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Trump’s Pressure Cooker Is Making Bad Mayors Blink
Townhall.com ^ | Aug 27, 2025 | Kevin McCullough

Posted on 08/30/2025 11:42:36 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum

Chicago’s mayor spent the weekend thundering about “democracy,” “fascism,” and the Constitution. Then he showed up on MSNBC and—under the hottest spotlight of his tenure—stumbled over the simplest question in public safety: would more cops on the street make Chicago safer? Joe Scarborough asked it five times. Brandon Johnson couldn’t say yes. He filibustered about housing, mental health, and youth jobs until he was forced to mutter that the police must be “fully supported.” Translation: with Trump threatening federal muscle, even the most progressive mayor knows he can’t keep sneering at cops.

Let’s set the scene. After deploying forces to Washington, D.C., President Trump said Chicago could be next if local leaders won’t get a handle on crime. Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Mayor Johnson staged a press conference to warn him off and swear they’ll fight any National Guard deployment in court. “Do not come to Chicago,” Pritzker barked. Johnson called it a “flagrant violation” of the Constitution. The tough talk sounded great on cable… right up until the mayor had to explain why more officers wouldn’t help.

Here’s what’s really happening: pressure works. The moment a real, accountable standard is imposed—results, not rhetoric—ideologues scramble to claim progress they once said policing could never deliver. And to be fair, Chicago has seen progress. Homicides and shootings have fallen sharply over the last two years. Through June 29, 2025, murders were down 32 percent year-to-date compared with 2024, according to CPD’s own CompStat reports; local outlets pegged the first-half drop at roughly one-third. That’s good news for every family in the city.

But that’s only half the story. Chicago’s leadership wants you to believe this decline proves their “housing-and-healing” thesis while policing remains a side dish. Yet the same mayor now touting a safer city is the one who ran...

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TOPICS: Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: anarchotyranny; chicago; crime; dystopia

1 posted on 08/30/2025 11:42:36 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Most of government is in the business of causing problems or perpetuating problems.

Trump takes a different approach. He solves problems. The rest of government hates him for that. It exposes the whole game.


2 posted on 08/30/2025 11:52:29 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (Society has no reward for following the rules any more)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Democrats use words like democracy fascism and the Constitution to try and cover their ass for their inaction’s of proper governing along with the left media.

They can’t stand the facts that Trump is right about his actions that stand for civility and proper goverenring for the population and not the good old boy criminal club.

Civility is the enemy of the democrat party it disrupts it’s agenda.


3 posted on 08/30/2025 11:56:55 AM PDT by Vaduz
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Here’s what’s really happening: pressure works. The moment a real, accountable standard is imposed—results, not rhetoric—


judge not lest ye be judged by the same standards. This keeps everyone on a higher standard including us here on FR.

Was tempted the other day to take a shortcut, but then membered Trump might be watching. Also God.


4 posted on 08/30/2025 12:21:11 PM PDT by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued, but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Yes, Johnson really is as dumb as he looks.


5 posted on 08/30/2025 12:54:37 PM PDT by SharpRightTurn (“Giving money & power to government is like giving whiskey & car keys to teenage boys” P.J. O'Rourke)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; BraveMan; cardinal4; ...

6 posted on 08/30/2025 7:08:48 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (NeverTrumpin' -- it's not just for DNC shills anymore -- oh, wait, yeah it is.)
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