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June 16, 2025
Chris Brady

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News...

USAID official took $1M in bribes to steer $550M in contracts, four plead guilty
Roderick Watson of Maryland is alleged to have received bribes valued in excess of $1 million while working at USAID in exchange for using his position as a trusted overseer of taxpayer money to direct 14 prime federal contracts to two consulting companies, Apprio and Vistant.

Army’s 250th parade honors troops, triggers leftist meltdown over Trump
As tanks rolled and soldiers saluted in D.C., Trump supporters praised the Army’s milestone while Democrats like Newsom and Warren hijacked the day to bash Trump and back illegal alien protests.

‘It’s Not Dark, It’s Not Tense’: MSNBC Struggles To Accept Fun Vibe Of Army Birthday Parade
"It's something that we — that we were watching for."

Video: CBS News sticks to the facts, doesn't give opinion in coverage of DC military parade
Don't be silly, of course it's not from 2025 — but instead from the 1991 military parade in D.C.

Democrat posts picture of Trump beheading during No Kings event
North Carolina state Rep. Julie von Haefen posted a photo from the No Kings protest, which calls for Trump to be beheaded.

No Kings protests backed by $2.1B network of Democrat-aligned groups
Despite posing as grassroots uprisings, the anti-Trump No Kings protests are bankrolled by nearly 200 Democrat-connected nonprofits, unions, and PACs with over $2.1 billion in revenue, including AFT, Indivisible, and the ACLU. Organizers include top Democrat operatives and elites pulling strings from behind nonprofit facades.

One person killed in shooting at No Kings protest in Salt Lake City: Police
"Detectives allege he raised an AR-15-style rifle and ran toward the crowd, prompting a person to fire three rounds, one of which tragically struck Mr. Ah Loo," police say.

Man arrested after alleged threat made on lawmakers attending No Kings rally at Texas Capitol
Texas DPS evacuated the Capitol and arrested a suspect in La Grange after identifying a credible threat against legislators at the anti-Trump protest; the event later resumed under tight security.

Minnesota suspected assassin captured alive after intense manhunt for fatal shooting of Dem pol, spouse
The 57-year-old former appointee by Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz was sought by police for allegedly shooting Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, and fatally shooting former Democratic House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband.

Wife of Minnesota assassin suspect caught with cash, weapons, and passports during police stop
Jennifer Boelter was found in a vehicle loaded with a gun, ammo, cash, and passports alongside relatives, hours after her husband allegedly killed two lawmakers and wounded two others while disguised as a cop.

Best friend of accused Minnesota assassin reveals haunting last text after deadly shooting
“I don’t want to say anything more and implicate you in any way because you guys don’t know anything about this. But I love you guys and I’m sorry for all the trouble this has caused,” the message read.

President Trump has constitutional and statutory authority to use the National Guard domestically
The presidential authority comes from Article II § 2 of the U.S. Constitution and Title 10 of U.S. Code.

Anti-ICE protester exposed as serial left-wing activist since 1980s, protested at 'Dyke' march and against Coca-Cola
The activist justified blocking New York City traffic by saying it was only "temporary."

Politics...

Randi Weingarten quits DNC after clash with party leadership
The far-left teachers' union boss stepped down from the Democratic National Committee, blasting Chair Ken Martin for narrowing the party’s focus and sidelining dissent.

Trump Jr. opens $500K MAGA club in DC with tech billionaires and Cabinet members
The Executive Branch, a secretive members-only club launched by Don Jr. and Omeed Malik, kicked off with a Gilded Age-style gala packed with crypto moguls, AI elites, and Trump administration power players — no press allowed.

Immigration...

Trump to flood big cities like LA and NYC with ICE agents in ‘single largest Mass Deportation Program’ in history
“These, and other such Cities, are the core of the Democrat Power Center, where they use Illegal Aliens to expand their Voter Base, cheat in Elections, and grow the Welfare State, robbing good paying Jobs and Benefits from Hardworking American Citizens.”

Nearly 1 million illegal immigrants have self-deported under Trump, which has led to higher wages
While ICE arrests and deportations have grabbed headlines, President Trump is also running a separate but complementary “mass deportation” program — one that encourages aliens here unlawfully to go home voluntarily. And if reports are correct, that plan is more successful than anyone could have imagined.

Feds: Maryland Man allegedly made over $100K smuggling illegal aliens, guns, and minors
The Democrat icon was reportedly paid up to $1,500 per trip moving illegal aliens, including children, with witnesses alleging he trafficked guns and drugs hidden under floorboards.

Israel-Iran...

NYT: Iran believed Israel wouldn’t attack before talks with US set for Sunday, leading to fateful errors
Due to this miscalculation, Iran’s top military commanders did not seek shelter and ignored recommendations not to congregate in a single area, the officials say. Israel eliminated most of Iran’s top military brass at an emergency meeting in the opening strikes early Friday morning.

Trump Leaves Door Open For US Entering Iran-Israel Conflict
Trump spoke with ABC’s Rachel Scott about the ongoing hostilities between the two Middle Eastern nations, and he made it clear that while there had been no U.S. involvement thus far, he was not ruling out the possibility that there could be at some point.

Israel kills Iranian intel chiefs, strikes deep inside Iran, opens ‘air corridor to Tehran’
Israel on Sunday attacked dozens of sites in Iran — including energy sites, radar systems, and ballistic missiles and their launchers — and killed Iran’s top intelligence officers on the third day of its ongoing campaign against the Islamic Republic’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs.

Israel planned to assassinate Iran’s supreme leader Khamenei, but Trump said no: Report
Israel reported that they had an opportunity to kill Iran’s top leader, but Trump persuaded Israeli officials not to go through with it, the two unidentified officials told Reuters.

Netanyahu Dismisses Report Claiming Trump Blocked Israeli Plot To Assassinate Iran's Khamenei
When questioned about the Reuters report during an appearance on Fox News, Netanyahu declined to confirm or deny the claims, dismissing the report outright. “There are so many false reports about conversations that never happened — I’m not going to get into it,” Netanyahu said.

Iran was behind two assassination attempts on President Trump, Israeli PM Netanyahu says in bombshell interview
“Do you want these people to have nuclear weapons and the means to deliver them to your cities?” Netanyahu asked. “Of course not. So we’re defending ourselves, but we’re also defending the world.”

Trump refutes Tucker Carlson’s criticism he abandoned ‘America First’ by supporting Israel: ‘I decide’
Carlson fumed at Israel’s pre-emptive strike on Iran last week, dubbing the U.S. “complicit in the act of war” and arguing that “politicians purporting to be America First can’t now credibly turn around and say they had nothing to do with it.”

US military intercepts Iranian missiles, drones aimed at Israel
The United States military has taken an active role in intercepting missiles and drones launched by Iran toward Israel, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday night, citing U.S. and Israeli officials.

Pro-Iranian militia leader in Iraq says Iran doesn’t need military support in fight against Israel
I.e., you're on your own bro.

‘The Beams Are On’: Iran Axes Internet, Musk Turns On Starlink To Allow Iranian Dissidents Access
"Iran cut off all internet so that the people cannot organize a coup and communicate."

How a surge in late-night pizza orders at the Pentagon predicted Israel's attack on Iran
Pentagon Pizza Report, an account on X with over 69,000 followers, posted a photo on Thursday night of a traffic surge at the Domino's Pizza in Arlington, which is about a 10-minute drive from the Pentagon.

‘Free Palestine’ Brick Thrown Through Window Of Kosher Grocery Store In Boston Area
Gil Zilberberg pointed out that the vandalism occurred overnight when his fellow Jews in Israel were sheltering from Iranian ballistic missiles.

Baghdad Bob - Tehran Edition...

Tehran Times: Israelis in shelters, millions of Iranians in the streets
What began as a solemn religious gathering in the heart of the Iranian capital erupted into one of the largest anti-Israel demonstrations in recent memory, as MILLIONS of Iranians filled the 10-kilometer stretch between Imam Hossein and Azadi Squares on Saturday evening.

Iran shows amazing video of it shooting down two Israeli F35s — the first time a F35 has ever been shot down, and Iran did it twice!
However there's one issue with the video ... it's from a video game ... and the jets being shot down are Russian SU-57s, not F-35s.

Iran shows off picture of a third F35 it shot down
However, there's one issue with the picture ... it's clearly a fake and not even a good one. The vertical stabilizer on the back is in the wrong place, it has the wrong flag on the plane, the afterburner is still lit, and there isn't ground damage despite the plane apparently hitting the ground with the afterburner still on.

Ukraine - Russia...

Russian strike hit Boeing office in Kyiv in deliberate attack on US business, FT reports
Overnight June 9-10, Russian forces launched hundreds of drones and seven missiles in one of the biggest attacks on Ukraine, damaging buildings across the capital. One of the targets included Boeing’s office.

China...

Green group with ties to Chinese Communist Party part of network influencing US policy
A new report accuses Energy Foundation China of acting as a CCP front, funding U.S. climate groups to weaken American energy security and shift supply chains under Chinese control.

Entertainment...

Hollywood Celebrities Turn Out for Chaotic No Kings Marches: ‘We’re Disgusted and We’re Scared’
Celebs including Mark Ruffalo, Ellen Pompeo, Kerry Washington, Jimmy Kimmel, Jon Cryer, and more were seen mixing with the hoi polloi in places like New York City and Los Angeles.

Wicked discrimination? Broadway smash's apprenticeship excludes white males, federal complaint says
The white male music director's Title VI, Title VII complaint with National Endowment for the Arts was filed the same day the Supreme Court unanimously reinstated a heterosexual woman's reverse-discrimination lawsuit.

The Arts...

‘Idiot’ tourist in Europe sits on and shatters ‘Van Gogh’ chair adorned with thousands of Swarovski crystals
Please don't be an American, please don't be an American ...

Environment...

Trump praises Musk for playing fair under EV mandates
President Trump praises Elon Musk for NEVER asking for favors regarding the EV mandate. Trump credited Elon for saying "as long as I'm on the same plane as everybody else, we'll do good and make a better product." "That was very cool," Trump said.

AI...

NY Times: They Asked an AI Chatbot Questions. The Answers Sent Them Spiraling.
Generative AI chatbots are going down conspiratorial rabbit holes and endorsing wild, mystical belief systems. For some people, conversations with the technology can deeply distort reality.

Science...

Elon Musk says ISS should be de-orbited within 2 years over safety concerns
Despite SpaceX profiting from ISS missions, Musk warns the aging space station poses growing risks and urges its controlled retirement.

Sports...

Ex-Vikings player blames ‘weak, emasculated’ Tim Walz for Minnesota lawmaker killings
“We need to start calling this what it is. These people have lost their minds. I am heartbroken to see one of the most amazing states in America completely turned around under Gov. Tim Walz. Minnesota is confused,” Jack Brewer told Fox News Digital.

Animals...

Drunk Kentucky man who once fled cops on a mule now jailed for raccoon attack at local business
Jonathan Mason, already known for whipping a mule and leading police on a low-speed hoof chase, is now facing assault charges after drunkenly releasing a biting raccoon inside a business he was banned from.

June 16, 2017 - Russia may have killed the leader of ISIS... Skittles & Pride... Bill O'Reilly joins Glenn, discusses why political violence in America has ramped up in recent years... Steve Scalise recovery...

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?

Bloomberg / Contributor | Getty Images

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.