Americans are watching in disbelief as senior officials in the Trump administration take the extraordinary step of bedding down on military bases because their safety has been threatened. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s move into the Coast Guard commandant’s residence at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling underscores how raw and personal the threat environment has become for public servants. The change is not a political stunt — it’s the direct result of detailed doxxing, death threats, and coordinated harassment that would make any reasonable person seek secure quarters.
Make no mistake: the media’s reckless publication of private details and the left’s increasingly hostile rhetoric have helped create this dangerous climate. Journalists who gleefully put public servants’ addresses on the internet need to own the consequences when intimidated officials are forced to relocate for safety. Conservatives have long warned that a culture of impunity for doxxing and threats would metastasize into real-world danger, and now the evidence is plain for everyone to see.
This wave of intimidation isn’t limited to political appointees — frontline law enforcement is under assault as well. The Department of Homeland Security has reported a startling surge in attacks on ICE officers, with public briefings noting assaults rising dramatically compared with last year, a trend that puts officers’ lives at risk and weakens enforcement across the board. When federal officers are threatened with violence while doing the hard work of keeping dangerous criminals off our streets, the American people lose and lawlessness gains ground.
So the administration has been forced to use military facilities as staging grounds and safe housing for federal operations, and that’s exactly what responsible leaders should do when faced with a clear and present danger. Customs and Border Protection agents were recently provided space at a Coast Guard base near San Francisco to conduct critical operations — moves that drew predictable howls from local politicians but were made to protect agents and the public. If Democrats prefer political theater to public safety, they can explain that to voters who want secure communities and functioning law enforcement.
We’ve seen how ugly this gets on the streets: mass protests over immigration enforcement in Los Angeles spiraled into arson, looting, and attacks that required thousands of National Guard and federal personnel to restore order. Clashes at immigration facilities — including a chaotic confrontation in Newark that involved elected Democrats and federal officers at a detention center — show the depth of the breakdown in respect for lawful authority. These are not isolated incidents; they are part of a pattern that should alarm every citizen who cares about the rule of law and the safety of public servants.
Patriots who love this country must speak plainly: we cannot allow intimidation, violence, and doxxing to replace civil debate. Elected officials and law enforcement deserve protection, and the federal government must use the tools at its disposal to secure them and restore order — even if that means using military facilities to keep people safe from radical mobs. The choice is clear: defend the rule of law and the people who enforce it, or stand aside while chaos becomes the new normal.
