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March 18, 2025
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Trump / DOGE...

Trump says all of the JFK files will be released Tuesday
"We have a tremendous amount of paper; you got a lot of reading. I don't believe we're going to redact anything. I said don't redact; you can't redact."

Musk exposes ‘magic money computers’ that allow government to send funds ‘out of thin air’
“You may think that the government computers all talk to each other, they synchronize. ... They’re not. ... I call a magic money computer any computer, which can just make money out of thin air. That’s magic money. It just issues payments."

Trump strips Hunter and Ashley Biden of Secret Service protection
The president made the announcement on social media Monday after noting that as many as 18 agents were providing security for Hunter Biden, while 13 agents protected his sister. A Secret Service spokesman said security detail was still in place.

Trump Directs Admin To Unleash ‘Beautiful, Clean’ Coal
“I am authorizing my Administration to immediately begin producing Energy with BEAUTIFUL, CLEAN COAL,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.

The Hill: Trump, Musk defy predictions of ugly fallout
The love fest has defied predictions from Republicans and Democrats alike, including some in the president’s orbit, that Trump and Musk were doomed to have a messy falling out. Trump, those skeptics argued, would not be able to stand sharing the spotlight with Musk, the world’s richest person.

News...

Remember When Biden Bragged About Defying SCOTUS And Corporate Media Shrugged?
“I promised to ease student debt for millions of folks. The Supreme Court blocked me, but it didn’t stop me,” Biden posted on X. “The Supreme Court tried to block me from relieving student debt. But they didn’t stop me.” Biden doubled down months later. “I’m going to keep going.”

Dershowitz: Biden’s autopen pardons may be invalid but challenge unlikely
Alan Dershowitz questioned whether Biden legally exercised his pardon power if an autopen was used, noting the Constitution requires the president to sign laws but is less clear on pardons. However, he said legal challenges are unlikely since finding someone with standing to sue would be difficult.

New data exposes media’s voter ID lies
For years, the media and Democrats claimed voter ID laws were “Jim Crow 2.0” and suppressed minority voters. Now, data from Wisconsin and other states proves the opposite — turnout hasn’t dropped, and in some cases, it has increased.

It Turns Out Americans Can Smoothly File Their Taxes Without Thousands Of IRS Bureaucrats
“It seems to be business as usual,” Mark Koziel, CEO of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, told CNN.

Seattle BLM leader arrested for dealing fentanyl after Jay Inslee granted him clemency
After a warrant was served on the suspect’s home, officers found 2,818 grams of powder cocaine, 14.7 grams of rock cocaine, and 556 grams of fentanyl, enough to kill approximately 278,000 people.

Trump Admin Launches Probe Into Big Law DEI Policies
The EEOC is asking white shoe firms to provide detailed information about their hiring practices.

DHS head Kristi Noem flies C-130 while visiting Coast Guard’s far-flung Alaska station
The former South Dakota governor has kicked off her first days in office by traveling the country and speaking to DHS personnel about implementing border security.

Fani Willis ordered to pay $54K in Trump case for breaking Georgia's open records laws
Fulton County Superior Court Judge Rachel Krause said that Willis had been "hostile" to a records request and "intentionally" violated state laws on open records.

Starbucks Ordered to Pay $50M to Man Who Suffered 'Debilitating Nerve Damage to His Genitals' After Spilling Hot Drinks on His Lap
A California jury awarded Michael Garcia $50 million after a botched Starbucks drive-through handoff left him with severe burns. Starbucks rejected settlement offers and now faces a massive payout, with more lawsuits alleging similar negligence on the horizon.

Politics...

Andrew Cuomo repeatedly deflects blame, defends record while offering no apology for COVID policies in NY Post interview
Cuomo deflected responsibility for his past failures, blaming leftist lawmakers for disastrous policies and refusing to admit mistakes on nursing homes, crime, or COVID lockdowns. The ex-governor defended his sanctuary state policies and green energy agenda while stumbling over basic facts.

Chuck Schumer cancels book tour over 'security concerns' after angering Dems
Schumer scrapped stops on his book tour, citing "security concerns," after enraging Democrats by refusing to fight a Republican budget deal. Leftist protesters had planned demonstrations, and some donors even pushed for a primary challenge from AOC.

Chris Matthews Says Dems Have 29% Favorability Because ‘Nobody Checks the Facts Anymore’
"Nobody checks the facts anymore," Matthews claimed. "And the lies are getting through to the American people." Democrats, however, literally interrupted Trump’s March 4 address, shouting "lies" or "you're lying" while holding up stupid signs saying everything is a lie.

Dem Strategist Blames Obama, Bernie Sanders For Hurting Party’s Blue-Collar Image
“If you really think about it, since 2008, when Barack ran, he didn’t run really using the party tools. He kind of created a proprietary organization to run and support his candidacy. And then you had years of Bernie Sanders basically calling out the Democratic Party for being too elitist."

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna slams media for twisting Trump’s offer of help
Luna blasted a Daily Beast report implying Trump acted inappropriately, calling it a disgusting hit piece. She clarified that Trump offered her a place to rest on his jet due to pregnancy complications — an offer made respectfully and in front of her husband.

Economy...

US gas prices fall below $3/gallon nationwide
The price of gasoline in the U.S. has fallen for four straight weeks. Most U.S. states now have gas below $3 per gallon, the White House highlighted Monday.

Immigration...

White House says it didn't defy judge's order in deporting illegal migrants to El Salvador
“The administration did not ‘refuse to comply’ with a court order," White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement. "The order, which had no lawful basis, was issued after terrorist TdA aliens had already been removed from U.S. territory.”

Protecting Terrorists Is Just The Latest Of Judge Boasberg’s Partisan Activism
From rubber-stamping the Russia hoax FISA warrants to blocking deportations of violent gang members, his rulings consistently serve the left’s agenda while undermining Trump’s presidency.

Biden-backed migrant shelter raked in billions while execs cashed in
Despite allegations of child abuse at its facilities, Southwest Key received $3 billion under Biden and handed executives massive pay raises.

Deported Brown University doctor attended funeral for slain Hezbollah chief, had ‘sympathetic photos’ on her phone
Dr. Rasha Alawieh was arrested after arriving at Boston’s Logan International Airport from Lebanon on Thursday. Her family claimed that officials provided no reason for her deportation, and they argued her rights were being violated because she had an active visa.

Whoopi Claims That If Trump Can Deport Terrorists, He Can Deport ‘Any One Of Us’
"You just gotta keep your eyes open, y'all," she warned, going on to imply that even American citizens were at risk of deportation.

Mexico...

Discovery of bones and shoes at suspected cartel 'extermination center' sparks protests in Mexico
Families searching for some of the more than 100,000 people missing in Mexico discovered the bodies on March 5 at a ranch where forced recruits are thought to have been held.

Inside ghost town ripped apart by cartel violence as residents flee
Tila, Chiapas, has become a ghost town after warring cartels and armed community groups forced nearly all residents to flee. A land dispute has merged with cartel battles over drug and migrant smuggling routes, leading to a three-day siege and escalating violence.

Israel - Iran...

Israel restarts Gaza strikes, blames Hamas for not releasing hostages as truce collapses
Netanyahu’s office said the decision to resume strikes “followed Hamas’ repeated refusal to release our hostages, as well as its rejection of all of the proposals it has received from U.S. special envoy to the Mideast Envoy Steve Witkoff and from the mediators.”

Trump says he’ll hold Tehran responsible for Houthi attacks as group targets US ships
“Every shot fired by the Houthis will be looked upon, from this point forward, as being a shot fired from the weapons and leadership of IRAN, and IRAN will be held responsible, and suffer the consequences,” Trump posted on his Truth Social platform.

Ukraine - Russia...

'We had to get Ukraine to do the right thing' — Trump on his Oval Office clash with Zelenskyy
"A lot of people are being killed over there, and we had to get Ukraine to do the right thing. It was not an easy situation. You got to see a little glimpse at the Oval Office, but I think they are doing the right thing now, and we are trying to get the peace agreement done."

Europe Awaits Outcome of Moscow-Washington Phone Call
As Trump foreshadows that a nuclear power plant could be a major focus of his upcoming call with the Kremlin leader, Britain and France lean in: “The guns must fall silent,” says Macron.

China...

China Halts US LNG Imports as Trade War Reroutes Deliveries
For the first time in nearly two years, China has stopped importing U.S. liquefied natural gas, rerouting shipments to Europe to avoid new tariffs.

Europe...

White House Press Secretary Reminds the French Why They ‘Are Not Speaking German Right Now’
Sure, you've heard this line a million times but never from the White House. Karoline Leavitt fired back at a French lawmaker, who demanded the United States return the Statue of Liberty to France by giving a quick history lesson.

Conor McGregor slams Ireland’s illegal immigration crisis at White House meeting with Trump
"There are rural towns in Ireland that have been overrun in one swoop, that have become a minority in one swoop."

Danes boycott US goods with fervor, along with other parts of Europe
They're using their smartphone (Android or iOS — both American) to get on the internet (American created) to go to Facebook (American owned) to organize boycotts against America.

Entertainment...

Doc Says Gene Hackman’s Wife Called Office — After Cops Say She Died
"Mrs. Hackman didn't die on February 11 because she called my clinic on February 12."

Dropkick Murphys singer stops concert, melts down over seeing MAGA hat
Casey began his tantrum by saying that Republicans “all wear” a “Chinese f***ing red” MAGA hat, which he claims is “dyeing their brains.” He continued, "They’ve got the black-on-black Elon Musk, true Nazi edition."

Kanye West casting for new music video: No fatties, must be comfortable wearing swastikas
If you would like to be in the former presidential candidate's video, you must have "skin complexion of Sean Combs and darker" and "shaved heads OR must be willing to shave head if approved."

Media...

White House press secretary to CNN’s Collins: ‘You’re a reporter, find out’
CNN’s Kaitlan Collins pressed Karoline Leavitt for evidence that Biden’s last-minute pardons were void due to autopen signatures. Leavitt responded, “You’re a reporter, you should find out.”

Media scrambles to spin Trump’s deportations as un-American
Legacy outlets like CBS are predictably trying to paint Trump’s crackdown on illegal alien gang members as some kind of national tragedy. By conflating “immigrants” with violent criminals, they’re doing everything possible to turn enforcing the law into a controversy.

Bill Maher Shuts Down Don Lemon’s Racist Comments About Black Trump Supporters
Maher responded, saying that black Trump supporters would "find that very insulting."

Environment...

Closing arguments set to begin in pipeline company's lawsuit against Greenpeace
Energy Transfer is seeking hundreds of millions in damages from Greenpeace, alleging the group defamed the company, funded protests, and pressured banks to drop support for the Dakota Access Pipeline.

LGBTQIA2S+...

HHS finds Maine guilty of Title IX violations for letting males play in girls' sports
Maine Department of Education, Maine Principals’ Association, and Greely High School have 10 days to "voluntarily commit" to a resolution or "risk referral" to the Justice Department, HHS says.

Education...

Columbia faces federal probe after janitors allege anti-Semitic harassment
The EEOC is investigating Columbia University after two janitors claimed they were forced to clean up swastikas, later attacked by anti-Israel rioters, and ignored when reporting anti-Semitic harassment.

Harvard says tuition will be free for families making $200K or less
The move comes as the Trump administration begins slashing federal funding to leftist, pro-DEI, anti-Israel universities. In 2024, Harvard received $686 million in federal funds, its largest funding source.

The Best Thing Trump Can Do For Teachers And Kids Is Shut Down The Education Department
Think about the three people who affected you the most growing up. For a lot of us, I’d bet at least one is a teacher or coach. It speaks to the influence and importance schools can have on our lives and education.

AI...

Elon Musk Reveals Key For US To Win AI Race Vs. China
“Well, next few years, I think America is likely to win, then it will be a function of who controls the AI chip fabrication, the factories that make the AI chips, who controls them, if more of them are controlled by China, then China will win,” Musk said.

From Courtrooms to Crisis Lines, Chinese Officials Embrace DeepSeek
Since the founder of the Chinese artificial intelligence start-up DeepSeek shook hands with Xi Jinping, China’s top leader, last month, officials around the country have been racing to show how they are using the company’s technology.

Science...

Member of Top DOE Physics Panel Said ‘White Empiricism’ Undermines Theory of Relativity
Chanda Prescod-Weinstein, a physicist and gender studies professor, sits on a key DOE advisory panel despite pushing extreme views on race, science, and Israel.

Sports...

Tracy Morgan vomits all over the court at Knicks game, causing a lengthy delay
The game was paused for around 10 minutes as medics attended to the actor, who was escorted from the arena in a wheelchair.

March 18, 2008 - News of the day as heard with elevator music... Scholastic films... Obama's pastor's racist comments... Big economic trouble is coming... Glenn analyzes Barack Obama's speech on race...

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.