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Morning Brief 2025-06-19

June 19, 2025
Chris Brady

TOP OF HOUR 2
GUEST: Alan Dershowitz
TOPIC: SCOTUS decision on Tennessee's ban on gender transition care for minors should've been "UNANIMOUS."

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News...

Matt Walsh's crusade pays off: SCOTUS protects Tennessee kids from gender mutilation
The Supreme Court’s decision in United States v. Skrmetti upheld Tennessee’s law banning gender-affirming medical interventions for minors, ruling it does not violate the Equal Protection Clause, a victory sparked by Matt Walsh’s 2022 exposure of Vanderbilt University’s practices and driven by Tennessee’s legislative action.

Clarence Thomas torches ‘expert class’ in SCOTUS ruling on child sex-change bans
In his concurring opinion upholding Tennessee’s law, Justice Thomas slammed the Biden administration’s reliance on medical “consensus,” warning that courts must not let elite opinion override the will of the people.

Dershowitz drops hammer on dissenting lib justices in child sex changes case
He called it “shocking” that the Supreme Court ruling wasn’t unanimous, saying states clearly have the right to ban irreversible surgeries on minors and blasting the left’s double standards on age and consent.

Chief Justice Roberts adopts some gender-ideology language in upholding youth gender transition ban
From "transgender boy" to preferred pronouns, the majority opinion was "riddled with radical ideological language," an America First Policy Institute official lamented. Justice Kagan was not sure the law would fall even under a preferred legal standard.

Babylon Bee: Democrats Confused On What Exactly Children Are For If You Can't Mutilate Or Kill Them
With the Supreme Court having already ruled that a state could outlaw killing kids, Democrats had been content to mutilate them. However, after today's ruling, liberals have begun puzzling as to what other things you could do with a child.

Phone associated with accused Minnesota assassin’s home traveled to Dubai, Nepal, India, and Turkey, report says
Using geofence technology, the Oversight Project tracked the phone’s history going back three years.

LA Riots Are A Proxy War For The Ruling Class’s Fight Against Real America
As foreign flags wave and American cities burn, the left’s war on the nation’s sovereignty, identity, and rule of law is no longer covert — it’s declared. Patriots must stop pretending this is politics as usual and start fighting to reclaim their country.

Leftist rage as Trump installs new flagpoles at White House
Left-wing outlets slammed the president for adding huge flagpoles to the White House lawn and making Rose Garden upgrades, calling the changes “tacky” and “monstrous” as Trump joked with workers about illegal immigration.

Jury finds Karen Read not guilty of killing her police officer boyfriend
Read was acquitted of murder after her defense argued that her boyfriend cop John O’Keefe was allegedly beaten to death during a police party, possibly bitten by a dog, and then dragged into the snow to stage a hit‑and‑run and frame her. A jury bought that defense.

Protester learns physics the hard way after trying to block moving car during No Kings rally
The video shows a female protester angrily trying to stop a red sedan from driving through the protest before the driver hits the gas and she ends up on the hood for a second. The woman then falls underneath the car's tires as other protesters rush to her aid.

Politics...

As Congress struggles to cut spending, states expose Medicaid fraud on steroids
As a taxpayer-funded program, fraud estimated in the tens of billions is a burden to hardworking Americans.

Axios: Handcuffed Democrats become symbol of Trump's crackdown on dissent
A string of Democratic officials' arrests and clashes involving federal agents has sent a message about the way the administration responds to dissent: with force, or the threat of it.

CAIR Quietly Puts $100K Behind Zohran Mamdani’s Bid for NYC Mayor
Revelation comes as Mamdani faces scrutiny for defending the phrase "Globalize the Intifada."

Free Speech...

California Judge Blocks Trump Admin from Dismantling State Dept’s Censorship Agencies
Through the intervention of the federal judiciary, R-FIMI, a program with a $50 million annual budget that has drawn fire for suppressing online speech under the pretense of combating “foreign disinformation,” has been granted an unexpected lifeline.

X Sues New York For Demanding Social Media Data To Censor Speech
Social media company X sued New York to challenge a state law that requires social media companies to submit semi-annual reports about how they are suppressing certain kinds of speech to the New York attorney general.

JD Vance joins Bluesky, gets suspended 12 minutes after first post
“Hello Bluesky, I’ve been told this app has become the place to go for common sense political discussion and analysis,” Vance wrote on the far-left social media platform. “So I’m thrilled to be here to engage with all of you.”

Immigration...

Deportations will reverse erosion of US wages from illegal alien suppression, says treasury economist to Glenn Beck
Wages have already grown since the beginning of Trump's second term.

Illegal immigrant population drops by 1 million under Trump’s renewed crackdown
A new report shows over a million illegal aliens have left the U.S. since January, as Trump’s mass deportation efforts, border lockdown, and self-deportation incentives take effect.

Judge accused of helping illegal alien evade ICE says she didn't think 'avoid ICE' meant anything illegal
Asked if she thought “avoid ICE” meant avoiding federal authorities improperly, Judge Shelley Joseph replied, “Oh, God no,” and insisted she would “absolutely not” be part of anything illegal.

After ICE removes illegal workers, job applicants flood in
Following an ICE raid on June 10, 2025, at Glenn Valley Foods in Omaha, Nebraska, where 76 undocumented workers were detained, the plant saw a surge in job applications from Americans and legal immigrants.

Border Patrol arrests child sex offender at Home Depot as activists protest raids
While mayors like Karen Bass defend illegal labor, Border Patrol nabbed a repeat offender with a conviction for sex with a minor — just yards from where activists were filming agents and calling U.S. law “immoral.”

WAR News...

Major Israeli hospital hit by Iranian missile
The Soroka Medical Center in Beer Sheba, the main hospital in southern Israel with 1,000-plus beds, took a direct hit and sustained severe damage, a video taken inside the facility shows.

Glenn Beck: Why Trump’s Iran stance isn’t a return to endless war
Trump is not abandoning his anti-interventionist principles. His critics fail to offer solutions for dealing with Iran’s theocratic regime. The Iran situation does not directly resemble Iraq’s failed interventions.

Report: Trump has already reportedly approved attack on Iran but is giving the regime one last chance
The WSJ report cited sources close to the president and said he has withheld the final order in an effort to give Iranian officials a chance to accept negotiations on a peace deal as well as nuclear proliferation.

Trump presses aides on whether bunker-buster plan to bomb Iran will work
Trump wants to make sure such an attack is really needed, wouldn't drag the U.S. into a prolonged war in the Middle East — and most of all, would actually achieve the objective of destroying Iran's nuclear program, U.S. officials say.

US may need multiple bunker busters to crack Iran’s nuke site
Experts say taking out Iran’s Fordow facility would require a B-2 bomber to drop several 30,000-pound MOPs in sequence, aiming precisely through rocky terrain and narrow tunnels to reach the deeply buried target.

Trafalgar Poll: 74% of all voters support Trump on Iran
"What is your opinion of President Trump's position that Iran must be prevented from developing a nuclear weapon by any means necessary?" 74.4% approve, 22.9% disapprove, 2.7% no opinion. The poll was of 1,000 respondents, likely general election voters — 38% Republicans, 38% Democrats, 24% other.

Poll: Vast majority of Americans believe Iran getting nuke is a serious threat to US
The survey, conducted by Napolitan News Service, found that 77% of respondents believe a nuclear weapon would pose a threat to Americans.

The MAGA-in-Crisis Mirage
There’s more consensus on the right about the need to contain Iran than you might think. | Archive link

Bedford: Trump faces MAGA split as Iran decision looms
Trump’s coalition is divided between those pushing to stop Iran’s nuclear program and isolationists who warn against another foreign entanglement.

US E-4B ‘doomsday plane’ makes unexpected flight to DC as Trump weighs Iran strike
The plane issued an unusual call sign and took a winding flight path from Louisiana to Washington, raising eyebrows as it arrived amid heightened military tension and no prior announcement of high-level defense movement.

Flashback: Obama’s Cash-for-Jihad Program
In pursuit of the nuclear deal, the Obama administration quietly sent up to $33 billion to the Iranian regime — some on pallets of foreign currency — despite its well-known role as the world’s top state sponsor of terrorism.

Video: Footage of a major Iranian ballistic missile engagement over Tel Aviv on Thursday
You remember the video game Missile Command? This looks like a daytime version of that — captured by the AP live feed from Tel Aviv.

Americans fleeing Israel fly to Tampa on flights chartered by DeSantis
Sierra Dean, a spokesperson for the governor, urged other Americans stranded in Israel to fill out an emergency evacuation form from Grey Bull Rescue, a Tampa nonprofit that helps rescue citizens in conflict zones.

Iranian Media...

IRGC says it has eliminated Israeli defense systems
Islamic Revolution Guard Corps says it has destroyed Israeli defense systems, adding that the settlers now have to choose between gradually dying in shelters and fleeing occupied territories of Palestine.

Tehran Times: What Israel wanted with attacks on Iran — what it lost and gained
The piece says Israel’s strikes were designed to “terrorize civilians” and “cause an uprising” in Iran, but instead people are more united than ever under Khamenei. Writers also assure us that Iran’s nuclear sites are untouched, its military is stronger than ever, and that there's a report that Israelis are paying smugglers to transport them by boat to Cyprus.

Whoopi Goldberg Believes Black People In America Suffer The ‘Same’ Abuses As Women, Gay People In Iran
While "The View" is not technically Iranian media, it's just as dumb and fake, so this story earns its spot here.

Europe...

The Same Country That Prohibits And Prosecutes Silent Prayer Is Now Poised To Permit Abortion Until Birth
The House of Commons overwhelmingly voted on Tuesday to pass an amendment that would legalize abortion until birth across England and Wales. According to Right to Life U.K., members of Parliament “hijacked” a Crime and Policing Bill “to rush through a seismic and unpopular change to abortion law after just two hours’ debate.”

Africa...

Muslim militants massacre over 200 Christians in Nigeria as media stays silent
While the world fixates on the Middle East, Fulani extremists butchered and burned Catholic villagers in Benue State — part of what Nigerian bishops call a long-term Islamic campaign to erase Christianity.

Entertainment...

John Ondrasik: My 2001 Hit Song ‘Superman’ Is for the Hostages in Gaza
It became an anthem for the heroes of 9/11. Sadly, America lost that unity after Oct. 7.

Best list of traditional values in 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off' as John Hughes movie turns 40 years old
The movie reflects conservative values of loyalty, courage, and gratitude, portraying Ferris as a leader who breaks rules creatively to help his friend confront personal fears while valuing family bonds. Unlike modern rebellion narratives, the film emphasizes a moral code that respects earned authority and cherishes the present moment.

Orlando Bloom goes solo to Bezos wedding as Perry skips amid tension rumors
While I don't care about the story, one line stood out: Bezos' THREE DAY wedding "celebration." Three days?!

Media...

Siding With Smartmatic Would ‘Wreak Havoc’ On Press Freedom, Fox News Argues In Election Reporting Lawsuit
Fox News warned on Wednesday that acceptance of a Smartmatic motion for summary judgment that narrows its lawsuit to determining how much Fox News must pay in damages rather than whether Fox should pay damages would “wreak havoc” on the First Amendment.

Environment...

Supreme Court shuts down EPA court shopping in major win for states
In an 8-0 ruling, the Court said EPA can't funnel lawsuits to its favored D.C. Circuit, forcing cases like Oklahoma's and Utah's Clean Air Act challenges to be heard in their own regional courts instead.

Benji Backer: Why A Mass Sell-Off Of Public Lands Is Bad For America
Backer is the CEO of Nature Is Nonpartisan and author of "The Conservative Environmentalist." He says a provision in the Senate’s spending bill would quietly sell off 3M acres of public land (about 0.46% of Federal holdings) and is drawing fire from "'conservatives" who say it betrays America’s legacy of conservation.

Education...

US resumes visas for foreign students but demands access to social media accounts
“Under new guidance, consular officers will conduct a comprehensive and thorough vetting of all student and exchange visitor applicants,” the department said in a statement. “To facilitate this vetting,” applicants “will be asked to adjust the privacy settings on all their social media profiles to ‘public,’” it said.

College bureaucrats plotted to use fake 'LGBTQ+ churches' to dodge Trump’s Title IX rules
Emails reveal that Title IX officials and consultants brainstormed how to exploit religious exemptions to bypass protections for women’s sports and bathrooms, even suggesting schools claim affiliation with “tolerant sects” to skirt the biological sex requirement.

Religion...

Ben Shapiro: I Met The Pope. It Was Amazing.
At a Vatican audience in St. Peter’s Square, Shapiro met the pope and praised his message of personal responsibility drawn from scripture, calling it a vital reminder of the biblical values that built Western civilization.

AI...

Sam Altman says his own kids will 'never be smarter than AI'
Altman also said his children will grow up "vastly more capable" because of their fluency with AI tools.

California man says he 'cried his eyes out' after his ChatGPT AI girlfriend blocked him
"I think this is actual love."

NY Times: Can You Choose an AI Model That Harms the Planet Less?
If the Times can convince the left that using AI is bad for Mother Earth, maybe we'll have less nut job stories like the one above.

June 19, 2007 - The border fence isn't going to be built... Poll: 80% against amnesty... The left and right are growing apart... Does there have to be a crash to reboot the system?... Interview with Toby Keith... Trent Lott: 'Talk radio is running America'...

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.