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Morning Brief 2024-10-04

October 04, 2024
Chris Brady

TOP OF HOUR 2
GUEST: Rep. Cory Mills
TOPIC: On-the-ground update on the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.

BOTTOM OF HOUR 2
GUEST: Adam Smith
TOPIC: The people standing in the gaps after a natural disaster when the federal government inevitability fails us.


Romans 12:11-14

Romans 12:11-14

News...

Glenn Beck calls in live from North Carolina
"I've seen one FEMA truck. They arrived last night. It is absolutely ridiculous what the federal government is doing. I really don't think they care. There are people that are still dying."

Mayor Pete orders citizens to stop using drones to find stranded victims as feds fumble hurricane response
"Drone pilots: Do not fly your drone near or around rescue and recovery efforts for Hurricane Helene. Interfering with emergency response operations impacts search and rescue operations on the ground."

Pilot flying Helene rescue missions in NC threatened with arrest
When Jordan Seidhom woke up Saturday morning, he saw a Facebook post that tens of thousands of people were commenting on and sharing.

Feds say there’s no money left to respond to hurricanes — after FEMA spent $1.4B on illegal aliens
"Mayorkas and FEMA — immediately stop spending money on illegal immigration resettlement and redirect those funds to areas hit by the hurricane. Put Americans first,” Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott tweeted Wednesday in response to the DHS chief.

Dock Workers End Strike With ‘Tentative Agreement’ For Higher Wages
The two sides said they “have reached a tentative agreement on wages and have agreed to extend the Master Contract until January 15, 2025 to return to the bargaining table to negotiate all other outstanding issues.”

CEO at heart of US ports strike correctly summarized Biden's time in office
“Everything Biden has touched in the past is turning to s**t!” Adam replied: “The runny kind.”

Federal judge issues new pause on Biden administration's latest student loan forgiveness plan
A federal judge in Missouri on Thursday granted a preliminary injunction on the Biden administration's latest student loan cancellation plan, hours after a different judge let the previous pause expire.

Los Angeles District Attorney Says He Is Reviewing Menendez Case
Interest in the Menendez brothers has intensified after the release of a new Netflix drama about the case.

Kim Kardashian advocates for release of Menendez brothers in personal essay
“We owe it to those little boys who lost their childhoods, who never had a chance to be heard, helped or saved,” Kardashian, a criminal justice reform advocate, wrote in the essay.

Teen abducted from Dallas Mavericks game tells harrowing story of being sex-trafficked, raped — and how God saved her
On the same day she lifted up a prayer to God, Natalee Cramer was rescued from her nightmare abduction.

Trump - Vance...

Jack Smith’s J6 Report Is A Deep State Vehicle For Impeaching Trump A Third Time
Special Counsel Jack Smith’s 165-page report unsealed Wednesday is the Steele Dossier 2.0, an anonymously sourced manifesto compiled to warrant deep state investigations into Trump with the ultimate aim of tossing him out of the White House.

Rabid zealot Jack Smith’s evidence dump is not about justice — he’s just interested in ‘getting Trump’
The timing and tone of his filing serve no necessary legal end in a case that is already on indefinite hold until after the election and is instead purely political.

Trump returns to Butler for a rally less than 3 months removed from first assassination attempt on ex-prez
“I will be there to support!” Musk wrote in a retweet of Trump’s promotion for the rally on Saturday.

Harris - Walz...

Doug Emhoff rep denies claim second gentleman slapped then-girlfriend at 2012 Cannes Film Festival
Believe all women ... unless it's politically convenient to call them a liar.

Major Media Outlets Silent On Doug Emhoff Assault Allegations
As of Thursday, the NY Times, the Washington Post, and CNN had not covered it.

Politico Reveals Democrats’ Unease over Tim Walz’s Debate Performance
Politico’s Meredith Lee Hill and Mia McCarthy wrote an incredibly damaging article on Thursday about Gov. Tim Walz’s performance in Tuesday night’s debate.

CNN Pundit: Walz Says He’s ‘Too Dumb To Tell The Truth,’ And Legacy Media Is Buying It
"Is that the life lesson that he's giving the kids that are under his care?"

Harris-Walz Suffer Another Major Blow After Largest Firefighters Union Refuses To Endorse
IAFF is one of the most powerful unions in politics.

Cheney maintains she is still a 'Reagan conservative' despite push to elect Harris
Kamala is the most radical far-left candidate either major party has ever run for president.

Politics...

Trump ahead of Harris by 1 point in Wisconsin: Trafalgar Group poll
Other polls show Harris leading Trump by a thin margin in Wisconsin.

Democrats accuse Wisconsin mayor of election tampering after he moved unsecured absentee drop box
A group of Democrat activists called on the Biden DOJ to investigate the actions of a Wisconsin mayor who moved an absentee drop box and posted a photo of himself doing it.

After multiple assassination attempts on Trump, Joy Reid says Democrats crave even more violence
"Democrats want to see someone get up there and give a knuckle sandwich to Donald Trump," Reid said.

MSNBC host melts down live on air when star impeachment witness issues full-throated Trump endorsement: 'An absolute yes'
"I've now lived four years under the Biden-Harris policies, and I have to say that those policies are not only becoming an existential threat to our country's way of life but to our allies as well."

Free Speech...

Tim Walz Endorsed Censorship In Front Of Millions Of Americans And No One Cares
The most important exchange in Tuesday’s vice presidential debate has been almost entirely ignored by the corporate media. Not surprisingly, that’s because it makes Walz look like an authoritarian and a fool in one fell swoop.

‘Fact-check’ has become just another word for censorship
At the vice presidential debate, CBS moderators "fact-checked" JD Vance while letting Kamala Harris slide, pushing a narrative favorable to Democrats. This selective "fact-checking" mirrors media bias across the board, where narratives, not facts, dictate coverage.

Immigration...

IG Report: DHS Admitting Noncitizens Without ID May ‘Increase National Security Risks’
Neither CBP nor ICE "could determine how many of the millions of noncitizens seeking entry in the United States each year entered without" ID.

Bombshell report: 'High risk noncitizens' without IDs flying across US
Twenty-three years after Islamic terrorists used airplanes to conduct the worst terrorist attack on U.S. soil, the federal agency created to protect Americans from national security threats “cannot ensure they are keeping high-risk noncitizens without identification from entering the country.”

Word games can’t conceal the ‘third world’ truth about open borders
Never mind the violence perpetrated by migrant gangs and the societal disorder caused by open borders: The media's problem is with the words. NPR says the term “third world” is “offensive.” Foreign Policy columnist Howard French calls it “utterly racist rhetoric.”

Cartel Gunmen On Jet Skis Kill Victim In Luxurious Cancun Beach Hotel
A group of gunmen riding on jet skis pulled up to one of the luxurious hotels in Cancun, shot an unidentified man, and fled before authorities could arrive.

WAR News...

US augments military presence in Mideast with more fighter jets, other aircraft
The U.S. has increased its military presence in the Middle East by several thousand troops, sending an array of fighter jets and other aircraft to bolster the protection of U.S. forces and allies.

Report: The Military’s Obsession With DEI Politics Is Hampering Its Readiness
A new report found that the military’s embrace of leftist ideology is hampering its ability to respond to a volatile geopolitical environment.

Israel...

Woman kidnapped by ISIS freed from Gaza after decade in captivity
ISIS sold sex slaves to people in Gaza. It’s almost as if the people in Gaza are OK with kidnapping infidels and using them as sex slaves. It’s almost as if they are exactly the same as ISIS.

Israel’s 68,000 evacuees mark the Jewish new year wondering when they will return home
In the year since the Oct. 7 massacre, near-daily attacks by Hezbollah have left the lives of displaced northern residents in limbo. And now the conflict is intensifying.

From missile batteries to oil refineries to nuclear labs, Israel could hit a wide range of targets in Iran
Iran’s air defenses are no match for Israel’s air force, analysts and former military officers say.

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei In Hiding After Israeli Strikes: Report
Khamenei had pleaded with Hezbollah's leader for weeks to leave Lebanon for Iran.

Influential US Republican urges Biden to speed Israel arms sales, letter says
Republicans have been urging Biden for months to reverse his decision earlier this year to pause one shipment of the 2,000-pound bombs.

Ukraine - Russia...

Boris Johnson says Trump presidency would have prevented Ukraine invasion
“One of the virtues of Trump is his sheer unpredictability,” Johnson said. “That’s one of the reasons why I look at how he actually behaved on foreign affairs and I contrast it with what people say about him.”

Russia says confrontation with West is unparalleled in history
The current confrontation between Russia and the West over Ukraine is unparalleled in history, and a mistake could lead to catastrophe, a senior Russian diplomat said on Thursday when asked about comparisons to the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis.

Did Putin consult shamans in Mongolia about using nuclear weapons?
Reports suggest Putin has sought advice from Mongolian and Siberian shamans before escalating the war in Ukraine, even discussing the use of nuclear weapons. Putin’s interest in mysticism includes blood rituals and voodoo practices aimed at enhancing his power and longevity.

US hits back as Zelenskyy accuses West of ‘dragging out’ long-range weapons delivery
The Pentagon deputy press secretary Sabrina Singh reacted to Mr Zelenskyy’s remarks. “We have a limited supply of long-range missiles,” and “we are not dragging it out,” she said.

Europe...

Migrant Rapes French Child, Gets Refugee Status
An Algerian national in France who raped a child has been granted refugee status after claiming he would be persecuted in his home country due to his trans identity.

Scottish Citizens Disrupt Census To Protest Gender Ideology
Fed up with their government’s adherence to radical gender ideology — often under threat from trans activists — Scots protested en masse, disrupting the 2022 census by marking down their religious preference as “believer in biology.”

Entertainment...

Shirley Temple Called Out Hollywood’s Pedophilia Problem In 1988 Larry King Interview That’s Going Viral
Temple recalled her experience with a naked producer at MGM when she was just 12 years old. She said she was separated from her mother at MGM and taken into the office of Arthur Freed to discuss a movie role. She alleged Freed exposed himself when she entered his office.

Garth Brooks denies rape accusation, calls is a 'hush money' shakedown
"For the last two months, I have been hassled to no end with threats, lies, and tragic tales of what my future would be if I did not write a check for many millions of dollars," he said in a statement to CNN.

‘Rust’ Movie To Premiere Three Years After Fatal Shooting
Three years after cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was shot and killed on-set by Alex Baldwin, the film will have its world premiere at the Camerimage International Film Festival in Poland in November.

Pink Floyd Sells Music Rights to Sony for $400 Million
The catalog had been in play for several years with an asking price of $500 million, and the group was close to a deal in 2022, but the infighting between the band’s members — over Roger Waters’ support for Russia — had complicated the deal and scared off a number of suitors.

Bruce Springsteen reveals who he is supporting in 2024 presidential election
Who is the left-wing activist supporting in 2024? It really could go either way.

Report: Barbra Streisand's Diet 'Killing Her Sex Life,' Husband 'Can't Stand Her Belches and Farts'
An insider said the singer, 82, loves "gigantic spreads of pastrami on rye, the sauerkraut, pickles, potato salad and coleslaw and banana cream pie even though it gives her heartburn and gas."

Media...

Why Debate ‘Moderators’ Prove That The Media Is The True Enemy Of The American People
To get a sense of how big the problem is, I went back and looked at every single fact-check from these two debates.

Environment...

Google mulls nuclear energy to power data centers
The drive for new energy sources also comes as Big Tech seeks to balance its energy needs with its previous commitments to cut emissions.

Congressional GOP demands answers about the role a controversial study played in LNG pause decision
The study was used despite it having not been peer reviewed and containing numerous errors.

AI...

Cory Booker Blocks Ted Cruz’s Important AI Revenge Porn Bill To Help His Buddy Win An Election
The bill would have criminalized AI-generated deepfakes of revenge porn involving minors. When the bipartisan bill came up for a vote, Booker filed a last-minute objection that prevented its passage.

Science...

Uranus' moons might host liquid oceans with conditions ripe for life
Over the last couple of years, planetary scientists have been increasingly calling for a mission to study Uranus.

Sports...

WNBA ratings plummet after Caitlin Clark eliminated from playoffs
The big playoff games are bringing in Glenn Beck TV numbers ... from when Glenn was on Headline News.

Animals...

Cheetos food dye turns mice transparent
Researchers have uncovered the fact that a popular food dye used in Cheetos can turn mice’s skin completely transparent — making their organs visible.

Oct. 4, 2012 - Romney clearly won last night's debate... Ann Coulter with debate analysis... Chris Matthews has a meltdown... Glenn's debate with Eliot Spitzer... Guest David Barton... Iran currency hitting hyperinflation... 2012 is like the '60s, but one ingredient is missing...

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

Spencer Platt / Staff | Getty Images

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.