The American Spectator; Deroy Murdock/
"Here, revealed at last, is President Donald J. Trump’s secret weapon: The man has cojones the size of the Las Vegas Sphere."
. . . "Trump does not pick the easy fights. Too many Republicans are happy to cut a tax or two, sign a few proclamations, and call it a day. Why challenge the Left? They might push back. Political fights? Oooh, messy. No, thanks. Let’s be friends.
"This battered-wife approach (“The Left beats me because they love me”) defined such GOP invertebrates as Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, both presidents Bush, and too many governors and state lawmakers to count.
"Unlike these weaklings, Trump does not avoid battles. He dominates them with Gatling guns ablaze. Even more so in his second term, Trump is compiling victories as Democrats fail to foil a Republican who is unburdened by general, unfocused fear.
"Trump’s takeover of Washington, D.C.’s police department is just such an initiative. Most Republicans would lack the courage to confront Democrat Mayor Muriel Bowser. Only Trump would imagine running the DCPD via his Justice Department.
"Trump’s move so floored Bowser that she sounds conciliatory and even hopes that the City Council will ditch D.C.’s sanctuary-city status. This is as close as Democrats get to eating out of Trump’s hand.
" 'Over 160 illegal aliens have been arrested, including known gang members and those with additional charges: assault, kidnapping, burglary, larceny, commercialized sexual offenses, smuggling illegal drugs like heroin, and more,” a White House official told the Daily Caller on Monday. “Last night 22 multi-agency teams were deployed throughout all 7 districts in D.C. There were more than 1,950 participants in last night’s operations.”
"The results already are in.
"According to a Monday morning D.C. Police Union X post, “DC crime since the announcement of federal control versus the 7 days prior:”
Robbery: Down 46%Assault with a Deadly Weapon: Down 6%Carjacking: Down 83%Car Theft: Down 21%Violent Crime: Down 22%Property Crime: Down 6%All Crimes: Down 8%
“Turns out you can just start arresting criminals and scare them out of victimizing innocent people,” Senator Mike Lee (R– Utah) observed via X. “Did the DC Council know that was an option?” . . . More...
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