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The Insanely Incompetent DEI Hire Running One Of America’s Most Dangerous Cities | Ep. 1640

2025-08-13 News & Politics
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Systemic Incompetence: DC Leadership Failures and the Erosion of National Identity

Discover how severe incompetence in major city governance, from police forensics to civic administration, symbolizes broader national decline. Learn why defining core national identity has become a point of ideological conflict.

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  • Decades of forensic analysis in the D.C. Crime Lab were fundamentally flawed, leading to the shutdown of ballistics testing capabilities.
  • The newly appointed D.C. Police Chief publicly demonstrated confusion regarding the basic concept of the "chain of command."
  • Progressivism demands rethinking fundamental concepts like safety, asserting that arresting violent criminals is insufficient to solve crime.
  • Canadian provinces have begun enforcing "climate lockdowns," restricting basic public freedoms like hiking based on environmental preconditions.
  • An elected representative from Illinois defined American identity around historical grievance and conditional loyalty rather than patriotic commitment.

This episode analyzes several high-profile incidents exposing failures in public safety, civic administration, and political ideology across America and Canada. The host argues these events are symptomatic of a managed decline driven by prioritizing identity politics over demonstrable competence in essential public services.

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Today on the Matt Walsh Show, while DC fails to get its crime problem under control, the female chief of police publicly acknowledged that she doesn’t even know what the term “chain of command” means. That's no surprise. This woman was hired as their DEI officer, before she was promoted to the head of the whole department. Meanwhile the Attorney General of the city has declared that you can’t solve violent crimes by arresting and prosecuting violent criminals. And a CNN contributor announces that, rather than trying to make DC safe, we should instead “rethink safety.” Also, climate lockdowns have officially begun in Canada. And an American lawmaker is asked an important question: what is an American? Her answer could not possibly have been any worse. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - 00:37 Opening 02:30 - 26:05 The Insanely Incompetent DEI Hire Running One Of America’s Most Dangerous Cities 27:39 - 37:45 CNN Contributor Says We Need To ""Rethink"" Safety In America 37:46 - 43:56 Brian Schwalb Says We Cannot Arrest Our Way Out Of Crime 43:57 - 49:09 Nova Scotia Just Banned Hiking 51:51 - 1:03:45 Representative Delia Ramirez Is Canceled Ep.1640 Sources: https://static.scientificamerican.com/sciam/cache/file/F31E8C9F-CAD3-4810-9719F512699305A2_source.jpg?w=900 https://imgur.com/a/rf31NkE https://imgur.com/a/EQ7mZkW https://imgur.com/a/RDm76bY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YdM2Y0iSak https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPM8QoXclUQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3bfDV700zg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waBmnwh1BV4 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ClcUsmqF4IE/hq720.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEhCK4FEIIDSFryq4qpAxMIARUAAAAAGAElAADIQj0AgKJD&rs=AOn4CLCCqbGH-jCO3rD68PB331vl5LR94g https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/former-fire-chief-kristin-crowley-leaves-city-hall-tuesday-news-photo/2202733770?adppopup=true https://lafd.org/equity-and-human-resources-bureau https://x.com/DefiantLs/status/1955307840152715631 https://x.com/EndWokeness/status/1954971780327849985 https://x.com/tiffanyrg9/status/1953094656209678606/video/1 https://x.com/theblaze/status/1955305710884954579 - - - Become a DailyWire+ member and watch the full show: https://bit.ly/4bEQDy6 LIKE & SUBSCRIBE for new videos every day. https://www.youtube.com/c/MattWalsh?sub_confirmation=1 - - - DailyWire+: Join millions of people who still believe in truth, courage, and common sense at https://DailyWirePlus.com Ben Shapiro’s new book, “Lions and Scavengers,” drops September 2nd—pre-order today at https://dailywire.com/benshapiro Get your Matt Walsh flannel here: https://bit.ly/3EbNwyj - - - Today's Sponsors: Boll & Branch - Get 15% off, plus free shipping on your first set of sheets at https://BollAndBranch.com/walsh Good Ranchers - Visit https://goodranchers.com and subscribe to any box using code WALSH to claim $40 off + free meat for life! StopBox USA - Get firearm security redesigned and save 15% off @StopBoxUSA with code WALSH10 at https://www.stopboxusa.com/WALSH10 #stopboxpod #ad - - - Stop giving your money to woke corporations that hate you. Get your Jeremy’s Razors today at https://bit.ly/3lSGpWa Watch my hit documentary, “What Is A Woman?” here: https://utm.io/ueSdV Represent the Sweet Baby Gang by shopping my merch: https://tinyurl.com/y5dscrmm This video includes information, descriptions, video, and images meant to give important context to viewers. By including this context, the overlaid commentary, criticism, and analysis is able to serve the public's interest in the discussed subject matter. Pairing the appropriate context with the included commentary allows the video to: (i) educate viewers; and (ii) document newsworthy events or other matters of public interest. To the greatest extent possible, the included commentary is intended to: (a) accurately identify the involved parties; (b) describe the subject matter in detail; (c) clearly articulate condemnation and criticism of the subject behavior while including an opposing view; and (d) to discourage viewers from engaging in the subject behavior. #MattWalsh #TheMattWalshShow #News #Politics #DailyWire #WhatIsAWoman

Top Comments (10)

@munyumbamutwale2985 2025-08-13

El Salvador has literally arrested every criminal on sight, and murders have dropped by literally 95% ... I don't know maybe it works

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@Alafair.CarolynJohns 2025-08-13

The Matt Walsh show should be prime time tv. No one tells it like you do

357 13 replies
@governmeharder 2025-08-14

Whenever someone starts their argument by mentioning their race - you know the rest of the sentence is going to be utter nonsense.

231 7 replies
@Jsteiner1974 2025-08-13

Arrests are only pointless if the courts aren't actually punishing people.

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@tedhamilton2362 2025-08-13

For a society to thrive, incompetence cannot be prioritized over excellence.

196 5 replies
@megamus3 2025-08-14

Who else is sick of the pandering to these people ?

166 6 replies
@RichardAtworth 2025-08-13

That idiot that said that you can’t arrest your way out of the crime problem and all that you need is more youth programs. Here’s the translation: you can’t skim money off arrests other than fines and fees to the city whereas a youth program can have funds skimmed right off the top to go straight into his personal pockets…

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@christophermack9189 2025-08-14

I had to do double take when I heard that idiot claim that punishing people for their actions would not be affective in lowering crime rates.

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@Byrd1958 2025-08-14

Incompetence + incompetence = MASSIVE INCOMPETENCE!

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@viscache1 2025-08-14

CNN wants you to understand that safety is racist and you don’t want to be racist…

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