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Rep. Anna Paulina Luna cut through the noise on Jesse Watters Primetime with a blunt defense of the Trump administration’s use of the National Guard in Washington, D.C., calling Democratic handwringing “unacceptable” given the results on the ground. Her point is simple and patriotic: if deploying troops protects Americans and federal property, politicians who scorn that effort should explain what they would do instead.
President Trump’s decision to send Guard units into the capital followed a clear uptick in violent crime and a breakdown of public order that left residents and federal workers vulnerable. That policy has already sparked legal blowback, with a federal judge ruling the deployment unlawful while pausing enforcement pending appeal — a legal skirmish that exposes how detached some of our institutions are from plain common sense.
The stakes got painfully real when a reported ambush near the White House critically injured two National Guardsmen, prompting the administration to request 500 additional troops to secure the city. This isn’t abstract theory; it’s blood in the street, and any leader who shrugs at the sight of brave Americans in harm’s way is failing in their duty.
Meanwhile, Democratic leaders and certain pundits have reflexively condemned the presence of soldiers on D.C. streets while conveniently enjoying layers of personal security themselves. Luna’s critique exposes an ugly double standard: it’s easy to moralize from a gated, guarded perch while ordinary Americans bear the costs of lawlessness.
Conservatives who actually believe in law and order should be grateful to lawmakers like Luna for demanding that the Justice Department go after criminals aggressively, not just issue press releases. She rightly called on federal prosecutors to stop equivocating and start using the tools of law enforcement to restore safety for residents and federal workers alike.
Yes, there are serious constitutional and legal questions about the scope of presidential authority — and those questions belong in the courts — but they cannot be an excuse for paralysis in the face of crime. If federal judges or city officials prefer political theater to public safety, they should at least be honest about the trade-offs they’re imposing on law-abiding citizens.
As the investigation into the ambush continues and prosecutors weigh the harshest penalties, patriots should stand with the troops who answer the call to keep Americans safe rather than with politicians who make excuses. Luna’s toughness on crime and her defense of responsible deployments is exactly the kind of leadership this country needs in a time of rising threats and wilting resolve.
