We don’t anticipate President Donald Trump to deploy the Nationwide Guard in New York Metropolis for a number of causes — not least as a result of we’re taking his recommendations significantly, however not actually.
That’s, when Trump final week mentioned the very actual success of his intervention in Washington, DC, policing, he mused that Chicago might be subsequent, “after which we’ll assist with New York.”
Simply in case, Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch on Monday reportedly advised Lawyer Common Pam Bondi it’s not wanted, since crime is down and Gotham stays far safer than different massive US cities.
Shootings are at an all-time low, whereas burglaries, robberies and felony assaults are all trending down, too.
The Massive Apple’s predominant downside is with the no-bail regulation and the state authorities’s different blows to the justice system, a difficulty Trump flagged Monday.
The Guard can’t assist a lot with that — and didn’t when Gov. Kathy Hochul despatched it in to assist out, as she’s apparently identified to the prez.
Cities akin to Chicago, which held its spot because the homicide capital of America for the thirteenth 12 months working in 2024, would possibly profit — besides Mayor Brandon Johnson and Gov. JB Pritzker care an excessive amount of about ideology to work with the Trump administration to avoid wasting their residents’ lives.
We suspect pushing them to make that apparent was a giant motive Trump floated the thought.
And if Zohran Mamdani wins in November and begins unwinding Mayor Eric Adams’ and Tisch’s hard-won progress, then Trump will little doubt begin baiting him.
The president’s too sensible to mess with success — however don’t anticipate him to withstand any alternative to reveal what his enemies actually stand for.
