First in Washington, D.C., and now in Memphis, President Donald Trump has surged federal law enforcement officers and National Guard to high-crime neighborhoods, and the results have been unequivocally successful: lower crime, safer streets, and a quiet but telling rise in law-abiding behavior.

When Trump first announced his law enforcement surge for the district, Democrats lost their minds, as though crime were a good thing. At large D.C. Council member Robert White called it an “occupation” and “the opening move in a national move toward authoritarianism.” Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) called Trump a “dictator” who was “pushing democracy to the brink.” There was a lot more nonsense where that came from.