While the failed Democrat leaders of Illinois are busy holding press conferences to call President Trump an “authoritarian,” a courageous and powerful voice of truth has emerged from the front lines of the carnage in Chicago.
Pastor Corey Brooks – a man who works every day on the “war zone” of the South Side – has just written a devastating op-ed that completely shatters the Democrats’ lies and validates President Trump’s offer to send in the National Guard.
This is the authentic voice of a community that has been abandoned by the left. They are not interested in the Democrats’ political games. They are interested in survival, and they see President Trump as their only hope.
The Truth from the Front Lines
Governor J.B. Pritzker and Mayor Brandon Johnson want you to believe that crime is going down in Chicago. Pastor Brooks, who recently stood over the body of a man shot dead in his neighborhood, knows the horrifying truth.
“We are at rock bottom,” he writes. “Our left-wing mayor and governor, who value virtue-signaling and diversity over real solutions, are not going to help. So I don’t have a problem with Trump sending in the troops.”
This is a stunning rebuke to the city’s failed leadership from a man who sees the real consequences of their policies every single day. He knows that the first duty of government is to protect its citizens – a duty that the Democrats in Illinois have completely abandoned.
A Necessary ‘Shock-and-Awe’ Measure
Pastor Brooks correctly sees the deployment of the National Guard as a “necessary shock-and-awe measure.” He understands that before you can rebuild a community, you must first stop the bleeding.
He exposes the hypocrisy of the local leaders who supported groups like Black Lives Matter but now ignore the hundreds of Black lives being lost on their own streets.
He is demanding that the children in his neighborhood receive the “fullest protection that is their inherent right as American citizens.”
If the local government refuses to provide that protection, then it is the moral duty of the President to step in.
The Bottom Line: Democrats Have Failed
Pastor Brooks wisely notes that the National Guard is a temporary fix to stop the immediate crisis. The long-term solution, he argues, lies in the faith-based community work that his own organization, Project H.O.O.D., has been doing for years.
But you cannot begin the long work of rebuilding until you have first restored order.
The testimony from Pastor Brooks is the ultimate proof that President Trump is right. The leaders of Chicago have failed. Their policies of “post-1960s liberalism” have created a disaster. And now, the authentic voices from the heart of the community are crying out for the help that only President Trump is offering.