Liberal corporate media figures are emerging to admit that President Donald Trump is holding the advantage over Democrats on the issue of tackling crime.
During an appearance on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Politico’s Rachel Bade said Wednesday that Democrats are struggling to counter Trump’s message.
“From a purely political standpoint, Donald Trump, on this issue, believes he has the upper hand, and I think you’re seeing that right now,” Bade said on the anti-Trump show.
“I mean, we see a lot of Democrats talking about how, ‘Oh, this is authoritarian,’ right?
“But look, voters don’t like overtly partisan power grabs, sure.
“But there’s one thing they don’t like even more, and that is feeling unsafe in their own neighborhoods.”
Bade published a column in Politico on Tuesday, warning that Democrats’ response to Trump’s crime crackdown was falling flat.
“It’s not about winning this fight—it’s about the fight itself,” she said on MSNBC.
“He wants to be the one to tell voters, ‘I’m tough on crime, what are you going to do?’
“And what Democrats are doing right now is saying, ‘Oh, you don’t have the authority, and crime is down.’
“That doesn’t resonate with people.
“You have to have specific solutions about how you’re going to protect their communities.”
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In her column, Bade argued that Trump’s strategy is aimed at reshaping the political debate heading into the 2026 midterm elections.
“The White House’s public safety play is a deliberate ploy to refocus the narrative on an issue that favors Republicans ahead of the midterms — one that’s already backing Democrats into a corner,” she wrote.
She added that Trump was deliberately pressing the issue on a national stage.
“If his recent escalation was an attempt to goad Democrats into declaring that crime isn’t a problem, repelling swing voters in the process, top Democrats did not disappoint him,” Bade said.
Trump has made crime a central focus of his second term, launching a federal crackdown in Washington, D.C., while signaling Chicago could be next.
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, a Democrat, pushed back this week.
The governor is accusing Trump of “attempting to manufacture a crisis” as the administration weighs sending the National Guard to the city.
During a Monday press conference, Pritzker said:
“Donald Trump wants to use the military to occupy a U.S. city, punish its dissidents, and score political points.
“If this were happening in any other country, we would have no trouble calling it what it is – a dangerous power grab.”
“Go talk to the people of Chicago who are enjoying a gorgeous afternoon in this city… ask if they want their neighborhoods turned into a war zone by a wannabe dictator,” he added.
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