Trump Takes Action: National Guard May Be Deployed

President Trump has had enough of the chaos on the streets of our nation’s capital—and so have millions of Americans. This week, he made it clear that the lawlessness, rampant homelessness, and rising crime in Washington, D.C., will not be tolerated under his watch. In a bold and much-needed move, Trump announced plans to confront the city’s spiraling disorder head-on, even hinting at the possible deployment of the National Guard to restore order.

Predictably, the D.C. political class is panicking. Mayor Muriel Bowser, chief architect of the District’s decades-long decline, wasted no time wringing her hands over the President’s suggestion. According to Bowser, the real problem isn’t the escalating violence or tent cities overtaking public parks—it’s the idea that the federal government might actually enforce the law. She warned against “militarization” and called for “sustainable and community-focused solutions,” a tired euphemism for the same broken policies that created this mess.

Let’s be clear: Washington, D.C., is not just another American city. It is the seat of our federal government, a symbol of our national identity. Yet today, it looks more like a failed city-state. Crime is surging, homelessness is out of control, and local leadership is either asleep at the wheel or actively sabotaging any effort to reverse the decline. According to D.C. police reports, violent crime has increased significantly over the past two years, with carjackings, assaults, and drug-related incidents becoming daily occurrences. Tourists are afraid to visit. Families are moving out. Businesses are shuttering their doors. And the city’s leadership is still talking about “community engagement” as if slogans will stop bullets.

President Trump’s willingness to consider using the National Guard isn’t a sign of authoritarianism—it’s a sign of leadership. When local officials fail to uphold basic standards of law and order, the federal government has both the right and the responsibility to step in. As Trump himself has said many times, “Without safety, you have nothing.” He understands that civil society cannot function when crime runs rampant and local politicians play politics instead of solving problems.

This is not a new issue. For years, liberal-run cities across America have taken a soft-on-crime approach, decriminalizing public drug use, refusing to prosecute theft, and allowing homeless encampments to spread like wildfire. The result? Urban decay, public danger, and a population that no longer feels safe walking down the street. Washington, D.C., is merely the worst example of a trend that’s playing out in places like San Francisco, Portland, and Chicago. And just like in those cities, the people suffering most are working-class Americans—many of them minorities—who are trapped in neighborhoods abandoned by their so-called leaders.

Mayor Bowser’s record speaks for itself. During her tenure, she’s prioritized woke social programs and virtue signaling over real solutions. She stood with the Defund the Police crowd when it was fashionable. She opposed Trump’s law-and-order agenda during the 2020 riots. And now she’s trying to block him again, even as her city burns. Her plea for “collaboration” with the federal government is laughable. You don’t get to cry for help after years of failure and then tell the firefighter how to hold the hose.

Trump’s critics in the media and on the left will no doubt portray this as some dramatic overreach. But ordinary Americans know better. They’re tired of excuses. They’re tired of being told to lower their expectations. They want streets that are safe, cities that are clean, and leaders who act. And that’s exactly what Trump is offering.

This is what leadership looks like. Not empty words, not focus group-tested platitudes, but action. Real, decisive action. The American people deserve a capital city that reflects the strength and dignity of the nation it represents. If the local government won’t deliver that, it’s time for the federal government to step in and do what must be done.

President Trump is making it clear: safety comes first. And if that means deploying the National Guard to restore order in D.C., then so be it. The days of tolerating chaos are over. America is back in charge.