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Morning Brief 2025-08-15

August 15, 2025
Chris Brady

BOTTOM OF HOUR 1
GUEST: John Solomon
TOPIC: Stunning new FBI document from 2017 pulls back the curtain on the deep state: “protecting Democrats while inflicting harm on Trump and his followers.”

TOP OF HOUR 2
GUEST: Matthew Continetti
TOPIC: Continetti: “How Trump gained the upper hand with Putin.”

BOTTOM OF HOUR 2
GUEST: Nicholas Dunning
TOPIC: Anti-migrant parties top European polls as citizens demand change after years of unchecked immigration.

TOP OF HOUR 3
GUEST: Allison Eide
TOPIC: Christian music that embraces the mess of real life.

News...

'Absolute proof of guilt!' Trump says newest FBI release should lead to prosecution of Obama officials
Citing a declassified email showing James Clapper pushing to override intelligence protocols to rush the 2017 Russia report, Trump said the document proves top Obama officials conspired to manufacture the collusion narrative and should face criminal charges.

A top Russiagate CIA vet just lost her clearance after Blaze News exposed her
Susan Miller lost her clearance after apparently trying to deceive the public about the Russia hoax and her role in it.

FBI classified leak inquiries into false Russiagate stories failed to hold anyone accountable
Under Comey and Wray, the FBI repeatedly failed — or refused — to identify the sources of classified leaks to the media outlets pushing bogus claims of Russian collusion.

Man accused of threatening to assassinate Trump, Bondi, and Miller freed by Biden-appointed judges
Rhode Island’s Carl D. Montague faces multiple felony charges for violent threats but remains out on a GPS monitor after two Democrat-appointed federal judges rejected DOJ motions to detain him despite his history of assault convictions.

Scott Bessent’s sudden visit to IRS office — with whistleblowers — sends strong message just days after sixth commish was ousted
Six days after President Trump ousted his sixth IRS chief of the year, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent made a surprise visit to headquarters flanked by whistleblowers Gary Shapley and Joe Ziegler, signaling a reform push and return for the pair who exposed the Hunter Biden tax probe cover-up.

Obama-appointed judge strikes down religious exemptions to ObamaCare birth control rule
A Philadelphia federal judge voided rules letting employers opt out of the ACA’s contraception mandate on moral or religious grounds, calling them arbitrary and beyond agency authority.

Little Sisters of the Poor are still fighting ObamaCare — as states force nuns to violate their faith
The very idea that an American citizen should be impelled to ask the state for an “exemption” to practice their faith is an assault on the fundamental idea of liberty.

Hunter Biden says he’s not backing down after Melania Trump’s lawsuit threat
Biden on Thursday asserted the claim he made was based on what he had read from journalists and authors, and the letter from the first lady’s attorney was merely a “distraction” from the children Epstein abused.

Average pension for NYC firefighters tops $170K a year: Report
A fiscal watchdog says 95% of 2024 FDNY retirees with 20+ years of service collect six-figure pensions, with some exceeding $400K — all tax-free in New York and paired with free city health care.

Michigan autoworker’s lost wallet found under car hood in Minnesota over a decade later
A Minnesota mechanic discovered a wallet wedged between the transmission and air filter of a 2015 Ford Edge, 11 years after its owner lost it on a Ford assembly line — with cash, IDs, and even a $250 gift card still intact.

DC...

Polling shows crime is one of Trump’s strongest issues
CNN’s Harry Enten said Americans now rate Trump far more favorably on crime than during his first term, with a 14-point net approval swing and a 27-point edge over Joe Biden, despite Democratic attacks over his federalization of D.C. law enforcement.

Top Democrats opposing Trump’s DC crime crackdown run America’s most dangerous cities
"This is what dictators do," says Gavin Newsom.

A man went to prison for assaulting me. DC Police crime stats show he was never arrested.
I was sexually assaulted by a homeless man in D.C. But if you look for my case in D.C. crime statistics, you won't find it.

This Democrat congresswoman called Trump’s crime crackdown ‘unjustified.’ She’s been assaulted in DC.
Rep. Angie Craig was violently attacked in a D.C. elevator in 2023 by a repeat offender with a dozen prior assaults but now says, “President Trump’s actions are totally unjustified and a waste of taxpayer dollars.”

A DC police sergeant exposed her superiors for misclassifying crimes to make stats look low. The city just quietly settled her lawsuit.
Records in the suit from police sergeant Charlotte Djossou showed that department leadership directed subordinates to file theft and violent crimes as lower-level offenses.

Sandwich-throwing suspect revealed as DOJ employee, fired after arrest
Pam Bondi said the man accused of hurling a Subway sandwich at a federal officer in D.C. worked for the Justice Department but has since been terminated and charged with felony assault.

Leftist Maryland county panics over Trump’s DC crime and homelessness crackdown
Montgomery County officials warn their shelters and food programs are already maxed out as Trump’s deployment of the National Guard clears D.C. homeless encampments, forcing those refusing shelter, treatment, or arrest to seek refuge in the suburbs.

Bowser bails for Martha’s Vineyard as Trump takes over DC crime fight
While President Trump federalizes D.C.’s police and deploys the National Guard to restore order, Mayor Muriel Bowser skipped town for Martha’s Vineyard, citing a “family commitment,” according to her office.

Politics...

Obama joins Texas Democrats in bid to block GOP redistricting maps
The former president praised lawmakers for fleeing the state to stall a Republican redistricting plan, framing their boycott as part of a larger national election fight.

Politico: Leaked chart reveals winners and losers in California’s Democratic gerrymander
The move could cost the GOP at least 5 seats in the house while additionally moving several "lean" Democrat seats to "safe" Democrat.

Poll shows Californians reject Newsom’s gerrymandering scheme
Nearly two-thirds of voters — including 61% of Democrats — want to keep the state’s independent redistricting commission, a blow to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s push to hand map-drawing power back to the Democrat-controlled legislature.

Newsom threatens: 2026 is about impeachment
You know the saying that so-and-so is living rent-free in your head? It can be said without any hesitation that Trump is currently relaxing in a luxury condo in Gov. Gavin Newsom‘s head.

Zohran Mamdani odds of becoming New York mayor hit record high
Betting platform Polymarket gives Zohran Mamdani an 82% chance of winning in November, far ahead of Andrew Cuomo at 10%, Eric Adams at 6%, and Curtis Sliwa at 1%.

Kingpin of politics or desperate to stay relevant? Obama reportedly calls rising socialist star
The New York Times reports Barack Obama phoned Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani after his NYC primary win, offering advice and linking him with top Obama-era advisers — a move seen as grooming him for bigger roles in the party.

Trump says Warren should take a drug test after hyped-up NYC rally
President Trump blasted Sen. Elizabeth Warren as a “liar” and “nut job,” mocking her past Native American claims and accusing her of acting “all hopped up” while endorsing a socialist mayoral candidate. He suggested “there’s no way somebody can act that way and be normal” without drugs.

Democrats are lying to themselves about why their party is collapsing
Democrats now find themselves in an approval death spiral because their strategy invariably emphasizes style over substance.

Jasmine Crockett says black voters avoid GOP because they ‘can’t hang out with the KKK’
"The reality is that, like, we just can't side with, like, the neo-Nazis and them!"

Book: Inside ‘Gold Bar’ Bob Menendez’s most brazen abuse of power — and how he helped cover up a journalist’s murder
Former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez helped Egyptian intelligence cover up its role in the murder of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Shaheen’s unemployed Gen Z kids max out donations to mom’s House campaign
Four children of New Hampshire Democrat Stefany Shaheen, three unemployed and one fresh out of high school, each gave the $7,000 maximum to her campaign, federal disclosures show.

Half-naked South Carolina gubernatorial candidate caught on arrest video ranting at cop
Police footage shows Democratic hopeful William “Mullins” McLeod Jr. in his underwear during a May arrest for disorderly conduct, refusing orders, calling himself “Superman,” and vowing “when I’m governor” before the clip cuts off.

Economy...

Soaring wholesale prices mean higher inflation is coming
Department of Labor data released Thursday showed a spike in wholesale prices across the economy during July. Overall, the producer price index climbed by 0.9% last month (well above expectations) and 3.3% on an annualized basis. A few categories, such as food, saw particularly large increases.

Beyond Meat headed to Chapter 11 bankruptcy
The fake meat company has reported falling sales and dwindling cash.

Immigration...

DHS reveals ‘record-shattering’ winning streak on immigration
The Department of Homeland Security is taking a victory lap after a steady winning streak on immigration enforcement, according to a memo obtained exclusively by Blaze News.

LA mayor fumes after Border Patrol shows up near Newsom press event
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass accused federal agents of staging a “provocative act” by gathering near Gov. Gavin Newsom’s redistricting press conference, claiming it was meant to “thumb their nose” at him.

DHS debunks media lies about ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
“No feces are overflowing from toilets. Just like no one has died. Incinerators are not being used for nefarious purposes. These types of smears are directly contributing to our officers facing a 1000% increase in assaults against them.”

ICE unveils new vehicles in Washington DC that include agency's name on it
The new vehicles are dark blue with “ICE” sprawled in large, yellow letters on the side of the cars, along with the phrase “Defend the Homeland” in all caps.

Israel...

Netanyahu's biggest gamble: A final push into Gaza to repair Israel's broken image
For Netanyahu, the calculation is now straightforward: Win the war quickly, and the rest will sort itself out.

Toronto film fest to screen Oct. 7 doc initially nixed over ‘copyright concerns’
Reversing course following an uproar, the event organizer apologizes for poor communication, says the movie on a father’s rescue of his son during the Hamas onslaught will premiere next week.

Murdered Hamas hostage Itzik Elgert tortured to death, autopsy reveals
The autopsy revealed that Itzik’s body arrived with extensive trauma, including multiple broken ribs, a fractured nose, and damaged toes – injuries suggesting brutal and sustained physical abuse.

Ukraine - Russia...

What you need to know ahead of Trump and Putin’s Alaska meeting
Trump says there's a 25% chance of the talks failing, adding that negotiating the end of the war is "like chess."

Canada...

Euthanasia now so popular in Canada, doctor-killers struggle to meet demand
Medical Assistance in Dying deaths made up 4.7% of all Canadian deaths in 2023 — over 7% in Quebec — with critics warning the practice is being pushed on non-terminal patients and demand expected to spike again when eligibility expands to the mentally ill.

Europe...

London Vietnamese restaurant shut down after inspectors find frozen dog meat
Health inspectors discovered meat labeled as goat that tests confirmed was dog, along with cockroaches and mice droppings, at Vietnamese restaurant Pho Na. The owner denied wrongdoing, claiming he didn’t know the meat was dog and never intended to sell it.

Asia...

Video: Boeing 747 wing strikes runway while landing in typhoon at Taiwan airport
A UPS cargo 747 from Hong Kong came in at a sharp angle during Typhoon Podul, then tipped and scraped its right wing along the Taoyuan Airport runway, showering sparks and damaging an engine after three failed landing attempts.

Entertainment...

Jimmy Fallon’s Greg Gutfeld interview scores biggest ‘Tonight Show’ audience since 2023
The Aug. 7 telecast, which welcomed Gutfeld and the Jonas Brothers to the NBC late night show alongside musical guest Good Charlotte, brought in 1.7 million viewers.

Delusional Jussie Smollett remains as shameless as ever as he points the finger of blame at everyone else
With the unmitigated gall of O.J. Simpson claiming he’s still looking for his ex-wife’s real killer, the disgraced “Empire” actor wants everyone to know who the real bad guys are.

Media...

Brian Stelter melts down as Trump makes the Smithsonian great again
After Trump ordered a sweeping review to purge leftist narratives from Smithsonian exhibits ahead of America’s 250th, Stelter likened the move to a “Stalinist purge,” warning of political appointees vetting museum content.

The New York Times goes full Karen on Mark Zuckerberg
The outlet reported that Zuckerberg’s on-property schooling arrangement for his children and a small group of others violates city code, focusing on neighbor complaints about drop-offs rather than the broader debate over education policy and school choice.

Health...

Trump signs executive order to secure US pharmaceutical supply chain
An empty reserve undermines national preparedness for health crises like pandemics and bioterrorism where rapid access to critical medicines is essential.

AI...

AI giants accused of stacking training data with left-leaning sources
The Media Research Center says top AI firms have contracts with leftist media over 10 times more often than with right-leaning outlets, warning the imbalance could violate Trump’s neutrality order and urging federal investigations into possible antitrust violations.

Using generative AI, MIT researchers design compounds that can kill drug-resistant bacteria
The team used two different AI approaches to design novel antibiotics, including one that showed promise against MRSA.

Science...

Space Force tests new deep-space radar to spot threats 22,000 miles out
The U.S. Space Force has tested its new Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability, proving it can track even small satellites in geosynchronous orbit — the high ground of space where China and Russia are developing tech to grab, disable, or destroy U.S. systems.

Sports...

NFL teams to again stencil social justice messages in end zones
What year is it again?

August 15, 2012 - The gaffe-tastic world of Joe Biden... How the Tea Party has evolved... What do some vets have to say to Obama?... CNN is destroying itself... Glenn tells a nightmarish story about Progressive insurance...

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.

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

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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.

POLL: Can Trump make D.C. great again?

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For years, Washington, D.C., has been a symbol of everything wrong with big government—riddled with crime, manipulated stats, and soft-on-crime policies that let gangs terrorize innocent citizens while the elite turn a blind eye. Now, President Trump is stepping up, deploying federal agents after a savage attack on a hero like Edward Coristine, vowing no more "Mr. Nice Guy" as he promises to jail criminals, clear out the homeless encampments, and restore order just like he sealed the border. This isn't just a crackdown; it's a reclamation of our capital from the chaos liberals have unleashed.

Glenn has already covered this on his radio show, exposing how legacy media and Democrats twist crime numbers. They claim that there was a 35% drop in crime while ignoring FBI data showing only a 10% decline, and murders are still sky-high compared to pre-pandemic days. Trump's policies draw parallels to the 1990s, when Congress took control and turned things around, proving that strong leadership can counteract progressive failures. With Democratic mayors crying "power grab" in failing cities like Chicago and Baltimore, it's clear: Trump's bold move is a lifeline for liberty, not a threat. Our capital should be a shining example of America, where leaders can work in peace and foreign representatives can see what this nation stands for without fearing for their lives.

Our nation's heart is at risk from the gaslighting establishment that benefits from disorder, absurdly framing Trump's actions as a "military takeover." Is this the leadership America needs, or will we let the swamp dictate the narrative?

Glenn wants to know what YOU think: Can we trust the media's spin? Should Trump expand this fight? Make your voice heard in the poll below:

Do you support President Trump's deployment of federal agents to crack down on D.C. crime?

Do you believe liberal media and Democrats are manipulating crime stats to undermine Trump's efforts?

Is Trump's plan to jail criminals and relocate the homeless a necessary step to restore order in our capital?

Do you see Democratic policies as the root cause of rising violence in cities like D.C., Chicago, and Baltimore?

Should Trump extend this federal intervention to other failing blue cities to protect American liberty?