President Trump just made a move that has Democrats panicking and pretending not to understand what is happening at the same time. In a Truth Social post that was anything but subtle, President Trump announced he is pulling the National Guard out of Chicago, Los Angeles, and Portland, even while acknowledging that crime dropped sharply because those troops were there. And then he added the part that really matters.
“We will come back, perhaps in a much different and stronger form.”
Donald J. Trump Truth Social Post 03:55 PM EST 12/31/25
We are removing the National Guard from Chicago, Los Angeles, and Portland, despite the fact that CRIME has been greatly reduced by having these great Patriots in those cities, and ONLY by that fact. Portland, Los Angeles,…
— Commentary Donald J. Trump Posts From Truth Social (@TrumpDailyPosts) December 31, 2025
That is not a throwaway line. That is a warning.
President Trump was very clear. Those cities were spiraling. Federal intervention stopped the bleeding. Crime went down because disciplined National Guard troops were standing between lawless streets and total collapse. And yet Democrat mayors and governors demanded they leave anyway. So Trump is calling their bluff.
This comes right after the Supreme Court decision in Trump Admin v. Chicago, where the Court blocked the use of the National Guard to protect federal buildings in that specific context. But Justice Kavanaugh spelled out something important in his opinion. While National Guard deployment was restricted, the president retains the authority to deploy active duty military forces under the Insurrection Act.
Read that again slowly.
Active duty military. Insurrection Act.
That is exactly what Trump is signaling. He is stepping back, letting blue state leadership do what it always does, fail, and then when crime predictably explodes again, he comes back with authority that cannot be challenged by activist governors. Not requests. Not cooperation. Command.
Commentators like BioClandestine spelled it out bluntly, and they are not wrong. This is chess, not checkers. Democrats demanded the Guard leave because they cannot stand federal authority making them look incompetent. Trump is granting their wish, knowing full well what comes next.
And he even said it out loud. Crime will rise again. It is only a question of time.
Chicago, Los Angeles, and Portland did not magically reform themselves. They were stabilized by force. Remove the force, restore the chaos. When that happens, Trump will not be sending in weekend warriors. He will be sending in active duty troops under the Insurrection Act, with crystal clear constitutional authority.
The irony is delicious. Blue state leaders overplayed their hands. They wanted the optics of independence, not realizing they just handed Trump the perfect setup. When the cities burn again, there will be no excuses left.
President Trump made it clear. Federal intervention saved these cities. Democrats rejected it. Next time, it will not be optional.
This is what leadership looks like. Step back. Let failure speak. Then return stronger, faster, and legally untouchable.
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