Americans, especially the ones who live in Washington, D.C., have courstide seats as the crime rate there has plummeted to lows not seen in quite a while, thanks to President Trump deploying the National Guard to the nation's capital. By all accounts, there is a new sense of safety and even peace as residents are free to go about their daily business without fear of being robbed or carjacked. Now, a bright spotlight is being turned on Chicago, a city with a similar, if not worse, crime problem. Much of the liberal mainstream media is taking the "nothing to see here" approach, but if you have lost MSNBC, there might really be a problem.
MSNBC's Tuesday morning round table discussion proved that even a broken clock can be right twice a day. The discussion turned to the violent and deadly weekend in the Windy City, where at least 54 people were shot, and seven were killed. Comparable statistics are seen nearly every weekend. "Morning Joe" Scarborough mentioned his recent interview with Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, who, to Scarborough's astonishment, stated that "policing by itself is not the full strategy." Johnson continued to dodge the question of whether more cops were needed in Chicago.
It was here that the former Republican, however RINO he was, known as Joe Scarborough, had a little suggestion. He proposed a novel idea for Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, saying:
“I actually think that JB Pritzker should do something radical. I think he should pick up the phone, call the president. and say, ‘You know and I know you don’t have the Constitutional authority to deploy the National Guard here, and to police my [city]. You can do that in DC, you can’t do that in Chicago. But let’s partner up. These are the most dangerous parts of my state, we would love to figure out how to have a partnership that’s Constitutional that respects the sort of balance of federalism between the federal government and the state government. And let’s work together to save lives.”
The next logical question might be, who are you - and what have you done with Joe? But Scarborough wasn't finished yet. He slammed Brandon Johnson for being more concerned about the "dignity" of Chicago residents than their safety. He said of Johnson, “The mayor talking about ‘we’re gonna protect people’s dignity in our city. Well, protect their lives! That’s protecting their dignity!”
I never thought I would hear myself say Joe Scarborough is right, but in this case, he is spot on. But sadly, for the residents of Chicago and many other crime-plagued cities, Trump Derangement Syndrome is a very powerful thing. During a recent interview on CBS's "Face the Nation," Pritzker stated about the crime in Chicago:
"National Guard troops- any kind of troops on the streets of an American city don't belong unless there is an insurrection, unless there is truly an emergency. There is not."
Fifty-four people being shot is not an emergency? Brandon Johnson went one step further, signing an executive order that outlined how the city would resist any potential arrival of National Guard troops. If Democrats have proven anything this soon into Trump 2.0, it's that number one, if Donald Trump came out in favor of breathing, Democrats would hold their breath. Which leads to the obvious in number two: that if Trump is for it, they are against it. That even goes for things like crime, and at this point, Democrats are obviously pro-crime.
But even though Chicago residents are begging for help cleaning up their neighborhoods, being against anything Trump does is clearly more important to their "leaders." Currently, JB Pritzker has a 50 percent disapproval rating, while Brandon Johnson's approval rating is at a paltry 26 percent.
Once again, Democrats prove that Trump Derangement Syndrome "trumps" all.
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