Biden’s Most Catastrophic Failure

Newsmax blasts lenient criminal policies with a provocative question, demanding why America still allows criminals back on the streets under the old Biden-era soft-on-crime failures now being reversed by President Trump.

Story Snapshot

Newsmax video challenges bail reform and early releases that kept criminals roaming free during the Biden years.
Sen. Marsha Blackburn’s S.2705 pushes to incarcerate violent offenders, aligning with Trump’s law-and-order mandate.
Crime plunged 21% in homicides across 35 cities in 2024-2025, validating tough enforcement over leftist experiments.
Experts confirm national forces like post-pandemic recovery and Trump’s border crackdowns drove the declines, not woke local policies.

Newsmax Calls Out Criminal Leniency

A recent Newsmax video segment titled “Why do we want to keep these criminals on the street?: Bennett | National Report” delivers a sharp conservative critique of policies that released offenders back into communities. The one-minute clip uses rhetorical force to question bail reform and early release programs rooted in the prior administration’s failed experiments. Uploaded in early 2026, it taps into widespread frustration with leftist criminal justice reforms that prioritized criminals over victims. This tough-on-crime stance resonates as President Trump restores order after years of chaos.

Sharp Crime Declines Validate Conservative Approach

The Council on Criminal Justice reported a 21% homicide drop from 2024 to 2025 across 35 cities, preventing about 922 killings. Declines hit 11 of 13 crime categories, including 27% fewer vehicle thefts and over 40% homicide reductions in Denver, Omaha, and Washington, D.C. These gains followed pandemic-era spikes under Biden policies that defunded police and eased incarceration. Republicans attribute success to National Guard deployments and immigration enforcement under Trump, countering globalist open-border failures that flooded streets with criminal aliens.

Sen. Blackburn Leads Federal Push for Incarceration

Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) introduced S.2705, the “Keep Violent Criminals Off Our Streets Act,” in the 119th Congress to mandate detention for violent offenders. The bill addresses reform measures that allowed repeat criminals to evade justice, directly echoing the Newsmax video’s outrage. Blackburn’s initiative empowers Congress to override state-level leniency, protecting families from government overreach disguised as compassion. With Trump in office, this legislation advances limited-government principles by prioritizing public safety over activist judges.

Stakeholders like Adam Gelb of the Council on Criminal Justice note the “dramatic drop” stems from broad national forces, not single local policies. Jens Ludwig from the University of Chicago Crime Lab warns trends remain volatile, urging sustained enforcement. “Bennett” likely references a 2026 Washington Supreme Court assault case or a figure highlighting policy flaws. These voices underscore multi-factor drivers, including Trump’s border security restoring stability.

Policy Shifts and Lingering Outliers

While most cities celebrate safer streets, Little Rock, Arkansas, saw a 16% homicide rise, bucking the trend and exposing weaknesses in non-enforcement areas. Pandemic violence precedents fuel backlash against bail reform, bolstered by federal cases like U.S. v. Duarte affirming felon gun restrictions. Trump’s administration has deported over 605,000 illegals since 2025, with 1.9 million self-deporting, slashing crime tied to open borders. Short-term wins build momentum for S.2705 passage, challenging historic theories on crime while questioning reform sustainability.

Communities in 35 cities benefit from fewer killings and lower enforcement costs, easing economic burdens from Biden inflation and migrant surges. Politically, bipartisan credit disputes highlight conservative enforcement’s edge, as declines occurred even in non-intervention zones. Long-term, these shifts validate family values by securing neighborhoods against illegal immigration and fiscal mismanagement.