Staff Reports
Washington, D.C. has been a disgrace for years—a crime-ridden, lawless mess where liberal policies have turned the nation’s capital into an open-air slaughterhouse. That all changed the moment President Trump took decisive action and showed what real leadership looks like. In just one week, violent crimes plummeted by 22 percent. Carjackings dropped by an eye-popping 83 percent. Robberies fell nearly in half. Most shockingly, not a single life was taken by murderers in the last seven days. Zero! This is what happens when you put safety and law enforcement first.
For years, D.C. has suffered under radical liberal rule that glorified chaos while pretending it was some misunderstood “social experiment.” But there’s nothing admirable about a city where the murder rate is worse than in dangerous foreign capitals like Bogotá or Mexico City. This is the American capital for goodness’ sake — the seat of government, the symbol of democracy — not a war zone. Yet under left-wing mismanagement, it became a breeding ground for violent gangs, drug addicts, and homeless camps that stretched for blocks. The hardworking citizens were left vulnerable, trapped behind closed doors, afraid to leave their homes.
Since Trump surged police and national guard in Washington: DC has gone a week without a murder, the first time in a summer that has occurred on record. Carjackings are down 83% and robberies are down nearly half. Pretty incredible crime results already: pic.twitter.com/T8fqRKgLF3
— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) August 21, 2025
Enter Donald Trump, who finally put an end to the madness by using his executive power to wrest control of the city’s police department away from local politicians who refused to act. He deployed the National Guard and backed a no-nonsense crackdown on criminals and the filth they bring with them. The transformation was swift and undeniable. Streets that once echoed with sirens and gunshots now see police officers patrolling and order restored. Homeless encampments, long ignored or romanticized by liberals, are being cleared to make way for real human dignity and safety.
The leftist elites who once scoffed at law and order now have egg on their faces. Their soft-on-crime, feel-good policies only invited more violence. Their refusal to secure D.C.’s streets was a betrayal of every American who lives and works in the city. Meanwhile, globalist bureaucrats and knee-jerk progressives have spent years pushing failed ideas while pretending everything was fine. But now, under Trump’s leadership, the truth is out: tough, federal intervention works.
The question isn’t whether these results are real, because they are glaring, impossible to ignore. The question is, how long will it take before liberal politicians finally admit their failures and stop sacrificing Americans on the altar of woke ideology? If we want to see an America that is safe and prosperous, we need more leaders like Trump who are willing to stand up, take charge, and make America Safe Again. Otherwise, how many more lives will be lost before the left’s disastrous experiment comes to an end?
