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Morning Brief 2024-08-20

August 20, 2024
Chris Brady

TOP OF HOUR 1
GUEST: Julio Rosas
TOPIC: Protesters descend on the DNC on its opening day.

TOP OF HOUR 3
GUEST: Gerald Posner
TOPIC: Are there any connections between JFK’s assassination and the assassination attempt on President Trump?


News...

Biden family and associates made $27M from foreign business after boosts from Joe Biden: Impeachment report
In a 291-page report, a trio of House committees found that Biden committed impeachable offenses, including abuse of power, by mingling with his son Hunter’s and brother James’ foreign business partners while he was vice president.

Biden's Ukraine tale told in 2019 is disproven by final Biden impeachment report
Since 2019, government witnesses, congressional Democrats, and a friendly media widely repeated the same claim: that Joe Biden did not change U.S. policy and that the Ukrainian prosecutors were not investigating Burisma. The new House report refutes this narrative.

Trump Reportedly Forced To Cancel Events Leading Up To Assassination Attempt Due To Secret Service Shortcomings
Trump aides described repeatedly being denied pleas for more snipers, bomb-sniffing dogs, magnetometers, and specialty teams to protect Trump.

Lawfare Update: Will Merchan Move Forward With Sentencing Trump 48 Days Before Election Day?
On Monday, Democrat District Attorney Alvin Bragg tossed the ball into Democrat Judge Juan Merchan’s court, saying he would not take a position on Trump’s request for a delay.

Student Loan Borrowers Bailed Out By Biden Now Piling Up Mounds Of Other Debt
Despite having their student loans eliminated, these borrowers saw almost no change in their credit scores, which researchers believe could be due to the loan forgiveness recipients taking out new loans to replace the old ones, WSJ reported.

Judge accused of courtroom sex with bailiff cites ‘Sex and the City,’ Marvin Gaye for why he should keep job: Report
Lovell’s attorneys claimed the married judge should not be removed over the affair because sex is “no longer the unforgivable sin it once was.” His team also says the state really wants to get rid of him, not because of this, but because of his drive-by shooting incidents last year.

Thief steals children’s lemonade stand money jar containing $40, video shows
The children’s father, Ryan Caldwell, said that the worst part was not losing the money but having their fun ruined. "I don’t think it’s really even about the money. They just like doing it and being out here and seeing people."

DNC...

Democrats Shove Biden Out Of DNC Primetime For Last Gasp Of Presidency
Former CBS News White House corresponded Mark Knoller posted: “They took the nomination away from him and now booted him out of prime time.”

Joe Biden says pro-Hamas agitators 'have a point'
Chants of “Biden, Biden you can’t hide — we charge you with genocide” and “Harris, Harris, you can’t hide — we charge you with genocide” were commonplace in the nearby streets.

Nancy Pelosi defends herself over speculated Biden beef
“Sometimes you have to take a punch for the children,” she told CNN Monday. “I did what I had to do.”

Hillary Clinton: ‘This is when we break through’
“Together, we’ve put a lot of cracks in the highest, hardest glass ceiling,” Clinton screeched. “Tonight, so close to breaking through once and for all.”

Tim Walz Introduced as ‘Command Sergeant Major’ at DNC Event Despite Losing That Rank
The chair of a DNC caucus introduced Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz as a "command sergeant major" during a DNC event, reigniting discussions about stolen valor.

Tracking The Lies Of The Left At The DNC
The Federalist will be tracking the lies peddled at the four-day event this week as Democrats launch a campaign to maintain the White House.

Over 150 extremist groups at DNC
A Capital Research Center investigation has discovered that over 150 extremist groups — defined as groups that support terrorism and/or identify as Marxist, communist, or anarchist — are planning on protesting at the Democratic National Convention.

Far-left agitators breach DNC perimeter in Chicago, clash with riot police
The agitators, with some wearing keffiyehs and holding anti-Israel signs and flags, broke open the fencing surrounding Chicago’s United Center.

Chicago Dem Mayor Lashes Out At Republicans After Far-Left Protesters Disrupt DNC
When asked about the breach caused by pro-Hamas protesters through the DNC perimeter outside the United Center, Johnson told the Washington Examiner there was no security failure and instead went after Republicans.

Media outlets pay significantly more to cover DNC than RNC
Many outlets covering the DNC at the United Center in Chicago this week are paying nearly $1,000 for a media workspace that cost just $100 at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee last month.

Video: Democrats dress up like abortion pills

Babylon Bee: DNC Dyes Chicago River Red To Celebrate Abortion
In addition to administering free vasectomies and abortions as part of the convention's festivities, Democrats confirmed that each night of the convention would begin with a ceremonial child sacrifice ritual.

Harris - Walz...

Glenn Beck: Exposing Kamala Harris — The Moderate Facade Of A Progressive Puppet
The spin specialists in the campaign and the media are working overtime to convince America that she’s "just like you." She is not.

Kamala Harris turned down debate on Fox News, Trump says
“Comrade Kamala Harris has just informed us that she will NOT do the FoxNews Debate on September 4th,” the Republican nominee for president wrote on Truth Social.

Pittsburgh diners fume over ‘staged’ Harris campaign stop at popular restaurant
Patrons at a Pittsburgh culinary landmark were outraged Monday after they claimed they were forced to leave the premises before Harris and Walz arrived, and vans full of "actors" were brought in to replace the real public.

Harris’ love of Doritos at orchestrated Sheetz stop draws skepticism
“Everything they do is fake. Nothing is genuine.”

Democrat strategist says Kamala Harris can avoid questions because they trust media to 'explain' campaign message to voters
"The more details you share, the more your policies are going to get picked apart."

Harris proposes 28% corporate tax rate, bringing her in line with Biden
Republicans cut the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21% in 2017, and Harris promised to restore the 35% rate in her failed 2020 run for president.

Kamala Harris' Dishonest and Stupid Price Control Proposal
Government intervention caused inflation, and it threatens to make matters worse.

Walz Praised Chinese Communism as a System Where 'Everyone Shares'
As a social studies teacher, Walz tells students everyone in China gets free rice.

Walz commuted life sentence of teen convicted of murdering 11-year-old girl
He’s since been arrested on drugs and firearms charges.

Van Jones Distraught That Harris Hasn’t Pulled Away From Trump Despite ‘Positive Press’
“We don’t wanna be tied. I don’t like being tied with Donald Trump because we’ve had now 20 plus days of positive press. He’s been falling down the stairs, slipping on banana peels and poking himself in the eyeball. We should not be tied."

Politics...

Michigan Democrats Boot Third-Party Candidate Cornel West Off November Ballot
Elections Director Jonathan Brater claimed that “the affidavits of identity submitted to the Secretary of State’s Office in June for West and his vice presidential running mate, Melina Abdullah, were not properly notarized.”

Republicans Mostly Shut Out Of 2024 Watchdog Poll Worker Positions In Detroit
The Republican Party gives Detroit a list of 676 Republican election worker candidates. Detroit hires 52 off the list.

Georgia State Election Board adopts rule to ensure number of ballots matches total voters
"The duty for election officials to certify CORRECT results is required under the statute," Cleta Mitchell said.

5 times Democrats have been caught in a lie
Year after year, Democrats and their media mouthpieces have spewed propaganda that is clearly false — it seems unfathomable that anyone could believe it. For years Glenn has exposed their lies.

Feds Are Helping Register Alabama Prisoners To Vote
Feds "deployed" a "liberal" org to help register Alabaman federal prisoners to vote, according to a statement from the secretary of state.

‘Gold Bar Bob’ Menendez negotiating pardon from Biden for leaving Senate race: NY Post sources
Menendez had been running as an independent in November’s election but dropped out of the race last week, paving the way for Democratic frontrunner Andy Kim to take his old seat. Sources said dropping out was likely Menendez’s last bargaining chip.

George Santos pleads guilty to 23 felony charges, faces up to 7 years in prison
No word on how much a Biden pardon might cost him.

Economy...

Harley-Davidson slams brakes on 'woke' policies after sparking biker and social-media outrage
Motorcycle maker says it no longer has DEI functions, vows to focus on "retaining our loyal riding community."

Israel...

Biden-Harris Admin Waives Sanctions on Iran’s Terror-Spreading State Broadcaster as Tehran Plots Israel Attack
The State Department informed Congress in a non-public Aug. 9 notification that it will continue to skirt sanctions on the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting, according to a copy of the notice reviewed by the Free Beacon.

Bodies of 6 hostages rescued from Gaza, including one previously thought alive
The Israel Defense Forces confirms that it has recovered the bodies of six Israeli hostages during an overnight operation in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip.

DC City Council Member Who Said Jews Control the Weather Arrested by FBI
Trayon White, the liberal Washington, D.C., council member who said Jews manipulate the weather in a scheme to "own" American cities, was arrested by the FBI on Sunday for taking part in a $156,000 bribery scheme.

Ukraine-Russia...

Russia closes in on eastern city despite Ukraine’s successes elsewhere
Hopes that Ukraine’s incursion into Russia would relieve pressure on the eastern front are not being realized as Moscow’s forces approach Pokrovsk.

Putin Signs Decree Granting Residency to Foreigners Who Share ‘Traditional’ Russian Values
The decree states that those who oppose the “destructive neoliberal ideological agenda” in their home country can seek “humanitarian support” from the Russian authorities by applying for a temporary residence permit.

Nord Stream...

WSJ: Nord Stream Revelations Ignite Dispute Between US Allies
Poland’s prime minister said German authorities should "apologize and keep quiet" after a suspect crossed back into Ukraine without being arrested.

German lawmaker wants Ukraine to pay for Nord Stream bombing following report that Zelenskyy approved attack
Alice Weidel, co-chair of the Alternative for Germany, tweeted Friday, "The economic damage to our country caused by the demolition of #Nordstream presumably ordered by @Selenskyj — and not #Putin as we were led to believe — should be 'billed' to #Ukraine."

Russian FM Says 'Clear' That US Ordered Nord Stream Attacks
"It is clear that to carry out such a terrorist attack, there was a command from the very top, as they say. The very top for the West is, of course, Washington," Lavrov told Izvestia newspaper in a video interview published on its Telegram channel.

Europe...

UK to release criminals from jails to make room for anti-immigration protesters and mean tweeters: 'Operation Early Dawn'
The government has activated emergency measures to ease prison overcrowding as more rioters are being sentenced for their role in recent unrest.

Tech tycoon Mike Lynch missing after deadly tornado sinks massive yacht off coast of Sicily
The 59-year-old, who was once dubbed the U.K.’s answer to Steve Jobs, was onboard the 160-foot luxury sailboat when it was struck by a tornado off the port of Porticello at sunrise.

Free Speech...

Report: Unlike Musk And X, Apple May Be Giving In To Brazil’s Censorship
Unconfirmed reports are claiming that Apple has been removing VPN's from its app store — which comes after Elon Musk closed down the offices of X in Brazil.

Asia...

Doubting America’s ‘Nuclear Umbrella,’ Some South Koreans Want Their Own
Washington says it would defend the South against North Korea with nuclear arms, if need be. But more and more people in the South think it should rely on itself.

Entertainment...

Phil Donahue, Dead at 88
“The Phil Donahue Show” was picked up for national syndication in 1969, was redubbed “Donahue” in 1974, and eventually reached more than 200 stations across the country. It ran until 1996.

Disney kills season 2 of 'The Acolyte'
The woke Star Wars series received overwhelmingly negative reviews from the paying public.

Environment...

Trump pledges to abolish EPA rule on power plant emissions: ‘Kamala is on a regulatory jihad’
“I am announcing today that when I return to the White House, I will end this anti-American-energy crusade and terminate Kamala’s so-called Power Plant Rule,’” the 78-year-old former president said on Monday.

LGBTQIA2S+...

Huge Drag Queen Show For Kamala Takes Place In Chicago During DNC
The first ever Drag PAC announced that on Wednesday it will host DNC Drag Night Chicago: A Voter Registration Kiki. The PAC is hosting multiple drag shows in hopes of increasing voter registration.

Education...

The Accountability-Free University
At Columbia, students storm and occupy a university building scot-free.

Science...

Doritos launches safe-for-space ‘Zero Gravity’ chips to go on SpaceX rocket
Cool Ranch Zero Gravity Doritos “swaps out the chips’ classic powdered topping for an oil-based coating” to keep the dust from floating about the cabin.

August 20, 2012 - Obama's hard-hitting questions from Top 40 radio... How is Biden still on the ticket?... Proof Obama doesn't believe in his own words... Can Obama cure cancer?... Who is Obama ripping off in his new ad campaign?...

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.

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

Andrew Harnik / Staff | Getty Images

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.