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Morning Brief 2025-02-26

February 26, 2025
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TOP OF HOUR 2
GUEST: Vivek Ramaswamy
TOPIC: How Vivek plans to make Ohio great again.

TOP OF HOUR 3
GUEST: Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah)
TOPIC: Why we MUST pass the REINS Act NOW!

1 Peter 2:19-21

1 Peter 2:19-21

Trump...

Trump says minerals deal has been 'pretty much' negotiated with Zelenskyy, meeting slated for Friday
"We'll be looking ... general security for Ukraine later on. I don't think that's going to be a problem ... I spoke with Russia about it. They didn't seem to have a problem with it. So I think they understand they're not going back. And once we do this, they're not going back."

Art of the Deal: Trump drops $500B demand in Ukraine minerals deal after tough negotiations
Ukraine secured more favorable terms during the negotiations. The agreement establishes a fund to which Ukraine will contribute 50% of proceeds from the "future monetization" of state-owned mineral resources, including oil, gas, and related logistics. The fund will invest in projects within Ukraine.

Trump to auction off citizenship via his ‘gold cards’ for $5M to foreigners who create jobs
"Wealthy people will be coming into our country by buying this card," Trump predicted.

Trump Invites Musk To Attend First White House Cabinet Meeting
Trump’s first Cabinet meeting is scheduled for Wednesday. Musk was designated to be a “special government employee” and is heading up Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency.

Trump answered more than 1,000 press questions in first month of second term
For comparison: Biden managed 141, Obama 161, and even first-term Trump only hit 199.

Trump makes surprise appearance for first White House tour of new administration
“I want to thank you very much for coming. The tour is so great,” Trump told visitors packed into an underground hallway.

Rubio Details How Trump Going on Offense Against China’s Belt and Road Initiative
Secretary of State Marco Rubio revealed that Trump’s foreign policy aims to weaken the Russia-China alliance, much like Nixon’s Cold War strategy.

DOGE...

NY Times: DOGE Quietly Deletes the 5 Biggest Spending Cuts It Celebrated Last Week
The cuts, highlighted on an earlier version of the “wall of receipts” posted by Elon Musk’s team, contained mistakes that vastly inflated the amount of money saved.

Fired government workers could get their jobs back through appeal to the 1970s-era Merit Systems Protection Board
Fired federal workers may appeal their terminations and potentially receive back pay through a 1970s-era board.

News...

IRS admits massive taxpayer data breach tied to Trump tax leak
The IRS now says former contractor Charles Littlejohn leaked records from over 405,000 taxpayers — far more than previously disclosed.

FBI looking into James Comey’s off-the-books ‘honeypot’ operation targeting 2016 Trump campaign
The Washington Times has learned that the bureau, now led by Director Kash Patel and Deputy Director Dan Bongino, is looking for those once-undercover employees under Comey’s direction.

Red-District DOGE Protests, Cited as Proof of Broad Musk 'Backlash,' Were Organized by Left-Wing Groups
Major media outlets framed protests at Republican town halls as organic voter backlash, omitting that Soros-funded groups like Indivisible and MoveOn orchestrated them.

Tulsi Gabbard says NSA workers in 'pornographic and sexually explicit' chat rooms will be fired: 'Action is underway'
On Tuesday, Gabbard responded to a report that she had issued a memo asking for information to identify the workers in order to fire them and take away any security clearances they might have.

NSA officials called Tulsi Gabbard 'Russian agent' and MAGA cult member in secret chat room
All of the government employees used preferred pronouns in their screen names as they gossiped and discussed whether Gabbard was a traitor.

USPS workers storm DC streets as Trump weighs shake-up, potential privatization
Last week, the Washington Post reported that Trump plans to axe USPS’ leadership and bring the independent government agency under the control of the Commerce Department.

Connecticut Democrats rush ‘emergency’ bill to fund left-wing groups after Trump’s budget cuts
In response to Trump’s federal funding freeze, state officials passed a fast-tracked bill funneling millions to Planned Parenthood, LGBTQ organizations, and pro-illegal immigration groups — while ignoring aid for struggling families and the homeless.

J6er’s Florida conviction is covered by Trump’s Jan. 20 pardon, DOJ says
The DOJ has confirmed that Trump’s pardon covers all charges against Oath Keeper Jeremy Brown, including gun-related charges that stemmed from an FBI raid tied to the Jan. 6 investigation.

Southwest plane nearly collides with private jet at Chicago Midway Airport
Southwest Airlines Flight 2504 was forced to abort landing and pull back up into the air after the private jet rolled across its runway “without authorization,” the FAA told the Post.

Politics...

Trump budget bill with $4.5 trillion in tax cuts survives House vote
The House of Representatives has adopted a resolution that will eventually become a massive multi-trillion-dollar bill full of President Donald Trump's priorities on the border, defense, energy, and taxes.

"I Love It": CNN Discovers Blue State Trump Voters Overwhelmingly Support Trump’s Policies
Voters in Colorado’s 8th district told CNN they’re happy with Trump’s job so far, praising his focus on securing the border and improving the economy. Even those who don’t love his personality say they’d still pick him over Kamala Harris.

Klobuchar: Trump Voters’ Remorse Is ‘Building’
“I think so, and it’s going to keep building given what he’s doing, but chaos is up, corruption is up, and costs are up. Like you said, ask anyone in the egg aisle."

Republican Senator Suffers Brain Bleed After Falling On Ice During Seizure
Sen. Kevin Cramer of North Dakota is recovering after suffering from a brain bleed he sustained when he fell on ice while experiencing a seizure.

Jamie Raskin Says At Hearing On Justice Department Weaponization That Biden Admin Never Vilified Parents
Raskin ignored the NSBA’s infamous letter comparing protesting parents to "domestic terrorists" — a letter coordinated with the Biden White House that led to Garland’s directive for FBI involvement.

Democrat Official Resigns After Being Convicted For Sex Crimes With Minor — The Scandal Doesn’t End There
Philadelphia ward leader Stephen Jones resigned after attending a campaign event for DA Larry Krasner just weeks after being convicted of sexually assaulting a minor. Krasner’s opponent questioned whether the DA’s office allowed Jones to remain free on bail in exchange for political support.

Immigration...

Trump Admin Planning To Create Registry For Illegal Aliens: Report
The plan utilizes an old immigration law that was designed to catch suspected communists.

Report: Unearthed FOIA docs expose Biden regime’s diabolical TSA plot
The short version is simple: Biden changed TSA guidelines to make it easier for illegal aliens to fly. But it goes much deeper than that.

Noem says DHS has identified some of the people who leaked ICE raid
Noem said the department was using polygraph tests to find the individuals responsible, along with reviewing emails of suspects and auditing their communications.

Texas rancher killed by suspected cartel IED just south of US border
Border agents have received warnings about increased threats from cartels, and the Trump administration has responded by designating some of them as foreign terrorist organizations.

Viruses...

Mystery illness in Congo kills more than 50 people, including children who ate a bat
According to the WHO's Africa office, the first outbreak in the town of Boloko began after three children ate a bat and died within 48 hours following hemorrhagic fever symptoms.

Israel...

Opinion: God changes ‘am to pm,' terrorists can't account for divine intervention
Terrorists in Israel botched a mass bombing attempt last week after setting detonation timers for p.m. instead of a.m., causing explosives to go off in empty buses instead of during the morning rush.

Ukraine - Russia...

Politico: Why Putin is finally negotiating
Moscow could soon struggle to finance the war, and fiscal breathing room may well be what the Russian leader’s looking for.

Russia offered US a deal for minerals in Ukrainian territory it seized
Russian officials proposed an agreement for the U.S. to make money off critical minerals and metals under Moscow’s control.

Russian UN envoy: We’re optimistic about ending war
“The rhetoric has changed for sure. There are a lot of very promising signals,” Dmitry Polyanskiy said. “A new page that has opened in the U.S.-Russia relations.”

Europe...

European leaders promise greater defense, float Ukraine peacekeeping force in response to Trump
President Trump’s effort to secure a ceasefire and eventual peace in the Russia-Ukraine war is prompting Europe to promise to live up to its defense needs.

UK announces increase in defense spending and cut in foreign aid ahead of PM Starmer’s meeting with Trump
Prime Minister Keir Starmer called Britain’s relationship with America his country’s “most important bilateral alliance” and said: “This week when I meet President Trump, I will be clear: I want this relationship to go from strength to strength.”

Court Rules Against Anti-Semitic Pink Floyd Front Man
A British court ruled that Roger Waters defamed journalist John Ware by calling him a "lying Zionist mouthpiece" who supports genocide. The decision puts both Waters and Al Jazeera — funded by Hamas-friendly Qatar — on the hook for damages.

South America...

Javier Milei's Crypto Scandal
After promoting a crypto token that collapsed in hours, Argentina’s president claims he was deceived.

Africa...

Wife of missionary Beau Shroyer ‘formally charged’ in his death — after alleged murder plot with her lover
The wife of a U.S. missionary who was killed in a “violent, criminal attack” in Africa last October has been “formally charged as a co-author in the murder,” his church announced.

Entertainment...

After Destroying Lucasfilm's Properties and Alienated Much of Its Audience, Kathleen Kennedy Is Retiring
Kennedy is one of the great villains of our time. She is well-known for destroying "Star Wars" and even got her own "South Park" special, "The Panderverse."

John Lithgow Confirms Leading Role In HBO ‘Harry Potter’ Series
“Some wonderful people are turning their attention back to ‘Harry Potter.’ That’s why it’s been such a hard decision. I’ll be about 87 years old at the wrap party, but I’ve said yes.”

John Oliver hopes his show speaks to Trump voters
The far-left "comedian" and host of "Last Week Tonight" on HBO said during an interview on Sunday that he hopes his show speaks to supporters of Trump despite his opposition to the president.

Media...

The media is outraged after Karoline Leavitt says White House will take over press pool invites
"For decades, a group of D.C.-based journalists — the White House Correspondents' Association — has long dictated which journalists get to ask questions of the president of the United States in these most intimate spaces. Not any more," said Leavitt.

MSNBC's Newest Anchor Is a 'Kamala Harris Expert' and 'Walking Beyoncé Encyclopedia' Who Has Revolutionized the DC Fashion Scene
Eugene Daniels, the White House Correspondents' Association head and once hyped as the next big thing in political reporting, is leaving Politico for MSNBC after failing to make an impact during the 2024 election.

Environment...

Trump throws his support behind Keystone XL and other pipeline projects
Democrats and activists have delayed and canceled multiple pipeline projects, which have killed jobs and driven up energy costs.

LGBTQIA2S+...

Man Arrested For Allegedly Plotting ‘Mass Casualty’ Event Was ‘Transitioning’ Genders, Police Confirm
The FBI’s Houston office announced Monday that it arrested Seth “Andrea” Gregori after he allegedly plotted an attack against police “similar to the 2016 Dallas ambush.”

Appeals court ruling denies parents' rights to be informed by Massachusetts school about 11-year-old child's gender change
The U.S. First Circuit Court of Appeals, which is made up of one Obama-appointed judge and four Biden-appointed judges, upheld a ruling by an Obama-appointed judge, allowing a school to exclude parents from knowing about "gender" changes in school.

California backs down on parental rights fight, schools can notify parents on gender changes
Parental rights advocates scored a major win as California AG Rob Bonta dropped his challenge against a school district’s gender notification policy.

Male takes podium in girls' Nordic skiing in Maine
A male high school athlete placed third and fourth in Maine’s state championship for girls’ Nordic skiing, securing his school a top-three finish.

Education...

Top Biden Officials Who Helped Weaponize DOJ Land Cushy University Gigs
Officials behind the Biden DOJ’s most controversial actions — including leveraging the law to push abortion and prosecute pro-life activists, investigating Trump and advancing left-wing activist causes through litigation — quickly made the jump to teaching law students.

Technology...

American workers are skeptical AI will help them on the job
Fewer than one-third of the Pew survey participants said they’re “excited” about the use of AI in future workplaces, and just 6% believe AI will lead to more job opportunities for them in the long term.

Microsoft’s quantum computing claim sparks controversy over lack of peer review
The company’s press release goes further than its own research paper, raising concerns about misleading hype in the field. However, Microsoft counters by saying its breakthrough occurred after the paper was submitted, and the company will have more information in March.

Science...

Mysterious radio bursts challenge astronomers' understanding of the cosmos
A newly detected fast radio burst has been traced to a massive "dead" galaxy two billion light-years away, upending theories that these signals originate from young, star-forming galaxies.

Feb. 26, 2020 - Bernie Sanders: not your friendly neighborhood socialist... Presidential debate becomes nursing-home brawl... CDC warns coronovirus will be here... Prepare, but don't panic...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Peace requires concessions

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

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

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

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

Peace or bloodshed?

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

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

This article originally appeared on TheBlaze.com.

The loneliness epidemic: Are machines replacing human connection?

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

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

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

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

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

The companion? Artificial intelligence.

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

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

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

Outsourcing presence

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

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

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

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

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

And now we’re replacing that inefficiency with machines.

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

Reclaiming our humanity

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

This article originally appeared on TheBlaze.com.

Exposed: The radical Left's bloody rampage against America

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For years, the media warned of right-wing terror. But the bullets, bombs, and body bags are piling up on the left — with support from Democrat leaders and voters.

For decades, the media and federal agencies have warned Americans that the greatest threat to our homeland is the political right — gun-owning veterans, conservative Christians, anyone who ever voted for President Donald Trump. President Joe Biden once declared that white supremacy is “the single most dangerous terrorist threat” in the nation.

Since Trump’s re-election, the rhetoric has only escalated. Outlets like the Washington Post and the Guardian warned that his second term would trigger a wave of far-right violence.

As Democrats bleed working-class voters and lose control of their base, they’re not moderating. They’re radicalizing.

They were wrong.

The real domestic threat isn’t coming from MAGA grandmas or rifle-toting red-staters. It’s coming from the radical left — the anarchists, the Marxists, the pro-Palestinian militants, and the anti-American agitators who have declared war on law enforcement, elected officials, and civil society.

Willful blindness

On July 4, a group of black-clad terrorists ambushed an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Alvarado, Texas. They hurled fireworks at the building, spray-painted graffiti, and then opened fire on responding law enforcement, shooting a local officer in the neck. Journalist Andy Ngo has linked the attackers to an Antifa cell in the Dallas area.

Authorities have so far charged 14 people in the plot and recovered AR-style rifles, body armor, Kevlar vests, helmets, tactical gloves, and radios. According to the Department of Justice, this was a “planned ambush with intent to kill.”

And it wasn’t an isolated incident. It’s part of a growing pattern of continuous violent left-wing incidents since December last year.

Monthly attacks

Most notably, in December 2024, 26-year-old Luigi Mangione allegedly gunned down UnitedHealth Group CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan. Mangione reportedly left a manifesto raging against the American health care system and was glorified by some on social media as a kind of modern Robin Hood.

One Emerson College poll found that 41% of Americans between the ages of 18 and 29 said the murder was “acceptable” or “somewhat acceptable.”

The next month, a man carrying Molotov cocktails was arrested near the U.S. Capitol. He allegedly planned to assassinate Trump-appointed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and House Speaker Mike Johnson.

In February, the “Tesla Takedown” attacks on Tesla vehicles and dealerships started picking up traction.

In March, a self-described “queer scientist” was arrested after allegedly firebombing the Republican Party headquarters in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Graffiti on the burned building read “ICE = KKK.”

In April, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s (D-Pa.) official residence was firebombed on Passover night. The suspect allegedly set the governor’s mansion on fire because of what Shapiro, who is Jewish, “wants to do to the Palestinian people.”

In May, two young Israeli embassy staffers were shot and killed outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C. Witnesses said the shooter shouted “Free Palestine” as he was being arrested. The suspect told police he acted “for Gaza” and was reportedly linked to the Party for Socialism and Liberation.

In June, an Egyptian national who had entered the U.S. illegally allegedly threw a firebomb at a peaceful pro-Israel rally in Boulder, Colorado. Eight people were hospitalized, and an 82-year-old Holocaust survivor later died from her injuries.

That same month, a pro-Palestinian rioter in New York was arrested for allegedly setting fire to 11 police vehicles. In Los Angeles, anti-ICE rioters smashed cars, set fires, and hurled rocks at law enforcement. House Democrats refused to condemn the violence.

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

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

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

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

Democrats are radicalizing

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

This article originally appeared on TheBlaze.com.

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

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Trump’s DC crackdown is about more than controlling crime — it’s about restoring America’s strength and credibility on the world stage.

Donald Trump on Monday invoked Section 740 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, placing the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department under direct federal control and deploying the National Guard to restore law and order. This move is long overdue.

D.C.’s crime problem has been spiraling for years as local authorities and Democratic leadership have abandoned the nation’s capital to the consequences of their own failed policies. The city’s murder rate is about three times higher than that of Islamabad, Pakistan, and 18 times higher than that of communist-led Havana, Cuba.

When DC is in chaos, it sends a message to the world that America is weak.

Theft, assaults, and carjackings have transformed many of its streets into war zones. D.C. saw a 32% increase in homicides from 2022 to 2023, marking the highest number in two decades and surpassing both New York and Los Angeles. Even if crime rates dropped to 2019 levels, that wouldn’t be good enough.

Local leaders have downplayed the crisis, manipulating crime stats to preserve their image. Felony assault, for example, is no longer considered a “violent crime” in their crime stats. Same with carjacking. But the reality on the streets is different. People in D.C. are living in constant fear.

Trump isn’t waiting for the crime rate to improve on its own. He’s taking action.

Broken windows theory in action

Trump’s takeover of D.C. puts the “broken windows theory” into action — the idea that ignoring minor crimes invites bigger ones. When authorities look the other way on turnstile-jumping or graffiti, they signal that lawbreaking carries no real consequence.

Rudy Giuliani used this approach in the 1990s to clean up New York, cracking down on small offenses before they escalated. Trump is doing the same in the capital, drawing a hard line and declaring enough is enough. Letting crime fester in Washington tells the world that the seat of American power tolerates lawlessness.

What Trump is doing for D.C. isn’t just about law enforcement — it’s about national identity. When D.C. is in chaos, it sends a message to the world that America is weak. The capital city represents the soul of the country. If we can’t even keep our own capital safe, how can we expect anyone to take us seriously?

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Reversing the decline

Anyone who has visited D.C. regularly over the past several years has witnessed its rapid decline. Homeless people bathe in the fountains outside Union Station. People are tripping out in Dupont Circle. The left’s negligence is a disgrace, enabling drug use and homelessness to explode on our capital’s streets while depriving these individuals of desperately needed care and help.

Restoring law and order to D.C. is not about politics or scoring points. It’s about doing what’s right for the people. It’s about protecting communities, taking the vulnerable off the streets, and sending the message to both law-abiding and law-breaking citizens alike that the rule of law matters.

D.C. should be a lesson to the rest of America. If we want to take our cities back, we need leadership willing to take bold action. Trump is showing how to do it.

Now, it’s time for other cities to step up and follow his lead. We can restore law and order. We can make our cities something to be proud of again.

This article originally appeared on TheBlaze.com.