There was no more perfect encapsulation of the Democratic Party’s crime problem than Joe Scarborough’s bruising interview with Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson. “Morning Joe” is of late a more moderate voice among liberal commentators, and is using the platform to push the Democratic Party to move ever so slightly closer to the average voter’s views on some issues, like crime and policing.

Many polls show broad public support for President Trump’s efforts to reduce crime, which have included deploying federal troops to Washington, D.C. We should remain vigilant about increasing federalization of law enforcement, because we don’t want to live in a police state, but we also need to recognize the inarguable successes associate with such an approach. D.C. finally had a murder-free week, last week, thanks in part to the presence of the National Guard.

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