The Left Can’t Stop Self-Destructing

Democrats are once again denying the obvious, this time about D.C.’s crime problem, to ‘resist’ Trump. But they’re wrong — I should know.

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A demonstrator holds a sign during a protest near the White House, as President Donald Trump announced he is placing the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department under direct federal control and deploying National Guard troops to Washington, D.C, August 11, 2025.

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Democrats and their media allies once again are insisting that something objectively bad is not actually all that bad, if it’s bad at all.

In doing so, they’re only further alienating themselves from voters — and handing President Trump another potentially massive political victory.

Becket Adams

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Becket Adams

Becket Adams is a columnist for National Review, the Washington Examiner, and The Hill.

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