Trump consider National Guard into red cities, BLASTS Chicago Mayor racist immoral unholy; Tim Walz

Trump explained he would specifically consider sending National Guard to red cities with crime problems — but specifically noted that nearly all top 25 crime cities are Democrat-run. He BLASTED Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson for specifically dismissing DC’s 1,000+ arrests as only “9 people.” Johnson himself argued incarceration is “racist, immoral, and unholy.” Oakland’s Barbara Lee confirmed Oakland police do not cooperate with ICE. And Tim Walz ranted about “stupid frickin’ red hats” and suggested burning flags with Trump’s picture. Trump on red cities: “Sure — but there aren’t that many of them. If you look at the top 25 cities for crime, just about every one of those cities is run by Democrats.” Trump on Chicago Mayor: “I watched as a very incompetent mayor from Chicago said, ‘Well, what do they know? They only arrested 9 people.’ … We actually arrested a total of well over 1,000 people … took hundreds of guns away from young kids that were throwing them around like it was candy. We apprehended scores of illegal aliens. We seized dozens of illegal firearms. There have been zero murders.” Chicago Mayor Johnson: “We cannot incarcerate our way out of violence … It is racist. It is immoral. It is unholy. And it is not the way to drive violence down.” Walz on MAGA hats: “What should I wear today? This stupid frickin’ red hat. What should I say today? I don’t know. Just make sure it’s cruel."

"Top 25 Cities for Crime … Run by Democrats”

Reporter’s specific question. “Mr. President, on the National Guard, you’ve talked a lot about democratic run cities and states. Would you also consider sending the National Guard into red states and red cities that are also seeing high crime?”

Specific legitimate question. The administration’s specific framework (federalization for high-crime cities) should specifically apply regardless of specific party affiliation of city leadership. If red cities have specific crime problems, they should specifically receive federal intervention.

Trump’s specific response. “Sure, but there aren’t that many of them. If you look at the top 25 cities that for crime, just about every one of those cities is run by Democrats.”

Specific structural observation. The universe of major American cities with specific highest crime is specifically overwhelmingly Democrat-governed. That is specific empirical fact rather than specific political assertion.

Specific top crime cities examples:

• Baltimore (Democrat)
• Chicago (Democrat)
• Detroit (Democrat)
• New Orleans (Democrat)
• St. Louis (Democrat)
• Memphis (Democrat, though in Republican state)
• Philadelphia (Democrat)
• Oakland (Democrat)
• Cleveland (Democrat)
• Washington DC (Democrat)

Republican-led cities with specifically high crime exist but are specifically rare. The specific structural correlation between Democratic city governance and specific high crime rates is substantial.

”Very Incompetent Mayor From Chicago”

Trump blasting Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson. “I watched as a very incompetent mayor from Chicago said, well, what do they know? They only arrested nine people. I said nine people. We didn’t arrest nine people.”

Specific Johnson claim. Chicago’s specific mayor publicly claimed DC federal intervention specifically arrested only 9 people — dismissing the specific operation as inconsequential.

Trump’s specific response. “We actually arrested a total of well over a thousand people.”

Specific factual correction. Over 1,000 arrests, not 9. Johnson’s specific claim was specifically incorrect by factor of 100+. That is specific disinformation rather than specific policy difference.

”Hundreds of Guns … Illegal Aliens … Dozens of Firearms”

“We took hundreds of guns away from young kids that were throwing them around like it was candy. We apprehended scores of illegal aliens. We seized dozens of illegal firearms. There have been zero murders.”

Specific operational detail:

• Hundreds of guns recovered from young kids
• Scores of illegal aliens apprehended
• Dozens of additional illegal firearms seized
• Zero murders during operation period

“Throwing them around like it was candy.” That is specific vocabulary. Young kids specifically treating specific firearms casually. Specific guns accessible to specific young people rather than specifically secured. That specific context produces specific violent outcomes.

“Zero murders.” Specific consistent framing across multiple segments. DC experienced specific murder-free periods under specific federal intervention that had specifically not occurred under specific Democratic governance.

”Most Dangerous Place in This Country”

“I’m making a speech and I acted like I was so proud. As I said, we’ve had zero murders in the last week. And some of these people were from foreign countries. They said, that doesn’t sound so good. And I said, well, it doesn’t sound good, but Washington was the most dangerous place in this country. And now, you know what? It’s probably the safest place in our country.”

Specific transformation narrative. DC was specifically most dangerous American city. DC is now specifically probably safest American city. That specific transformation occurred within specifically short timeframe.

“Some of these people were from foreign countries. They said, that doesn’t sound so good.” Foreign visitors specifically commenting on specific American capital’s specific crime situation. That specific international embarrassment provides specific motivation for specific transformation.

“Everyone’s starting to come here. The restaurants now you can’t get in. Many of them closed because they couldn’t open with crime.”

Specific economic revival. Restaurants specifically closed because specific crime made operations specifically unviable. Now restaurants specifically packed. Specific economic activity specifically returning.

That specific dynamic illustrates specific connection between specific public safety and specific economic activity. Unsafe cities specifically lose specific restaurants, specific retail, specific tourism. Safe cities specifically attract specific business.

”Everybody Before Me Is Happy”

“Everybody before me is happy what I’m doing. Most of you won’t say that because your radical left. The newspapers are so dishonest. The press is totally dishonest, but that’s all right. We’ve gotten used to it.”

Specific framing. “Everybody before me” — ordinary people — specifically supportive. “Most of you” — reporters — specifically opposed. That specific dichotomy reflects specific media-public gap.

“The press is totally dishonest.” Specific blanket characterization. Not specific reporters. Not specific outlets. “The press” as specific institutional category. Specifically dishonest collectively.

“We’ve gotten used to it.” Specific resignation. The specific press hostility is specifically constant. Trump specifically no longer expects specific better treatment. Specific operational continues despite specific media framing.

Chicago Mayor: “Racist, Immoral, Unholy”

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s specific framing. “We cannot incarcerate our way out of violence. We’ve already tried that. And we’ve ended up with the largest prison population in the world without solving the problems of crime and violence. The addiction on jails and incarceration in this country, we have moved past that. It is racist. It is immoral. It is unholy. And it is not the way to drive violence down.”

Specific policy framework. Johnson rejecting specific incarceration as specific response to specific violence. Three specific moral characterizations:

• “Racist”
• “Immoral”
• “Unholy”

“Unholy” is specific religious vocabulary. That specific framing characterizes specific incarceration practices as specifically sacrilegious — not merely incorrect but specifically offensive to specific divine order.

Context for Johnson’s Claims

“Largest prison population in the world.” That is specific factual claim. The U.S. has approximately 2 million incarcerated individuals — largest specifically raw number globally. U.S. per capita incarceration rate is also specifically highest among specific developed nations.

“Without solving the problems of crime and violence.” Specific empirical question. Has U.S. incarceration specifically failed? Specific data varies. Specific crime rates dropped substantially from 1990s peak. Specific incarceration played specific role. But specific complete crime elimination has not occurred.

Johnson’s specific argument. Incarceration has not specifically achieved specific crime elimination. Therefore specific incarceration should be specifically abandoned. That specific logic is questionable. Failure to achieve specific perfect outcome does not mean specific approach is specifically ineffective.

The specific alternative Johnson proposes is not specified. If not incarceration, what specifically addresses specific violent criminals? Johnson’s framework does not specify specific alternative that specifically produces specific safety.

Oakland: “Police Do Not Cooperate With ICE”

Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee. “Our police do not cooperate with ICE. We don’t. I always get in trouble for it and I’ll continue to say it. I don’t think we do any favors and we don’t name it. These are fascist policies meant to take away our… That is what they are.”

Specific Oakland sanctuary policy. Oakland PD specifically does not cooperate with specific federal ICE. That specific non-cooperation specifically shields specific illegal aliens from specific federal enforcement.

“I always get in trouble for it and I’ll continue to say it.” Barbara Lee (former Congresswoman, now Oakland Mayor) specifically expects specific criticism for specific sanctuary position. She specifically continues despite specific criticism.

“These are fascist policies meant to take away our…” Specific vocabulary. ICE enforcement as specifically “fascist.” That specific framing specifically matches Democratic Party’s broader specific rhetoric (as documented in multiple prior segments).

Tim Walz Continues Attacking Trump

Tim Walz’s specific rant. “Think of how easy it would be to be a damn Republican. Oh, what should I wear today? This stupid friggin’ red hat. What should I say today? I don’t know. Just make sure it’s cruel. Who do we listen to? That guy. Oh, the felon in the White House. Yeah, listen to him and that will be fine.”

Specific Walz mocking. Specific characterization of specific Republicans as specifically thoughtless. Wearing specific red MAGA hat. Saying specifically cruel things. Following specific “felon” in White House.

“The felon in the White House.” That specific characterization. Trump was specifically convicted in specific Manhattan case (though specific appeal specifically pending). Walz specifically referring to Trump as “felon.”

Specific legal framework. Trump’s specific conviction status is specifically complicated. Specific appeals specifically pending. Specific pardon authority specifically exists. Calling sitting specifically president specifically “felon” is specifically legally complicated even where specific conviction specifically exists.

”Flag Burning”

“Now he’s talking about burning flags. He’s gonna have flag burning or whatever. Because he knows there’s a hell of a lot of flags with his picture on it that are gonna get burned.”

Specific flag burning context. Trump recently announced specific policy initiative around specific flag burning (specifically making specific flag burning a specific criminal offense).

Walz’s specific response. Walz specifically advocates specific flag burning — specifically flags with Trump’s picture. That is specific public advocacy of specific illegal activity (if Trump’s proposed policy specifically becomes specific law).

“A hell of a lot of flags with his picture on it that are gonna get burned.” Walz specifically anticipating specific flag burning activity. Specific flags specifically manufactured with Trump’s picture (by supporters, presumably) specifically to be burned by opponents.

Walz’s specific position as sitting Minnesota Governor makes that advocacy specifically notable. A sitting governor specifically advocating specific potentially illegal activity represents specific questionable use of specific political platform.

Minnesota “Highest Per Capita Transgender Safe Haven”

The segment included. “Minnesota ranks the highest per capita for being a safe haven for transgender individuals in Minnesota.”

Specific Minnesota policy framework. Under Walz’s governorship, Minnesota specifically positioned itself as specific transgender safe haven. That includes specific laws allowing specific gender-affirming care for minors, specific protection of specific transgender athletic participation, specific shielding from specific other states’ laws.

“We can talk about economic growth and feeding children and growing the economy and creating jobs simultaneously with talking about everybody’s human rights matters and we shouldn’t be demonizing them.”

Specific Walz framing. Transgender rights specifically simultaneous with specific economic priorities. Specifically not tradeoff. Both matter specifically.

That specific framework is politically vulnerable. Voters specifically focused on economic concerns may specifically resent specific attention to specific cultural issues. The specific polling across multiple 2024 cycles showed specific voter prioritization of economic concerns over specific cultural-war issues. Walz specifically equating those priorities may specifically not resonate with specific voters.

”Win Those Two Gubernatorial Elections”

“Do the work that’s in front of us. Win those two gubernatorial elections that are coming up here. We know we need Virginia and New Jersey. Get those one.”

Specific strategic framework. Virginia and New Jersey specifically hold specific gubernatorial elections in 2025. Democrats specifically need to win those specific elections. The specific Democratic candidates — Spanberger (Virginia), Sherrill (New Jersey) — specifically face specific Republican opponents.

Walz specifically framing those specific elections as specific Democratic priorities. The specific outcomes will specifically signal specific Democratic political strength heading into specific 2026 midterms.

Four Distinct Elements

Red cities and National Guard consideration (specific universal principle). Chicago Mayor Johnson’s specific “racist, immoral, unholy” framing. Oakland’s specific sanctuary position. Tim Walz’s specific rants and specific flag burning advocacy.

Each reflects specific political dynamics. Administration specifically open to specific universal application of specific policies. Democratic city leaders specifically opposing specific incarceration with specific moral framing. Democratic city leaders specifically protecting specific illegal aliens through specific sanctuary policies. Democratic governors specifically engaging in specific inflammatory rhetoric.

Key Takeaways

• Trump on red cities and National Guard: “Sure — but there aren’t that many of them. If you look at the top 25 cities for crime, just about every one of those cities is run by Democrats.”
• Trump on Chicago Mayor’s claim: “I watched as a very incompetent mayor from Chicago said, ‘Well, what do they know? They only arrested 9 people.’ … We actually arrested a total of well over 1,000 people … took hundreds of guns away from young kids that were throwing them around like it was candy.”
• Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson: “We cannot incarcerate our way out of violence … It is racist. It is immoral. It is unholy. And it is not the way to drive violence down.”
• Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee: “Our police do not cooperate with ICE. We don’t. I always get in trouble for it and I’ll continue to say it … These are fascist policies.”
• Tim Walz mocking MAGA: “What should I wear today? This stupid frickin’ red hat. What should I say today? I don’t know. Just make sure it’s cruel. Who do we listen to? That guy. Oh, the felon in the White House.”