There is a war being fought for America’s soul, and the front lines are in our own backyards. As President Trump works to restore order and slam the door on the border crisis, an ideological poison continues to seep out of our deep-blue cities. It’s a philosophy of weakness, a political contagion that teaches leaders to coddle criminals and apologize for American strength.

This isn’t just about spreadsheets and policy debates. It is a profound clash of values. One side believes in the straightforward, righteous duty of protecting citizens and upholding the law. The other has surrendered to a bizarre, virtue-signaling cult that demands its leaders weep for our enemies. And if you want to see this pathology in its purest form, look no further than Portland, Oregon, where a police chief’s tears exposed a truly sick mindset.

After federal agents shot two suspects who allegedly tried to turn them into roadkill, the city’s police chief had to admit a very inconvenient truth. His sorrow, however, was reserved for the criminals.

From ‘The Daily Wire’:

“I hesitated to even share this information initially because I’m very aware of the historic injustice of victim-blaming oftentimes portrayed by law enforcement, including this very agency… Historically, we have not been quick to disclose the potential criminal history of others, but I felt it was imperative because I was asked yesterday in the news conference what information we have.”

The man running the police department was worried about “victim-blaming” the thugs who weaponized a car against federal officers. This isn’t just misguided; it’s a complete moral inversion. He was sad not because foreign gangs are invading his city, but because he had to tell the public the truth about it. Unbelievable.

Portland Police @ChiefBobDay cries at a press conference after having to affirm that @DHSgov was correct in stating that the illegal Venezuelan migrants accused of trying to run down Border Patrol have ties to Tren de Aragua. Chief Day admitted that he hesitated to share the… pic.twitter.com/wxdT53yWsD

— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) January 10, 2026

An Ideology of Weakness

I have to ask: What kind of man cries because he has to admit bad guys are bad? And this guy is a police chief? This pathetic spectacle is the endgame of modern liberal leadership. We are supposed to see this as some profound form of empathy, but it is nothing more than a debilitating weakness. Leadership, especially in law enforcement, demands a backbone. It requires moral clarity. Instead, Portland gets a bureaucrat who saves his tears for violent felons.

His first impulse wasn’t to defend the officers who were attacked. It was to apologize to a political demographic for the “injustice” of identifying their attackers. This is what happens when woke ideology replaces a sworn oath. He cares more about offending the sensibilities of the progressive Left than he does about the safety of his city.

Siding With the Enemy

And the “victims” our chief was crying over? They weren’t just joyriders. The DHS confirmed their ties to Tren de Aragua—a Venezuelan death squad, for all intents and purposes, that has exploited our open border to set up shop in America. When confronted, they didn’t raise their hands. They allegedly hit the gas.

This is the grim reality that brought Chief Day to tears. He wept because the facts shattered the Left’s favorite narrative—that every illegal immigrant is a saintly victim. He cried because President Trump was proven right once again. The open border is a national security disaster, and progressive city leaders would rather sob on camera than do a single thing to fix it.

A Sickness in Our Cities

If you thought this was just one weak-kneed chief, think again. This is the official policy in every Democrat-run hellscape in this country. As journalist Andy Ngo pointed out, Portland’s entire political machine immediately mobilized to condemn the federal agents and call the criminal suspects “victims.” They didn’t wait for facts; they defaulted to their ideology: America is always wrong, and the criminal is always oppressed.

This is the rotten fruit of sanctuary city policies. It’s not just a refusal to cooperate with ICE; it is an active conspiracy to protect violent foreign nationals from the law. They have built a system that punishes patriots and protects predators.

The incident in Portland lays our choice bare. It’s a decision between strength and decay, between law and chaos, between protecting our own and weeping for those who seek to destroy us. We can have President Trump’s security and unapologetic strength, or we can have Portland’s tears and terror. There is no middle ground.

Key Takeaways

• Portland’s police chief cried for violent criminals, not for law enforcement.
• Woke ideology forces leaders to defend criminals over innocent citizens.
• President Trump’s warnings about the border crisis are being proven correct.
• Sanctuary city policies enable and protect dangerous foreign gangs.

Sources: Daily Wire