stop’
“I did encourage him to get this over with. You want to get it over with fast. Have victory, get your victory, and get it over with. It has to stop; the killing has to stop,” Trump added.

Palestinian killed as settlers torch homes and cars in West Bank village
Dozens of extremist Israeli settlers, many of them masked, rampaged in the West Bank Palestinian village of Jit on Thursday night, setting fire to homes and vehicles. Settler violence has spiked since the October 7 Hamas terrorist attack.

Meet the Harris Delegate Quietly Pushing a BDS Resolution That Would Cripple Pittsburgh's Jewish Orgs and Punish Local Hospitals
Morgan Overton, who is "so energized" to support Harris, launched a fundraiser to cover DNC travel expenses.

Jewish entrepreneur faces death threats after report detailing funding effort to oust Ilhan Omar
Michael Sinensky, co-founder of Israel Friends, a charity that has raised over $26 million for Israel since Hamas’ Oct. 7 massacre, told the Washington Examiner he is facing death threats and accusations of Nazi affiliation following a report on his funding push for Omar’s opposition.

Ukraine-Russia...

Zelenskyy team denies role in Nord Stream 2 sabotage
“Such an act can only be carried out with extensive technical and financial resources … and who possessed all this at the time of the bombing? Only Russia,” one of Zelenskyy’s top aides told Reuters. “Ukraine has nothing to do with the Nord Stream explosions.”

US-Russian Woman Jailed 12 Years for Donating $50 To Pro-Ukraine Charity
The Biden-Harris administration has encouraged Russia to imprison Americans on bogus charges, only to later exchange them for legitimate Russian criminals.

'Second only to a nuclear bomb' – the controversial arms Russia is using in Ukraine
Russia says it used a thermobaric bomb against Ukrainian forces as it announced an "anti-terrorism" operation in retaliation for Ukraine's raid on Russia's Kursk.

Key Russian ally calls for peace negotiations in Ukraine: ‘End this scuffle’
Belarus has remained neutral throughout the war, but it hosts thousands of Russian troops and served as the staging ground for the initial thrust into Kyiv in the opening days of the invasion.

Russians Bombarded With Trench-Digging Job Ads As Ukraine Advances In Russia
Desperate for cash? Earn up to $2,500 a month or more! Immediate openings — no experience required! Enjoy working outside in nature while making great money!

Europe...

UK men get over 2 years in jail for hurtful words
"This should serve as a stark reminder against posting abusive messages online — we are all responsible for our actions, including what we post on social media."

South America...

Biden appears to call for a new election in Venezuela
Asked if he supports a new election in Venezuela, Biden said “I do.” Did he mean it? No one knows. Both Venezuela’s ruling party and its opposition have rebuffed the notion.

Entertainment...

Matthew Perry’s assistant injected fatal overdose, bought illicit drugs from ‘master chef’: Feds
Perry’s live-in assistant Kenneth Iwamasa, 59, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute ketamine causing death, the Department of Justice announced Thursday.

Kevin Spacey refusing to leave Baltimore mansion after foreclosure
In late July, the 9,000-square-foot estate was sold at auction for $3.24 million to real estate investor Sam Asgari. And now Asgari has come forward to claim that Spacey is refusing to vacate the property and asking to remain in it rent-free for another six months.

Nicolas Cage, not Will Ferrell, to play John Madden in upcoming Amazon biopic
The film will reportedly focus on the development of the Madden NFL video game franchise.

Peter Marshall, game show host of ‘Hollywood Squares,’ dies at 98
Tall and affable, with a gleaming, toothy smile, Mr. Marshall had been a band singer, Broadway actor, and straight man in comedy duos before he became the first host of “The Hollywood Squares” in 1966.

Media...

‘Washington Post’ reviews star columnist Taylor Lorenz's 'war criminal' jab at Biden
Top Wash Post editors are reviewing Taylor Lorenz's private Instagram story that appeared to label President Biden a "war criminal" in a photo she took at White House event. She argues it was just a joke.

Environment...

Katy Perry’s Label Hits Back At Claims She Filmed Music Video On Protected Dunes
The drama continues as Perry's label says they got verbal permission to shoot on the dune. "We adhered to all regulations associated with filming in this area and have the utmost respect for this location and the officials tasked with protecting it.”

Science...

Unusual Origin Found for Asteroid That Killed the Dinosaurs
A study adds strong evidence to the hypothesis that the deadly rock came from a family of objects that originally formed well beyond the orbit of the planet Jupiter.

‘Harbinger of doom’ oarfish found floating off California coast two days before earthquake struck
The 12-foot oarfish carcass — which is rumored to be a sign of impending earthquakes — was spotted by kayakers and snorkelers exploring San Diego’s La Jolla Cove.

Travel...

Delta's top DEI officer jettisons 'ladies and gentlemen' gate announcements as part of equity push
Delta had a plan to "boldly pursue equity" where no airline had gone before.

August 16, 2010 - Hindenburg omen for economy and immigration… Obama audio on Ground Zero mosque… Constitution vs. Obama’s thinking… Walmart wants to build on Gettysburg battlefield… Tarp over the White House… Europe’s class-based speeding tickets…

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.

Barbara Davidson / Contributor | Getty Images

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

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

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

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

Democrats are radicalizing

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

This article originally appeared on TheBlaze.com.

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

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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.