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May 30, 2025
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GUEST: Zachary Levi
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Matthew 4:18-20

Matthew 4:18-20

Trump...

Appeals court reinstates Trump tariffs blocked by trade court
A federal appeals court issued a temporary stay of the Court of International Trade's order freezing the president's tariffs.

CNBC: Definite tariffs could be better for markets than on-and-off ones
If tariffs could pop in and out of existence based on policy and judicial decisions, how do nations discuss trade deals, and how do investors allocate their capital efficiently?

Federal court blocks Trump’s tariffs, but other tools remain
Despite the court ruling against his IEEPA-based tariffs, Trump still has multiple legal pathways to impose duties — including Section 122 for quick 15% tariffs, Section 301 for unlimited retaliatory tariffs after investigation, and Section 232 for national security-based trade measures.

Trump to hold press conference with Musk on Friday as Tesla CEO departs government
“This will be his last day, but not really, because he will, always, be with us, helping all the way. Elon is terrific! See you tomorrow at the White House,” Trump posted on Truth Social.

Florida court greenlights Trump’s defamation suit against Pulitzer Board
A state appeals court rejected claims that Trump’s presidency should delay his lawsuit, allowing him to move forward with efforts to expose the board’s 2018 Russiagate awards as politically motivated fraud.

News...

Glenn Beck: Pay attention to what the State Department's radical reset is signaling
For years, the U.S. State Department operated on inertia — an institution locked into a cycle of caution, consensus, and risk aversion.

FBI to release video showing Jeffrey Epstein was alone during final moments in prison cell
FBI Director Dan Bongino has said that the agency will be releasing a video that shows that when Jeffrey Epstein died, he was the only person in his cell. "I just want to be crystal clear on this. I am not asking anyone to believe me. I'm telling you what's there and what isn't."

Trump orders 80-hour course on Constitution and founding ideals for top federal workers
The new training program will drill senior government officials on the Constitution, American founding principles, and Trump’s executive orders.

Bondi Cuts Out Leftist American Bar Association: No More Access To Non-Public Info
“For several decades, the American Bar Association has received special treatment and enjoyed special access to judicial nominees.”

Democratic Socialists of America 'Liberation Caucus' praises assassination of Israeli diplomats in DC
The Marxist faction called the accused killer a “political prisoner” and labeled the execution of two embassy staffers a “righteous” act in the fight against Zionism.

America needs to make its cities family-friendly again
To reverse falling birth rates, U.S. cities must clean up crime, cut housing costs, expand school choice, and restore the walkable, livable neighborhoods that once made raising families in urban areas possible.

Mom Arrested, Facing 5 Years in Prison for Leaving 8- and 10-Year-Old Boys at Home
Charged with felony child cruelty, Alexandra Woodward could get a decade in prison for leaving her boys home for a few hours — though they were fine and the law is about to change in her favor.

Michelle Obama downplays childbirth, says producing life is 'least' function of women’s bodies
"So many men have no idea about what women go through. Right? We haven't been researched," Obama claimed.

Minneapolis cops say Derek Chauvin should get a federal pardon: 'Railroaded'
Minneapolis police officers told Blaze Media they believe Chauvin deserves a pardon for his federal conviction — or at the very least, a new trial — even though he'd still be serving time on state charges. Trump said earlier this month he's not considering a pardon, after Democrats floated the rumor that one was imminent.

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell arrested in 1996 for pulling gun on pregnant woman during parking spot dispute
While the case was dismissed months later, details of the incident are drawing renewed scrutiny amid Harrell’s demonization of local Christians and support for Antifa.

Gun control activist fabricates story of surviving Dallas high school shooting that 'never happened'
Calvin Polacheck delivered a harrowing account of surviving a 2017 active shooter situation at Dallas High School that killed his brother, best friend, and nine others; however, authorities said it never happened.

Mushroom-tripping hikers mistakenly report a companion's death, officials say
Two hikers in New York’s Adirondack Mountains called 911 to report a third member of their party had died, but it turned out they were just high.

Politics...

White House to send $9.4 billion DOGE rescissions package to Congress as soon as Monday
The package includes $1.1 billion in cuts to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and an $8.3 billion reduction in funding for foreign aid agencies such as USAID.

Conservatives revolt as Congress stalls on DOGE spending cuts
Fiscal hawks blast House Republicans for passing Trump’s agenda without codifying Elon Musk’s $175 billion in government cuts, warning the “big, beautiful bill” risks exploding the debt without real reform.

Mike Lee Comes Out Against Current Version Of Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’
"We increased spending by like 58% just our last five years, just since the pandemic. So we got to address the spending crisis to a greater degree than this bill does,” Lee said.

David Hogg targets Pelosi, unwittingly deals Democrats more damage ahead of likely DNC ouster
"I mean, she gets better returns than almost every hedge fund in this city, every year," continued Hogg. "Some of these members of Congress make trades that are way too well timed to not have insider knowledge."

The Nation: Democrats face total system failure as core voters defect and party clings to broken status quo
A brutal new postmortem from Catalist reveals collapsing support for Democrats across nearly every key demographic, as the party’s refusal to embrace economic populism and fear of exercising power fuels its downward spiral.

The Hill: Democratic anxiety rises amid Biden revelations, losses to Trump
Infighting over Biden’s health, David Hogg’s DNC rebellion, and Trump’s legislative steamroll has left Democrats directionless and panicked heading into 2026.

The Liberal Patriot: Hispanic moderates abandon Democrats over woke agenda and open borders
New data shows a staggering collapse in Hispanic support, driven by backlash to the left’s stance on crime, immigration, energy, and gender ideology — moderates are voting values, not identity.

Economy...

Trump tariffs drive up car prices; US-made vehicles average $53,000
The report reveals that U.S.-assembled vehicles now cost more than Canadian and Mexican imports.

JD Vance defends using markets as a tool for national interest
Vance argues that lawmakers have always shaped markets to serve America’s needs — from Roosevelt’s wartime economy to Trump’s trade battles — and says pretending otherwise is both ahistorical and foolish.

Fed Chair Powell met with Trump at the White House Thursday and told him rate decisions can’t be political
The Fed confirmed in a release that the meeting occurred, stressing that the future path of monetary policy was not discussed.

The national debt troubles global financial markets
With deficits exploding and interest payments topping $1 trillion, investors are demanding higher returns to fund Washington’s addiction to spending — shaking confidence at home and abroad.

Washington Post says taxing tips is good for workers because Trump wants to end it
In its latest mental gymnastics, WaPo argues that letting waiters keep more of their money is bad — since it might hurt progressive dreams of scrapping tipping and jacking up wages by government mandate.

Immigration...

Nashville’s Democrat Mayor Doxxes ICE Agents
O'Connell says the release of the names of ICE agents was a mistake. A DHS official says there's "zero chance it was a mistake."

DC Mayor Bowser Flip-Flops on Immigration, Moves to Repeal Sanctuary City Law: Report
After touting D.C. as a "proud sanctuary city," Muriel Bowser now wants to work with Trump on immigration enforcement.

Teen illegal who killed woman in Colorado crash gets probation, then is arrested by ICE along with entire family
The teen and his entire family was arrested by ICE as they were living in the United States illegally.

WaPo: This 2-year-old American girl was ‘deported’ with her undocumented parents
The far-left paper is hand-wringing because ICE didn’t tear a 2-year-old anchor baby from her illegal alien parents during deportation — treating it like a moral crisis that the family stayed together, even though ICE lets parents leave kids behind if they choose.

WAR News...

Hegseth orders Pentagon’s testing office staff cut by more than half
The memo predicts that the cuts will save more than $300 million per year and reaffirms the DOD’s commitment to “reform and reducing bureaucracy.”

Trump pardons Army lieutenant who was court-martialed for refusing Biden's COVID vax mandate
Bashaw, as well as thousands of other military members, were involuntarily discharged when they refused to get the vaccine.

'Insane radical leftists' are gone: Zuckerberg and Palmer Luckey reunite for US military project
Luckey, the creator of virtual reality goggles called Oculus Rift, was fired by Facebook allegedly for donating $10,000 to a pro-Donald Trump group.

Middle East Update...

Hamas expected to reject Trump envoy’s hostage deal as too pro-Israel
After Israel agreed to the deal, Hamas now claims Steve Witkoff’s ceasefire plan fails to guarantee an end to the war and demands major changes.

Ben & Jerry’s board decries ‘genocide in Gaza,’ in escalation of fight with owner
Parent company Unilever says ice cream board speaks for no one but itself, amid ongoing legal battle over how much leeway B&J has to pursue its social mission.

Greta Thunberg joins Gaza-bound flotilla backed by Hamas-linked organizers
The aging climate activist will set sail Sunday for Gaza on a ship aimed at protesting Israel’s war in the territory.

China...

Bessent says China trade talks ‘a bit stalled’
“I believe that we will be having more talks with them in the next few weeks, and I believe we may, at some point, have a call between the president and Party Chair Xi.”

State Department begins revoking Chinese student visas over security concerns
The visa cancellations are focused on students who have connections to the Chinese Communist Party or those studying in critical university fields.

Europe...

Germany may propose 10% digital service tax on American tech giants
Germany is considering a 10% tax on large online platforms like Google and Facebook, its new minister of state for culture told magazine Stern, in a move likely to heighten trade tensions with the Trump administration.

France to ban smoking outdoors in most places: Minister
France will ban smoking in all outdoor places that can be frequented by children, like beaches, parks, and bus stops. The freedom to smoke "stops where children's right to breathe clean air starts," she said.

Flashback: Nazis launched world’s first anti-smoking crusade
Turns out the first anti-smoking Nazis were literal Nazis.

Entertainment...

Joy Behar begs for on-air kiss from Sarah Silverman in cringey 'View' moment
This reads like the worst fan fiction ever written: "It's always fun to see you," Behar said, with Sarah immediately retorting, "I love seeing you!" Whoopi then gently hinted that something was about to come, as she asked, "You want to do the goodbye?" "Kiss me," Joy quietly insisted to Sarah, prompting her to lean in for a kiss.

Media...

Legacy media may be crumbling, but its influence has mutated
The Media Research Center’s new president takes aim at algorithmic censorship, exposing how Google’s AI now packages leftist talking points as objective, authoritative truth.

Environment...

22 young Americans sue Trump on climate actions: ‘A death sentence for my generation’
“I’m not suing because I want to — I’m suing because I have to. My health, my future, and my right to speak the truth are all on the line. He’s waging war on us with fossil fuels as his weapon, and we’re fighting back with the Constitution,” the drama queen stated.

Biden Energy Loan Czar Awarded $1.6B Government Loan to Company Advised by His Current Business Partner
New records show the taxpayer-funded green loan benefited a company that employed Shah’s now-partner — reviving memories of Solyndra-style cronyism and prompting scrutiny as Plug Power bleeds billions.

Spain aims to ban flushing of wet wipes, with manufacturers paying for cleanup
The government’s draft legislation also includes a ban on releasing disposable party balloons into the environment.

LGBTQIA2S+...

FBI bans Pride Month events to refocus on mission, avoid political messaging
Leadership instructed agents not to host or promote Pride activities using FBI resources, marking a break from past years as the bureau moves to rebuild public trust under Director Kash Patel.

Education...

What happened to Harvard?
Once the cradle of American commonsense realism, Harvard now champions postmodernism, producing graduates who reject truth, deny biology, and openly despise the nation that gave them everything.

AI...

Anthropic CEO Predicts AI Could Cut 50% of Entry-Level White-Collar Jobs
The cuts could come within five years, he says, causing unemployment to spike as high as 20%. He’s urging consumers and lawmakers to prepare now to protect the nation.

FBI investigates AI deepfake scam targeting Trump’s chief of staff
An impersonator using AI to mimic Susie Wiles' voice contacted GOP officials and execs, even requesting cash transfers, prompting a joint probe by the FBI and White House.

Real Estate...

Florida nudist resort hits the market for $2.5 million
Pasco County’s finest collection of sunburnt retirees and sagging ambition is now for sale — 59 acres of aging exhibitionism, HOA fees, and a whole lot of sights you can’t unsee.

May 30, 2008 - Cap and trade... Glenn on 'GMA' this morning... Hillary and sexism... Guest Newt Gingrich... Glenn's latest CNN column... Summer tour... Super Glenn and the pink pants... Potpourri of calls... Doing the jobs Americans won't do...

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.