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THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 2025
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Trump Wants to Fight Chicago Crime. JB Pritzker Says Stay Out
トランプ氏、シカゴの犯罪と戦いたい。プリツカー知事は「来るな」
Donald Trump considers sending federal forces, including National Guard troops, to clean up Chicago's streets, but Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker says he doesn't want the help. Could Trump do it over the objections of state and local leaders? And is this a winning political issue for the GOP, as Mayor Muriel Bowser announces that carjackings in Washington, D.C., have dropped 87%?
- federal forces ˈfɛdərəl ˈfɔrsɪz 連邦部隊
- National Guard troops ˈnæʃənəl gɑrd truːps 州兵部隊
- clean up (the streets) klin ʌp ðə striːts （犯罪を一掃して）街を浄化する
- over the objections of ˈoʊvər ði əbˈʤɛkʃənz ʌv ～の反対を押し切って
- state and local leaders steɪt ənd ˈloʊkəl ˈlidərz 州および地方の指導者たち
- winning political issue ˈwɪnɪŋ pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈɪʃu 政治的に得点になる争点、勝ちやすい政治テーマ
- announce that ... əˈnaʊns ðæt ～を発表する
- carjacking ˈkɑrˌʤækɪŋ 自動車強盗、車を襲って奪う犯罪
- drop 87% drɑp ˈeɪtiˈsɛvən pərˈsɛnt 87％減少する
- GOP (=Grand Old Party) ˌʤiːoʊˈpiː 共和党の略称
Speaker 1: From the opinion pages of the Wall Street Journal, this is Potomac Watch.
Kyle Peterson: Donald Trump and Illinois Governor JB Pritzker get into a public tug of war. As the president suggests, he might send federal law enforcement and perhaps National Guard troops to clean up the streets of Chicago. Welcome, I'm Kyle Peterson with the Wall Street Journal. We're joined today by my colleagues on the editorial page, editorial board member Collin Levy and columnist Kim Strassel. Two weeks after President Trump's surged federal forces including D.C. National Guard into the streets of the nation's capitol. Mayor Muriel Bowser said this Wednesday at a news conference, we know that we've had fewer gun crimes, fewer homicides, and we've experienced an extreme reduction in carjackings unquote. That is no doubt part of what is encouraging President Trump as he continues to say he might do the same in Chicago next. Here he is Tuesday at a cabinet meeting.
Donald Trump: I would love to have the governor of Illinois call me and say, "Look, we have a problem in Chicago." We will stop that problem in Chicago in two months, maybe less. Two months. We'll stop it. These are tough cookies we have working for us. These are tough cookies. These are not politically correct soldiers. I won't go into definitions of what that means but these are not politically correct soldiers. These are rough guys. I watched it last night. I see it. I saw them the other day when we went down and we spent some time together with them. These are tough cookies. These are not people that you're going to laugh at and spit in their face and they're not going to do anything about it.
Kyle Peterson: The differences in the president's legal authority though are real and serious. D.C. Is a federal enclave under the ultimate control of the US government. Illinois, on the other hand, has its own sovereignty in our federal system and governor JB Pritzker has been very vocal in opposing what Trump says he wants to do. Here is Governor Pritzker at a press conference on Tuesday responding.
JB Pritzker: But today we are standing here united in public in front of the cameras unafraid to tell the president that his proposed actions will make our jobs harder and the lives of our residents worse. Earlier today in the Oval Office, Donald Trump looked at the assembled cameras and asked for me personally to say, "Mr. president, can you do us the honor of protecting our city?" Instead, I say, Mr. president, do not come to Chicago.
Kyle Peterson: Kim, what's your read of this back and forth? I wonder if it's too much to think that Trump was stepping back a bit in his comments there in the cabinet meeting saying that he really wants the governor of Illinois to ask him to come in.
Kim Strassel: A perfect world, JB Pritzker would be asking for help in this and that would be the background for any decision by Trump. That being said, I think Trump has come to realize that at least politically this is a good issue for Republicans and he might in the end see no downside to this. And one reason you might see that happening is the way the situation politically has changed somewhat since he sent the National Guard into Washington D.C. When he first said he was doing that, which of course he is doing under a special statute, the Home Rule Law Act, D.C. which does give him specific authority to take over the Metropolitan Police Department there at least for a brief period of time if he views that there is an emergency in the District of Columbia.
But when he did it, there was the same hostility, especially from Mayor Muriel Bowser, the city council. Notably, and this is interesting. Since the National Guard has been there Bowser has very much changed her tune in a way that's fascinating. She's now walking this tightrope saying she'd still like the National Guard to leave at the end of 30 days, but she's acknowledged that the situation has improved, that crime has gone down. She was somewhat grateful for the fact that there was more manpower on the street.
And I think that that is a reflection of the fact that there are a lot of residents in D.C. but also a unionized police force that don't mind having somebody take care of some of this. In fact are grateful for some of the assistance. If you look at the Fraternal Order of police and the head of D.C. they've been nothing but praiseworthy of the National Guard working with them there.
- Fraternal Order of Police frəˈtɜrnəl ˈɔrdər əv pəˈlis 全米警察友愛会（警察官の全国的労働団体）
- nothing but praiseworthy ˈnʌθɪŋ bət ˈpreɪzwɜrði 賞賛以外の言葉がない／ひたすら称賛している
And so while you see Pritzker standing there surrounded by a lot of progressive Democrats who are suggesting We in Chicago we're not going to let you come take over our city, you do have to wonder how widespread that feeling is or how the politics of it might change if there was a National Guard presence. I'm not saying it's a good idea, but I am saying that those are the things that are going around the president's head. Republicans are leaning in on this issue. Not only is he talking about this in terms of doing it in other cities, but Republicans are now gearing up to come back in September and actually put a crime bill on the floor. Not sure what will be in it, but they see this as a winning issue for them, especially because Democrats have not had much by way of a response or a rejoinder.
- progressive Democrats /prəˈɡrɛsɪv ˈdɛməˌkræts/ 進歩的な（革新的な）民主党員
- suggesting (ここでは suggesting [that] ...) /səˈʤɛstɪŋ/ 「…と示唆する」「…と主張する」の意味。会話では suggesting we... と that を省略することも多い
- take over /ˈteɪk ˌoʊvər/ （都市や組織を）支配する、乗っ取る
- how widespread that feeling is /haʊ ˈwaɪdˌsprɛd ðæt ˈfiːlɪŋ ɪz/ 「その感情がどれほど広がっているのか」
- National Guard presence /ˈnæʃənl ɡɑrd ˈprɛzəns/ 州兵の存在・配備
- leaning in on this issue /ˈliːnɪŋ ɪn ɑn ðɪs ˈɪʃu/ 「この問題に積極的に取り組む」「前のめりに対応する」比喩的表現
- gearing up to /ˈɡɪrɪŋ ʌp tu/ 「〜の準備を整える」
- crime bill /kraɪm bɪl/ 犯罪対策法案
- a winning issue /ə ˈwɪnɪŋ ˈɪʃu/ 「有利に働く争点」「選挙戦で勝てるテーマ」
- by way of a response /baɪ weɪ əv ə rɪˈspɑns/ 「〜としての反応」「…という形での対応」
「反応という形で」ここでは「民主党が実質的に対抗する行動をまだ取れていない」と批判的な含み - rejoinder /rɪˈʤɔɪndər/ （やや硬い）「反論」「応答」
Kyle Peterson: The challenge for the president though, Collin, is his options in terms of what federal law enforcement is allowed to do are much broader in D.C. than they are in a place like Chicago, and that's especially true if the local and the state authorities don't want Trump to be there, don't want National Guard troops to be there. It's just not an analogous situation.
- the challenge for (someone) ðə ˈʧælənʤ fər （人にとっての）課題、難題
- in terms of ɪn ˈtɜrmz əv ～の点で、～に関して
- federal law enforcement ˈfɛdərəl lɔ ɪnˈfɔrsmənt 連邦の法執行機関（FBIやDEAなど）
- be allowed to do bi əˈlaʊd tə duː ～することが許されている
- much broader mʌʧ ˈbrɔdər はるかに広い、ずっと幅広い
- local and state authorities ˈloʊkəl ənd steɪt əˈθɔrɪtiz 地方および州当局
- National Guard troops ˈnæʃənl gɑrd trups 州兵（ナショナル・ガード）部隊
- analogous situation əˈnæləgəs ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən 類似の状況、相似関係にある事例
There's some lack of clarity yet about what this Trump push might even look like. One of the initial stories in the Washington Post about this plan that was being drawn up by Trump to go in Chicago suggested that it would be backup for a push by immigrations and customs enforcement. And that's something that Trump could do. That is what happened in LA where there was unrest and targeted actions at ICE officers and National Guard troops were sent in there to protect those federal agents, protect federal buildings. But that's also a more limited mission and Trump is talking about cleaning up homelessness and street crime. If federal agents go in there, they're limited to enforcing federal laws, particularly if they don't have assistance and engagement from the local police department there in Chicago, which I imagine they might not. And then federal troops are generally barred from enforcing local law enforcement like that. And so it's not quite clear to me what Trump even thinks this is supposed to look like unless as he suggests he is really trying to convince the authorities in Illinois and Chicago that this is a good idea.
Collin Levy: I think that Trump knows this is a great political issue for him, and as Kim said, this issue is better politically than it is legally. I think it's important to talk really clearly here on a legal level and parse out some of the issues because there's been so much hyperbole. As you were saying at the beginning, Trump's authority in D.C. came under the fact that D.C. is a federal district and it's governed by the Home Rule Act, which very clearly gives any president the ability to direct the mayor and take control of the D.C. Police Department and use it for federal purposes for 30 days. That's just important to understand because the federal government really does have that power in D.C. It has just delegated that authority temporarily really to the D.C. City government.
- a great political issue /ə ɡreɪt pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈɪʃu/ 政治的に有利な争点
- better politically than it is legally /ˈbɛtər pəˈlɪtɪkli ðæn ɪt ɪz ˈliːɡəli/ 法的には弱いが、政治的には強いという意味
- parse out /pɑrs aʊt/ （複雑な問題を）分析する、整理する
- hyperbole /haɪˈpɜrbəli/ 誇張表現、大げさな言い方
- came under the fact that... /keɪm ˈʌndər ðə fækt ðæt/ （少し不自然だが）「〜という事実に基づいていた」という意味合い
- federal district /ˈfɛdərəl ˈdɪstrɪkt/ 連邦直轄区（ここではワシントンD.C.）
- Home Rule Act /hoʊm ruːl ækt/ ワシントンD.C.の自治権を定めた「ホーム・ルール法」
- direct the mayor /dəˈrɛkt ðə ˈmeɪər/ 市長を指揮する
- take control of /teɪk kənˈtroʊl əv/ 支配・掌握する
- delegate authority /ˈdɛləˌɡeɪt əˈθɔrɪti/ 権限を委譲する、一時的に任せる
But Chicago's a totally different scenario and the 10th Amendment prevents the federal government from taking that identical action. They can't come into Chicago and issue directives to state and local police. That's just not something that they're able to do. That's commandeering. It's called commandeering. The anti-commandeering rule basically means the federal government can't come in and direct local law enforcement in the states.
- issue directives /ˈɪʃu dəˈrɛktɪvz/ 指令を出す、公的命令を発する
- commandeering /ˌkɑmənˈdɪrɪŋ/ （強制的に）支配・徴用すること。法律用語として「州機関を連邦のために強制的に働かせること」を指す
- anti-commandeering rule /ˌænti kɑmənˈdɪrɪŋ ruːl/ 「反コマンダイアリング原則」。連邦政府が州政府機関に命令できない憲法原理
- law enforcement /lɔ ˈɪnfɔrsmənt/ 法執行機関、警察
- that's just not something ... are able to do /ðæts ʤʌst nɑt ˈsʌmθɪŋ ... eɪbəl tu du/ 「それは彼らができることではない」＝不可能・許されていないことを強調
There's a separate issue here regarding the president's ability to federalize the Illinois National Guard, which is what he's been talking about. The National Guard is a unique creature because it's a bit of a federal-state hybrid, but it's under the control of each of the state's governors. National Guard units in the states can be federalized in a few ways, but typically with the use of the Insurrection Act, which allows the president to deploy the military and federalize the National Guard to suppress insurrection or armed rebellion, and there are two ways that can happen.
- federalize /ˈfɛdərəˌlaɪz/ （州の組織などを）連邦政府の管理下に置く
- Illinois National Guard /ˌɪləˈnɔɪ ˈnæʃənl ɡɑrd/ イリノイ州兵
- a unique creature /juˈnik ˈkriːʧər/ （比喩的）特異な存在、独自の仕組み
- federal-state hybrid /ˈfɛdərəl steɪt ˈhaɪˌbrɪd/ 連邦と州のハイブリッド的存在
- under the control of /ˈʌndər ðə kənˈtroʊl əv/ ～の管理下にある
- federalize in a few ways /ˈfɛdərəˌlaɪz ɪn ə fju weɪz/ いくつかの方法で連邦化する
- the Insurrection Act /ði ˌɪnsəˈrɛkʃən ækt/ 反乱法（1807年制定、大統領が反乱や暴動鎮圧のため軍を動員できる法律）
- deploy the military /dɪˈplɔɪ ðə ˈmɪləˌtɛri/ 軍を派遣する
- suppress insurrection or armed rebellion /səˈprɛs ˌɪnsəˈrɛkʃən ɔr ɑrmd rɪˈbɛljən/ 反乱や武装蜂起を鎮圧する
One is the one that Trump was alluding to in that clip. The non-controversial way is at the request of the governor. If the governor says to the president, Hey, I have a problem on my hands here. I don't have enough law enforcement or it's not working, can you come help? That's what happened in Los Angeles in the '90s when there were riots and the governor requested the support of the National Guard.
- alluding to /əˈludɪŋ tu/ ～をほのめかす、暗示する
- non-controversial /ˌnɑn kɑntrəˈvɜrʃəl/ 論争にならない、無難な
- at the request of /æt ðə rɪˈkwɛst əv/ ～の要請に基づいて
- on my hands (問題を抱えている) /ɑn maɪ hændz/ 「手に負えない問題を抱えている」という意味の口語表現
The second option is for the president to federalize the National Guard against the express wishes of the governor and Pritzker's made clear that's clearly what it would be here. As you said, Kyle, this power is a lot more narrow. It allows the president to federalize the guard specifically when law enforcement is unable to enforce federal law, so that's something very specific. They don't just get to come march in and act like the Chicago Police Department.
- federalize ... against the express wishes of /ˈfɛdərəˌlaɪz əˈɡɛnst ði ɪkˈsprɛs ˈwɪʃɪz əv/ ～の明確な反対にもかかわらず…を連邦化する
- express wishes /ɪkˈsprɛs ˈwɪʃɪz/ 明確に表明された意思・要望
- made clear /meɪd klɪr/ 明言した、はっきりさせた
- a lot more narrow /ə lɑt mɔr ˈnæroʊ/ はるかに限定的な（口語的な言い方。formal では much more limited が自然）
- specifically when ... /spəˈsɪfɪkli wɛn/ 具体的に〜の場合に限って
- law enforcement is unable to enforce federal law /lɔ ɪnˈfɔrsmənt ɪz ʌnˈeɪbəl tu ɛnˈfɔrs ˈfɛdərəl lɔ/ 法執行機関が連邦法を執行できない
- come march in /kʌm mɑrʧ ɪn/ （軍や権力が）乗り込んでくる、押しかける
And the third option is they can use the Insurrection Act when civil rights are being denied. People talk about the famous case that Eisenhower federalized the guard during desegregation and used the army to escort kids into school when the governor wasn't complying with a federal desegregation order. But again, that's for the guard to enforce federal law, not for them to come in and just do the job of the Chicago Police Department.
- the Insurrection Act /ði ˌɪnsəˈrɛkʃən ækt/ 反乱法（大統領が暴動や反乱、権利侵害の際に軍や州兵を動員できる法律）
- civil rights are being denied /ˈsɪvəl raɪts ɑr ˈbiɪŋ dɪˈnaɪd/ 市民権（公民権）が侵害されている
- federalize the guard /ˈfɛdərəˌlaɪz ðə ɡɑrd/ 州兵を連邦管理下に置く
- desegregation /ˌdiːˌsɛɡrəˈɡeɪʃən/ 人種差別撤廃（特に学校などの統合）
- escort kids into school /ˈɛskɔrt kɪdz ˈɪntu skul/ 子どもたちを学校まで護衛する
- wasn't complying with /ˈwɑzənt kəmˈplaɪɪŋ wɪð/ ～に従っていなかった、遵守していなかった
- federal desegregation order /ˈfɛdərəl diˌsɛɡrəˈɡeɪʃən ˈɔrdər/ 連邦裁判所の差別撤廃命令
- enforce federal law /ɛnˈfɔrs ˈfɛdərəl lɔ/ 連邦法を執行する
- do the job of /du ðə ʤɑb əv/ ～の仕事を代わりにやる
Kyle Peterson: Hang tight. We'll be right back.
Welcome back, Kim. You mentioned that D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is walking a tightrope and to give a little bit more context to that, she's talking about there being a break in trust between police and residents in D.C. She says this, I'm devastated by people living in fear. She says she doesn't like having National Guard troops from other states out in D.C. on patrol. She says she doesn't like having ICE agents in masks out in neighborhoods. But she has acknowledged this drop in dropping crime. Let's listen to a piece of her press conference on Wednesday
- walking a tightrope /ˈwɔkɪŋ ə ˈtaɪtˌroʊp/ 綱渡りをしている＝非常に難しい立場にいる、バランスを取らざるを得ない状況
- a break in trust /ə breɪk ɪn trʌst/ 信頼関係の断絶、信頼が崩れた状態
- I'm devastated by... /aɪm ˈdɛvəˌsteɪtɪd baɪ/ ～に打ちのめされている、深く心を痛めている
- living in fear /ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn fɪr/ 恐怖の中で暮らす
- National Guard troops from other states /ˈnæʃənl ɡɑrd truːps frʌm ˈʌðər steɪts/ 他州から派遣された州兵
- on patrol /ɑn pəˈtroʊl/ パトロールしている
- ICE agents in masks /aɪs ˈeɪʤənts ɪn mæsks/ マスクを着けた移民・関税執行局の捜査官
- acknowledged /əkˈnɑlɪʤd/ 認めた、承認した
- a drop in crime /ə drɑp ɪn kraɪm/ 犯罪の減少
Muriel Bowser: For carjackings the difference between this 20-day period of this federal surge and last year represents a 87% reduction in carjackings in Washington D.C. We know that when carjackings go down, when use of gun goes down, when homicide or robbery go down, neighborhoods feel safer and are safer, so this surge has been important to us for that reason.
Kyle Peterson: Kim, notably Bowser now being denounced by some of her fellow Democrats for being too nice essentially to Trump. Their argument is that she is getting out of step with community outrage at what Trump is doing here with this federal surge into D.C.
- notably /ˈnoʊtəbli/ 特に、注目すべきことに
- denounced by /dɪˈnaʊnst baɪ/ ～に非難される、公然と批判される
- fellow Democrats /ˈfɛloʊ ˈdɛməˌkræts/ 同じ党に属する民主党員、仲間の民主党議員
- for being too nice to ~ /fɔr ˈbiːɪŋ tu naɪs tu/ ～に対して優しすぎる（批判的ニュアンス）
- essentially /ɪˈsɛnʃəli/ 本質的に、実質的に
- getting out of step with /ˈɡɛtɪŋ aʊt əv stɛp wɪθ/ ～と歩調が合わなくなる、ずれていく
- community outrage /kəˈmjunəti ˈaʊtreɪʤ/ 地域社会の怒り
- federal surge /ˈfɛdərəl sɜrʤ/ 連邦部隊の投入（軍・治安部隊の増派を指す）
- into D.C. /ˈɪntu ˌdiːˈsi/ ワシントンD.C.への
Kim Strassel: The problem that she has is that it's working, and there was a story Axios had earlier this week. It was based on White House data that had been put out since the federal takeover earlier in August, noting that more than 200 people had been arrested for various crimes in D.C. That was excluding immigration related arrests. And more than almost half of those arrests had taken place in wards seven and eight, which tend to be very violent crime neighborhoods in the city. Meaning that the National Guard have not just been walking around in tourist and high profile areas as a show of force, although they have been doing that as well too. But also going into some of these neighborhoods. And that means that as Bowser just said, people are feeling the effects of that in ways that probably makes them very happy.
- the problem that she has /ðə ˈprɑbləm ðæt ʃi hæz/ 彼女が抱える問題
- it's working /ɪts ˈwɜrkɪŋ/ 効果を上げている、機能している
- based on White House data /beɪst ɑn waɪt haʊs ˈdeɪtə/ ホワイトハウスのデータに基づく
- federal takeover /ˈfɛdərəl ˈteɪˌkoʊvər/ 連邦による介入・掌握
- excluding immigration related arrests /ɪkˈskludɪŋ ˌɪmɪˈɡreɪʃən rɪˈleɪtɪd əˈrɛsts/ 移民関連の逮捕を除く
- wards seven and eight /wɔrdz ˈsɛvən ənd eɪt/ D.C.の行政区第7区と第8区（暴力犯罪が多い地域）
- violent crime neighborhoods /ˈvaɪələnt kraɪm ˈneɪbərˌhʊdz/ 暴力犯罪が多い地区
- show of force /ʃoʊ əv fɔrs/ 「力の誇示」、威圧的な巡回や展
12:45
Now, notably, I would just point this out, the word surge I think is very important here because this is how Bowser is trying to reclassify this. She's recasting all of this is, well, D.C. has just had all this trouble getting adequate manpower. We haven't been able to recruit as many cops as we would like, and so what this is doing is providing us this valuable reset with manpower. 30 days is all we need in the surge, then you can leave and go home. I think that's fictitious because there are real reasons why Washington can't recruit more police officers, mostly because of laws that it has passed in the past four years. One, which was an entire civil justice reform, so-called that really hamstrings the police department in terms of what police officers in terms of what they can do when they go about arresting people, et cetera.
- notably /ˈnoʊtəbli/ 特に注目すべきことに
- surge /sɜrdʒ/ 増派、突発的な投入（ここでは警察や州兵の増員）
- reclassify /ˌriːˈklæsəˌfaɪ/ 分類し直す、言い換える
- recasting /riˈkæstɪŋ/ 見せ方を変える、説明をやり直す
- adequate manpower /ˈædəkwət ˈmænˌpaʊər/ 十分な人員
- valuable reset /ˈvæljəbl ˈrisɛt/ 価値のあるリセット（ここでは人員補充や組織改善の機会）
- fictitious /fɪkˈtɪʃəs/ 架空の、虚構の
- civil justice reform /ˈsɪvəl ˈʤʌstɪs rɪˈfɔrm/ 市民司法改革（警察・裁判手続きに関する法改正）
- hamstrings the police department /ˈhæmˌstrɪŋz ðə pəˈlis dɪˌpɑrtmənt/ 警察署の機能を制約する、縛る
- in terms of what police officers can do /ɪn tɜrmz əv wʌt pəˈlis ˈɔfəsərz kæn du/ 警察官が行える行動の範囲に関して
D.C. also tried to change its criminal code to really water things down. That was actually overridden by Congress. But there's been a lot of poor actions and they remain about 800 officers short of the target that Bowser had put out a number of years ago of 4,000 sworn officers. So she's trying to present this as a short-term thing. Thank you very much for your short-term help. We'll take it from there.
- criminal code /ˈkrɪmɪnəl koʊd/ 刑法、犯罪に関する法規
- water things down /ˈwɔtər θɪŋz daʊn/ 内容を弱める、規制・措置を緩める（口語表現）
- overridden by Congress /ˌoʊvərˈraɪdən baɪ ˈkɑŋɡrəs/ 議会によって覆された、無効にされた
- poor actions /pʊr ˈækʃənz/ 不適切な行動、問題のある対応
- sworn officers /swɔrn ˈɔfəsərz/ 宣誓した警察官（正式な職務権限を持つ警官）
- short of the target /ʃɔrt əv ðə ˈtɑrgɪt/ 目標に達していない、不足している
- present this as a short-term thing /prɪˈzɛnt ðɪs æz ə ʃɔrt tɜrm θɪŋ/ 短期的措置として示す、説明する
- take it from there /teɪk ɪt frʌm ðɛr/ 「そこから先は自分たちでやる」、口語表現
One thing I would just note is I don't know if it would work this way. I mean Collin just excellently went through the legal questions that would be involved if Trump were to do this in other cities, but there's also just some policy questions. One reason this is working in Washington is because the Metropolitan Police Department is working with the National Guard and directing them to those different neighborhoods and working hand in hand with them to affect their duties as it were telling them what needs to be done and having cooperative experience. If Pritzker's attitude remains the way it is, there will be no such cooperation in Chicago or Los Angeles, at least not from the top of the police. Could that change because of pushback from officers or local population? Maybe. But I think what you're seeing in D.C. might be a little bit of a unique case in terms of the quick and immediate benefits that you have seen. Overall, though again, it's been a great political area for Trump and her comments shows just how much on the back foot he has put Democrats on this issue and politically how tough it's for them.
- on the back foot = 不利な立場にある、受け身になっている、劣勢である
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Kyle Peterson: Welcome back on the point about a surge I don't love the precedent of uniformed troops carrying out, backing up law enforcement Collin. On the other hand, it has been used in cases where there have been shortfalls in uniformed police forces. Kathy Hochul, for example, put some New York National Guard into the subways last year to do bag checks and so forth. And there's a more quasi permanent presence of National Guard at transit facilities. For example, people going through New York City's big train stations often see uniformed National Guard troops there, keeping an eye on things, providing security. And I honestly don't see that there are a lot of objections from New Yorkers to that arrangement.
Part of what Trump seems to be doing here is just with this surge trying to make the argument that there is another model that your city doesn't have to be that way. Too often it seems like mayors and city leaders throw up their hands and say, "We don't really know how to address this violent crime, this street crime." There are root causes and so forth.
- surge /sɜrdʒ/ 増派、突発的な投入（ここでは警察・州兵の増員）
- make the argument that ... /meɪk ði ˈɑrgjumənt ðæt/ ～という主張をする、論点を提示する
- another model /əˈnʌðər ˈmɑdl/ 別のやり方、代替モデル
- throw up their hands /θroʊ ʌp ðɛr hændz/ 「手を挙げる」＝諦める、打つ手がないと示す（口語表現）
- violent crime /ˈvaɪələnt kraɪm/ 暴力犯罪
- street crime /strit kraɪm/ 街頭犯罪、軽犯罪や路上での犯罪
- root causes /rut ˈkɔzɪz/ 根本原因、問題の根源
- and so forth /ænd soʊ fɔrθ/ その他いろいろ、など
And I think part of Trump's argument is we do know it, is putting uniformed people on the streets that can keep an eye on things that can intervene when things get out of hand. And I think that's part of what the political message he's trying to send. Notably Joseph Epstein, a writer from Chicago, Chicago native, has a op-ed in the Journal's pages today, and it's under the headline Who's Afraid of the National Guard. Part of what he says is that Chicago has always been a violent city, but it has gotten worse and it seems to be tolerated by city leaders. And then he concludes this way, Donald old boy bring on the troops, foot soldiers, cavalry, artillery, and anything else you've got short of missiles and nuclear weapons unquote. A bit of classic Joe Epstein wit there.
- tolerated by city leaders /ˈtɑləˌreɪtɪd baɪ ˈsɪti ˈlidərz/ 市のリーダーによって容認されている
- foot soldiers, cavalry, artillery /fʊt ˈsoʊldʒərz, ˈkævəlri, ɑrˈtɪləri/ 歩兵、騎兵、砲兵（比喩的に戦力の例示）
- classic wit /ˈklæsɪk wɪt/ 典型的なユーモア、皮肉の効いた表現
But Collin, if the argument from Pritzker is we don't want National Guard, we don't want federal forces here, maybe there's a chance of building a case in some of these cities that, Hey, I saw a headline that carjackings in Washington D.C. are down 87%. Why don't we get that surge, even if it's done locally in my city and force the issue and maybe get some of those local politicians to feel the heat on crime again, and maybe we can get some hiring at some of these big city police departments that seem like they need the backup.
Collin Levy: There are things that the administration could do here without picking this particular fight. There's nothing that would stop FBI agents from flooding Chicago, right? Because FBI agents are not restricted by geography. This is a particular fight over the National Guard.
But the broader point I think that you're making is well taken, which is that criminals respond to incentives the same way that all humans do, which is to say that when there are clear and likely consequences, they're less likely to commit crimes. And that's the basic idea of the broken windows theory of policing, which fell out of fashion for a bit, certainly with people like Mayor Brandon Johnson in recent years, but which was enormously effective In New York. When you don't tolerate low-level crimes, society feel safer, the streets feel safer, criminals instinctively feel like they're more likely to be caught, so they commit fewer crimes. That can start with lower-level crimes like subway, turnstile jumping, and it has a trickle-up effect where the general sense is that society's under the governance of a competent police force, and that's what we've really been lacking here in Chicago is the sense that the police force is on top of it. Certainly, a lot of these things really got blown up in 2020 in the aftermath of the defund the police movement. Those were really a disaster for safety in these big cities because the police became enormously demoralized. And I think that here in Chicago and in Washington D.C. other cities are still suffering with a hangover from that. I think that the mayors that President Trump is threatening with federal action would be much better off to take the bull by the horns and do their own course correction. Say, "Hey, no need to come. We got it, and we've actually got a lot of police here, and we're going to really try to do a surge of our own." I think that that would be a far better option.
- broader point /ˈbroʊdər pɔɪnt/ より広い視点、一般的な論点
- well taken /wɛl ˈteɪkən/ よく理解された、納得できる
- criminals respond to incentives /ˈkrɪmənəlz rɪˈspɑnd tu ˈɪnsəntɪvz/ 犯罪者は報酬や罰則などの誘因に反応する
- broken windows theory /ˈbroʊkən ˈwɪndoʊz ˈθiəri/ ブロークン・ウィンドウ理論（小さな犯罪を放置すると大きな犯罪が増える）
- low-level crimes /loʊ ˈlɛvəl kraɪmz/ 軽犯罪、小さな犯罪
- trickle-up effect /ˈtrɪkəl ʌp ɪˈfɛkt/ 下から上への影響、波及効果
- on top of it /ɑn tɑp əv ɪt/ 完全に管理・掌握している状態
- defund the police movement /dɪˈfʌnd ðə pəˈlis ˈmuvmənt/ 警察予算削減運動
- take the bull by the horns /teɪk ðə bʊl baɪ ðə hɔrnz/ 問題に積極的に取り組む、難題に正面から対処する
- course correction /kɔrs kəˈrɛkʃən/ 方針修正、軌道修正
- surge of our own /sɜrdʒ əv ˈaʊər oʊn/ 自分たちで行う増派、人員強化
Kyle Peterson: Kim, we'll give you the last word here, but you had mentioned that Trump thinks this is a good political issue for him, and I would second that entirely. I think he feels like he has Democrats on the back foot here first in D.C. remember all those conversations before or when he made this move in D.C.? The line was that crime in D.C. is at lows. Long time lows and Trump's response was essentially, are you kidding me? We've had 187 murders in Washington D.C. last year. That is not acceptable. And here now in the last couple of weeks, we've seen that crime can indeed go lower in D.C. With regard to JB Pritzker, no secret about JB Pritzker's potential political ambitions maybe as a democratic presidential candidate in 2028. And that may be part of the dynamic here too. Even if Trump decides that he is not going to go and send National Guard into Chicago, as he has sometimes talked about, even if he takes the line that he adopted at that cabinet meeting on Tuesday, it still seems like that might be pretty effective for him politically. I asked to send forces to Chicago to clean up Chicago and JB Pritzker said no.
Kim Strassel: Yeah. Here's a problem for Democrats. They seem to be defaulting yet again to the belief that if they just run in opposition to Donald Trump that somehow that is a winning campaign message and it didn't work in this last election, people are tired of it. Two is their history on this. And I've been fascinated the past couple of weeks since Trump ordered this. The way Democrats have basically erased four years of history. Apparently all that happened was that in 2020 we had these George Floyd and COVID issues and crime went massively up. And then just fast-forward to now, nothing happened in between. Crime has been coming down. Isn't that all great? No. We had in every major city across the country a defund the police movement, as Collin noted. We had these quote criminal justice reforms that were passed that were a huge factor in putting new very penalizing restrictions on police and what they could do and what would happen to them if they supposedly did anything wrong. We had progressive prosecutors who were just turnstiling people back through into the system after the cops would arrest them.
- defaulting to the belief /dɪˈfɔltɪŋ tu ðə bɪˈlif/ 無意識に～という考え方に頼る、習慣的に～と考える
- running in opposition to /ˈrʌnɪŋ ɪn ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən tu/ ～に反対して選挙運動をする
- fast-forward to now /fæst ˈfɔrwərd tu naʊ/ 現在に話を進めると、急ぎ話をすると
- defund the police movement /dɪˈfʌnd ðə pəˈlis ˈmuvmənt/ 警察予算削減運動
- criminal justice reforms /ˈkrɪmənəl ˈʤʌstɪs rɪˈfɔrmz/ 刑事司法改革（警察や裁判制度の法改正）
- very penalizing restrictions on police /ˈvɛri ˈpinəˌlaɪzɪŋ rɪˈstrɪkʃənz ɑn pəˈlis/ 警察に対する非常に厳しい制約・ペナルティ
- progressive prosecutors /prəˈɡrɛsɪv prəˈsɪkjutərz/ 進歩派の検察官（改革志向の検察官）
- turnstiling people back through /ˈtɜrnˌstaɪlɪŋ ˈpipəl bæk θru/ （比喩的に）逮捕した人をすぐに再びシステムに戻す
There's been an entire litany of bad ideas. Watering down of penal codes to make it whole categories of crimes, no longer crimes. There's been a lot to lead to this. And crime is one of those issues like inflation. People have a feeling of it and they can see it and they feel unsafe. And you can talk all you want about what you're doing to make it better, but if they don't feel that something has become better for them, they're not going to buy it. And it's one of those things that drives them to the polls in this uneasy way and is very bad for those who they hold responsible for it.
- entire litany of bad ideas /ɛnˈtaɪər ˈlɪtəni əv bæd aɪˈdiz/ 悪いアイデアのずらりとした列挙、数々の失策
- watering down of penal codes /ˈwɔtərɪŋ daʊn əv ˈpinəl koʊdz/ 刑法の緩和・骨抜きにすること
- whole categories of crimes /hoʊl ˈkætəˌgɔriz əv kraɪmz/ 犯罪の全カテゴリー、特定の犯罪群
- people have a feeling of it /ˈpipəl hæv ə ˈfilɪŋ əv ɪt/ 人々はそれを肌で感じる、実感する
- they feel unsafe /ðeɪ fil ʌnˈseɪf/ 安全でないと感じる
- they're not going to buy it /ðeɪr nɑt ˈɡoʊɪŋ tu baɪ ɪt/ 信じない、納得しない
- drives them to the polls /draɪvz ðɛm tu ðə poʊlz/ 有権者を投票所に駆り立てる
- very bad for those who they hold responsible /ˈvɛri bæd fɔr ðoʊz hu ðeɪ hoʊld rɪˈspɑnsəbəl/ 責任を問われる立場の人々にとって非常に不利
And we've seen this happen in prior elections. Go back. it was a significant part of Ronald Reagan's campaign in 1979 against Jimmy Carter. And part because Carter had come in promising to take care of crime and managed to not do it in the years he was in office. More recently, a few years ago, Ron Johnson won re-election in Wisconsin in no small part on running against his opponent and hammering on him for getting rid of cash bail, and it was a very powerful issue. So Republicans know this.
- prior elections /ˈpraɪər ɪˈlɛkʃənz/ 過去の選挙
- significant part of campaign /sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt pɑrt əv kæmˈpeɪn/ キャンペーンの重要な要素
- hammering on him /ˈhæmərɪŋ ɑn hɪm/ 反復して批判する、強く追及する（口語表現）
- cash bail /kæʃ beɪl/ 現金保釈（刑事裁判での保釈金）
- very powerful issue /ˈvɛri ˈpaʊərfəl ˈɪʃu/ 選挙上非常に有効な争点、影響力のある問題
And if Donald Trump were really smart, in my mind, he actually would leave D.C. after 30 days. Just take his victory, say, "Look, see when my people were there, look how much better it got." And then if things fall apart again in D.C. just use that to double down and show that it can be fixed, but only if you have the political will to do it. And I think that would be more damaging to Democrats all around if he didn't take any more action other than his one show in D.C. which by all accounts has been a pretty impressive success. But either way, do not expect this issue to go away. Republicans have the bit between their teeth now, and this has now become likely one of the defining issues of next year's midterms.
- double down /ˈdʌbəl daʊn/ 一層強化する、さらに力を入れる（比喩的）
- political will /pəˈlɪtɪkəl wɪl/ 政治的意志、政策実行の意欲
- take any more action /teɪk ˈɛni mɔr ˈækʃən/ これ以上行動を起こす
- by all accounts /baɪ ɔl əˈkaʊnts/ あらゆる報告によると、全体的に見て
- pretty impressive success /ˈprɪti ɪmˈprɛsɪv səkˈsɛs/ かなりの成功、目立つ成果
- do not expect this issue to go away /du nɑt ɪkˈspɛkt ðɪs ˈɪʃu tu ɡoʊ əˈweɪ/ この問題が消えるとは期待しないで
- have the bit between their teeth /hæv ðə bɪt bɪˈtwin ðɛr tiθ/ （動物に由来）やる気満々で突き進む、決意を固めている
- defining issues /dɪˈfaɪnɪŋ ˈɪʃuz/ （選挙などで）重要な争点、決定的課題
- midterms /ˈmɪdˌtɜrmz/ 中間選挙（米国で大統領選の中間に行われる議会選挙）
Kyle Peterson: Thank you, Kim and Collin, thank you all for listening. You can email us at pwpodcast@wsj.com. If you like the show, please hit that subscribe button and we'll be back tomorrow with another edition of Potomac Watch.
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- develop a new AI chip dɪˈvɛləp ə njuː eɪ aɪ ʧɪp 新しいAIチップを開発する
- fill (the) void fɪl ðə vɔɪd 空白を埋める、欠けた部分を補う
- made in China meɪd ɪn ˈʧaɪnə 中国製の
- offer an alternative to ˈɔfər ən ɔlˈtɜrnətɪv tuː ～に代わる選択肢を提供する
- build up an arsenal of bɪld ʌp æn ˈɑrsənəl ʌv （武器や技術などを）蓄積する
- homegrown technology ˈhoʊmˌgroʊn tɛkˈnɑlədʒi 国産技術、自国開発技術
- trickle down to ˈtrɪkəl daʊn tuː ～に波及する、徐々に影響が及ぶ
- household staples ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld ˈsteɪpəlz 生活必需品（例：食料・日用品）
- not panicking about nɑt ˈpænɪkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ～について慌てていない、動揺していない
- remove (someone) from (a position) rɪˈmuv frʌm （人を役職から）解任する