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Morning Brief 2025-05-28

May 28, 2025
Chris Brady

BOTTOM OF HOUR 1
GUEST: Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.)
TOPIC: Who orchestrated the cover-up of President Biden’s mental decline & what were their motivations?

TOP OF HOUR 2
GUEST: Alex Newman
TOPIC: Why you NEED to be paying attention to what is happening to farmers in South Africa.

TOP OF HOUR 3
GUEST: Salena Zito
TOPIC: Zito: "I have seen the future of AI. It's in Western Pennsylvania."

Judges 2:16-18

Judges 2:16-18

News...

Glenn Beck: The Case for Clay Pots
There is no guarantee that future historians will accurately depict the American story. In PragerU’s 2025 commencement address, Glenn Beck warns that we all have an obligation to preserve history in our own “clay pots.” If we don’t, historical truth might disappear forever in a fog of political correctness.

Voter optimism hits record high under Trump as 50% say US is on the right track
Rasmussen’s Mark Mitchell put the numbers in context, saying, “In 20 years, the % of people who say the U.S. is headed in the right direction has never been higher than today.”

Trump drops plan to check on Fort Knox inventory
For roughly two weeks in February, President Trump talked repeatedly about traveling to Fort Knox to ensure the nation’s gold was safely stockpiled there. Now, he appears to have abandoned the idea.

FBI opens probe into Antifa attack on Christian concert in Seattle
Bongino confirms investigation into targeted violence after Antifa militants assaulted a permitted Christian event — at a park location city officials themselves recommended — while Seattle’s leftist mayor blamed the victims.

Alito, Thomas blast Supreme Court for ducking case of student punished over 'two genders' shirt
The justices slammed their colleagues for refusing to hear a First Amendment case involving a Massachusetts seventh grader, warning that the court is allowing schools to engage in blatant viewpoint discrimination.

CA faces 'wall of debt' with $10B-20B annual deficits for years: Report
The LAO’s report forecasts “persistent future deficits,” even after accounting for Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s May budget revisions to address a $12 billion budget shortfall.

Carol Roth: Red states get it — economic freedom beats blue-state gimmicks
From New York to Minneapolis, blue states keep inflating costs while Americans flee to places like Texas and Florida for real relief — and sound leadership.

Woman left comatose after brutal beating at Beanie Babies billionaire’s mansion
A man broke into Ty Warner’s Montecito estate, claimed it was his, and violently assaulted a former employee, leaving her in a coma before being captured following a tense standoff with deputies.

Florida man survives gator attack, charges deputies with garden shears, gets shot
After being bitten by an alligator and high on meth, a Lakeland man allegedly tried to steal a patrol rifle and attack deputies, who fatally shot him after tasers failed to stop his rampage.

Politics...

The Hill: GOP fears Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ is ‘debt bomb’
The fiscal impact of President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill,” which one prominent budget hawk called a “debt bomb,” is becoming a significant political concern among Republican lawmakers who have made little progress toward offsetting the $3 trillion projected cost of the legislation.

Elon Musk 'disappointed' by Trump's spending bill, says it undermines what DOGE is doing
"I was disappointed to see the massive spending bill, frankly, which increases the budget deficit, not just decreases it, and undermines the work that the DOGE team is doing."

Gavin Newsom supports Medicaid changes — why don’t Republicans?
California’s governor is freezing enrollment for illegal immigrants and adding premiums to curb spending, yet many in Congress still won’t touch the bloated program.

Trump's 'big, beautiful bill' first step in dismantling the regulatory state with REINS Act
The regulatory state hamstrings everything from cosmetology to bridge placement. Reeling it in with the REINS Act may unleash billions in prosperity and remove the regulatory yokes from American manufacturers, business owners, and consumers.

The Democrat Party is not dying — it’s evolving
Don’t let the polls fool you — the left’s grip on power remains firm, propped up by activist ground games, media cover, and a voter base that rewards radicalism over results.

Politico list floats 'Democratic shadow cabinet' of political celebrities to combat Trump
Bill Scher's list included comedian Nikki Glaser, New York Attorney General Letitia James, and Sen. Fetterman's wife.

Influence of Obama, strategists fades for Democrats
After Kamala Harris' defeat and major 2024 setbacks, Democrats are turning on Obama-era power players, calling their approach outdated and demanding a new generation of leadership.

Rahm Emanuel says Democratic Party’s brand is ‘weak and woke’
As he considers a 2028 presidential run, Emanuel remarked, "Before I make a decision, I want to know that I have an answer to what I think ails our country, ails our politics, and ails the party."

Tommy Tuberville Announces Run For Governor To ‘Put Alabama First’
As for who might replace Tuberville in the Senate, Semafor on Tuesday reported that Auburn University’s men’s basketball coach Bruce Pearl seems to be eyeing a run.

Buttigieg admits Biden blew it on schools, border, and inflation
The former transportation secretary slammed Democrats’ early COVID school closures, failure to address the border crisis, and inflation denial, saying, “We got very knee-jerk” and should have “paid more attention to the border.”

California Republicans hope Kamala enters governor's race
"I think it could attract some donors from around the country who might be interested in taking another pound of flesh."

Obama's female Secret Service agents suspended for brawling outside his DC mansion
One woman was heard in audio from a recorded Secret Service line saying, "Can I get a supervisor down to Delta 2 immediately before I whoop this girl’s a**."

Economy...

Victor Davis Hanson: Trump must avoid these 3 ‘civilization killers’ when tackling the national debt
Moody’s just downgraded America’s credit rating for the first time since 1917, as Trump’s efforts to cut spending clash with rising defense budgets and subsidies. Without real fiscal reform, Hanson warns history offers only three disastrous paths: inflate the debt away, confiscate private wealth, or default.

Hardee’s wants to shut down 76 restaurants that refuse to stay open past 2 pm
Franchisee Paradigm Investment Group says the chain’s push for extended hours and costly digital mandates could force bankruptcy, calling the move a hostile takeover of profitable locations.

Immigration...

Trump asks Supreme Court for permission to speed deportations
The Justice Department asked the Supreme Court on Tuesday to intervene and allow the government to enact deportations of a small group of major criminals, saying a lower judge is meddling in national security matters.

11 million? 20 million? 50 million? Estimates of the illegal immigrant population soar
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has been making the rounds on Capitol Hill this month and has tossed out some startling statistics, none more striking than her estimate of 20 million illegal immigrants now in the U.S.

San Diego migrant processing center 'dismantled' after massive decrease in illegal crossings
Border Patrol dismantled a 1,000-person facility after crossings dropped from 1,199 a day in March 2024, to just 38 per day in March of this year.

Trump border czar trolls AOC over ICE scuffle charges
Tom Homan says he’s still waiting on AOC’s promised “consequences” after Rep. McIver was federally charged for scuffling with DHS agents at a Newark ICE site.

Democrat mayor will be investigated for alleged aiding and abetting of illegal aliens, Tennessee congressman says
Rep. Andy Ogles announced that federal committees will investigate Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell for allegedly using public funds to support illegal immigration, accusing him of obstructing ICE and enabling a criminal enterprise.

COVID...

HHS scraps COVID vaccine schedule for children and pregnant women
Regardless of your take on the COVID vaccine, there was never much evidence that children were at a particular risk from COVID.

Highly infectious new COVID strain from China that led to massive spike in hospitalizations has spread to the US
Monkeypox never really took off, so they're going back to the classics!

WAR News...

Ben Shapiro: Peace through strength requires actual strength
Vice President Vance touted Trump’s clear-eyed foreign policy, but the world’s bad actors aren’t afraid of speeches — they respond to action. Without a return to Trump 1.0’s unmistakable resolve, deterrence won’t hold.

Israel...

Israel can’t destroy Iran’s nukes without US firepower, Heritage experts warn
While Israel could disrupt Iran’s program, only the U.S. has the weapons to take out deep nuclear sites, say national security analysts — who argue time favors Iran and waiting may soon make military options obsolete.

US-backed Gaza aid centers see chaos, ‘Thank you America’ cheers, and 460K meals on day one
Despite a Hamas blockade, stampedes, and threats, American contractors helped deliver food to thousands of Gazans under Trump’s new plan to bypass terrorist theft and ensure aid reaches civilians.

Maher calls out liberals backing Hamas despite terror group's extremist views
"Most Muslim societies live under some form of sharia law, which no Westerner who thinks that Hamas is so great could ever live under," Maher said.

Israel raises alert for travelers to Canada, warning of ‘increased threat’
Israeli authorities advised citizens in Canada to exercise increased caution and avoid public displays of Jewish or Israeli identity due to rising threats.

Ukraine - Russia...

Trump warns Putin is ‘playing with fire’ after bitter exchange over Ukraine
“What Vladimir Putin doesn’t realize is that if it weren’t for me, lots of really bad things would have already happened to Russia, and I mean REALLY BAD,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “He’s playing with fire!”

Putin and Trump agree to prisoner exchange, Russia says
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told journalists that President Trump wanted results and accused European leaders of sabotaging swap efforts.

Canada...

Trump says Canada is considering his offer to become the 51st US state
"I told Canada, which very much wants to be part of our fabulous Golden Dome System, that it will cost $61 Billion Dollars if they remain a separate, but unequal, Nation, but will cost ZERO DOLLARS if they become our cherished 51st State," Trump wrote.

Top Canadian university launches ‘Adulting 101’ to teach Gen Z basic life skills
The University of Waterloo now offers a crash course for students who don’t know how to cook, do laundry, or change a tire.

Europe...

Noem urges Poles to elect Trump ally as CPAC holds its first meeting in Poland
The two candidates vying to replace Polish President Andrzej Duda offer starkly different visions for Poland: Rafał Trzaskowski, the pro-European Union liberal mayor of Warsaw, and Karol Nawrocki, a conservative historian backed by the Law and Justice party who is skeptical of the EU.

Entertainment...

Trump to pardon reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley, who were imprisoned for federal tax evasion
Trump said Todd and Julie Chrisley were given a "pretty harsh treatment."

Broadway star Patti LuPone says Trump-led Kennedy Center 'should get blown up'
Can you really be called a star if no one has ever heard of you?

Media...

NPR Is Under The Delusion It Has A Constitutional Right To Your Money
NPR filed a delusional lawsuit on Tuesday against the Trump administration, arguing that it has a constitutional right to your hard-earned money.

Harris Faulkner dishes on what happened behind the scenes during viral Trump black journalist event
Faulkner said execs at the 2024 NABJ forum were “shouting” backstage plotting against Trump, called the panel a “gotcha ambush,” and slammed ABC’s Rachel Scott for ignoring his shooting: “It did not take much to show humanity.”

Environment...

CNN: Trump EPA drafting a rule that would undo decades of progress on limiting pollution from power plants
It is a sharp reversal from the Biden administration’s policies. The Biden EPA finalized new rules last year that would have compelled coal and new natural gas power plants to either cut or capture 90% of their climate pollution by 2032.

LGBTQIA2S+...

Trump threatens to cut funding to California over boys in girls’ sports
The president slammed California for allowing a male athlete to dominate girls’ track events, calling it illegal and unfair. He warned that federal funds could be withheld if the state defies his executive order banning men from competing in women’s sports.

Education...

Trump suspends new student visa interviews to expand social media screening
A State Department cable ordered embassies to freeze student and exchange visa appointments as the administration prepares tighter vetting rules targeting anti-American radicals.

Universities are teaching a new generation to hate Jews, and blood is on their hands
Washington Israeli Embassy shootings trace back to campus incitement that administrators refuse to stop.

Harvard fires dishonesty expert for fabricating data in dishonesty studies
Francesca Gino, a star Harvard Business School professor known for her work on cheating and lying, was stripped of tenure and fired after investigators found she falsified data in multiple studies — marking the first such dismissal at Harvard in decades.

AI...

Ex-Meta head: Training consent could devastate AI
As U.K. lawmakers push for transparency on copyrighted data, a former tech executive warns that requiring artist permission before AI training would be unworkable and wreck the industry.

Sports...

WNBA finds no evidence of racist comments directed at Angel Reese after Caitlin Clark scuffle
"Based on information gathered to date, including from relevant fans, team and arena staff, as well as audio and video review of the game, we have not substantiated it."

In honor of George Floyd, WNBA player gets on microphone and lectures entire crowd about racism
As if going to a WNBA game weren't torture enough.

Can you sue your favorite team for being bad? Lawsuit from Colorado Rockies fan is testing the waters
A fan who was hit in the face by a foul ball said the team's poor play actually has led to fans getting distracted.

May 28, 2010: Counterterrorism czar John Brennan audio… No more Islamic terrorism?… Learn from history about what is coming… 8/28 update… Obama’s response to Gulf of Mexico oil spill… Weiner update… Who advises the White House?… Elmo…

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

ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / Contributor | Getty Images

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

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

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

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

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

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

Peace requires concessions

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

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

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

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

Peace or bloodshed?

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

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

This article originally appeared on TheBlaze.com.

The loneliness epidemic: Are machines replacing human connection?

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

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

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

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

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

The companion? Artificial intelligence.

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

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

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

Outsourcing presence

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

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

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

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

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

And now we’re replacing that inefficiency with machines.

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

Reclaiming our humanity

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

This article originally appeared on TheBlaze.com.

Exposed: The radical Left's bloody rampage against America

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

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

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

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

They were wrong.

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

Willful blindness

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

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

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

Monthly attacks

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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.