{"id":2486159,"date":"2025-09-13T12:59:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-13T16:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/washington-has-become-leaderless-on-unity-white-house-report-card\/"},"modified":"2025-09-13T13:01:06","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T17:01:06","slug":"washington-has-become-leaderless-on-unity-white-house-report-card","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/washington-has-become-leaderless-on-unity-white-house-report-card\/","title":{"rendered":"Washington has become leaderless on unity: White House Report Card"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwashington-has-become-leaderless-on-unity-white-house-report-card%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2486159&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses the current state of political division and unrest in Washington, D.C., highlighting the recent assassination of Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, as a significant and tragic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/beverly-hills-goes-maga-as-thousands-of-trump-supporters-rally\/\" title=\"Beverly Hills Goes MAGA as Thousands of ... Supporters Rally\">turning point<\/a> for the nation. It emphasizes the deepening polarization,noting that Washington shows little appetite for unity,focusing instead on conflict.<\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump, who has himself been an assassination target twice, called for radicals on both sides to calm down but primarily criticized the left during a Fox News appearance. Liberal Senator Elizabeth Warren blamed Trump for worsening the political climate.<\/p>\n<p>The piece includes insights from contributors like Democratic pollster John Zogby, who gave Washington&#8217;s leadership a poor grade (D), criticizing both the president and Congress for their shameful behavior and highlighting ongoing economic and political challenges such as job growth revisions, inflation, and concerns over the president&#8217;s expanding power. Simultaneously occurring, commentator Jed Babbin gave a slightly better grade (B-) but underscored that much of the news is overshadowed by Kirk&#8217;s murder amid other serious issues like Russia&#8217;s drone incursions into NATO airspace and Israeli military actions in Qatar.<\/p>\n<p>The article portrays a city and country grappling with violence, political posturing, and instability, calling for a recommitment to conventional values, civility, and restraint amidst growing turmoil. <br \/> <!DOCTYPE html><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Washington has become leaderless on unity: White House Report Card<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2229575\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>It&rsquo;s been happening for decades, and in the wake of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3803414\/charlie-kirk-charlotte-slayings-ending-political-correctness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Charlie Kirk&rsquo;s assassination<\/a>, Washington, D.C., has finally shown that it has no appetite for unity, only fight.<\/p>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a>, himself an assassination target &mdash; twice &mdash; said &ldquo;radicals&rdquo; on both sides need to calm down. But on Fox News, he added, &ldquo;The radicals on the left are the problem.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3805287\/america-falls-in-love-with-death-penalty-after-gruesome-killings\/\">America falls in love with death penalty after gruesome killings<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3803414\/charlie-kirk-charlotte-slayings-ending-political-correctness\/\">Charlie Kirk and Charlotte slayings ending political correctness<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3801136\/new-warning-chinese-student-espionage-costs-us-600-billion\/\">New warning about Chinese student &lsquo;espionage,&rsquo; which costs US $600 billion<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Liberal Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) responded, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/elizabeth-warren-slams-trump-charlie-kirk-rhetoric_n_68c2c4a5e4b0ca3909e13243\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&ldquo;Oh, please,&rdquo;<\/a> as she blamed Trump for poisoning the political environment.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3444699\/timeline-increasing-incidents-political-violence-in-the-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">POLITICAL VIOLENCE ON THE RISE IN THE US: A TIMELINE OF KEY INCIDENTS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Trump had a chance to deliver a unifying message, as predecessors Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton would have, but it&rsquo;s not his thing. And even if he had, as he did after his own near-death experience in Butler, Pennsylvania, last year, it likely wouldn&rsquo;t have lasted.<\/p>\n<p>Our editor, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/magazine\/magazine-letter-from-the-editor\/3804085\/charlie-kirk-death-america-turning-point\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hugo Gurdon,<\/a> finding symbolism in the name of Kirk&rsquo;s group, Turning Point USA, said the assassination of the youthful conservative organizer provided a special turning point for the nation.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;His death may have forced politicians who purport to be leaders to a turning point. It is fragile and may break down. But perhaps it will be a turning point toward traditional values and civilized restraint,&rdquo; Gurdon wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Charlie Kirk&rsquo;s death is America&rsquo;s turning point | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hgurdon?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@hgurdon<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TqRGRLd1NQ\">https:\/\/t.co\/TqRGRLd1NQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dcexaminer\/status\/1966702764756537792?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 13, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>For our weekly <em>White House Report Card,<\/em> Democratic pollster John Zogby called out all of Washington&rsquo;s leaders. &ldquo;The president and Congress have behaved shamefully.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/editorials\/3802331\/what-murder-of-charlie-kirk-means\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">EDITORIAL: WHAT THE MURDER OF CHARLIE KIRK MEANS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>John Zogby<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Grade: D<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>This week was defined by a human tragedy: the murder of a father, husband, son, and activist, Turning Point USA founder <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Charlie-Kirk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Charlie Kirk<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Our hearts go out to his family, but this should not have become a springboard for hysteria, partisanship, and meltdown. That dishonors a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-film-city-of-dreams-explores-reality-of-child-trafficking-in-america-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"New film \u2018City of Dreams\u2019 explores reality of child trafficking in America - ... Examiner\">young man&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s life. The president and Congress have behaved shamefully.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>In other regards, it was another miserable week for President Donald Trump. Job growth was revised downward by 911,000 from April to March. Unemployment claims increased sharply. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/inflation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Inflation<\/a> ticked up again, partly due to the new tariffs imposed.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Jamie Dimon of J.P. Morgan Chase warned that the economy is definitely in a slowdown.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>A Reuters poll found a sense of unease by Americans toward the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >president sending troops<\/a> to U.S. cities, including a deep concern that he is expanding his power.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Israel hit&nbsp; Doha, Qatar, an ally that has been hosting peace talks, neutralizing the president&rsquo;s effort to persuade Hamas to accept terms for a ceasefire.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Trump insulted Tom Hanks, and Congress released his birthday message to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Jeffrey-Epstein\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jeffrey Epstein<\/a> &mdash; which he denied writing.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>And his polling approval is still upside down and has not moved an inch. Too much going on.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3802322\/democrats-gun-control-political-violence-charlie-kirk-assassination\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DEMOCRATS MUM ON GUN CONTROL BUT CONDEMN POLITICAL VIOLENCE AFTER CHARLIE KIRK ASSASSINATION<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jed Babbin<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Grade: B-<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Almost everything else in the news was overtaken by the assassination of Charlie Kirk, the 31-year-old founder of Turning Point USA. Kirk was a leader of young folks, a conservative thinker, and a confidant of President Donald Trump. Overshadowed in the news was the Russian drone incursion into Polish airspace, a slight increase in inflation, and Israel&rsquo;s bombing of a building in Qatar where Hamas leaders have been living in luxury for at least a decade.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Trump announced the capture of Kirk&rsquo;s alleged killer on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fox-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fox News<\/a> on Friday. Tyler Robinson had been the subject of an intense FBI manhunt. His surrender was a relief, but not to the millions who mourned Kirk.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The August grisly murder of Ukrainian emigre Iryna Zarutska seemed to capture the media for a day. With Kirk&rsquo;s murder, we seem to be &mdash; thanks to the woke Democrats and Democratic judges not doing their jobs &mdash; drifting into anarchy.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The Russian incursion into Polish airspace consisted of over a dozen drones. Poland invoked Article 4 of the NATO treaty, which requires consultation when any treaty member&rsquo;s sovereignty is threatened. Anyone who believes that Russian President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/vladimir-putin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vladimir Putin<\/a> is interested in peace should have their head examined.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The Israeli attack on Qatar is thoroughly justified by U.N. Security Council Resolution 1343, which makes it improper for any member of the United Nations to aid, harbor, or otherwise support terrorists. Qatar has been doing all of these things for Hamas leaders for over a decade. Nevertheless, Trump and Arab nations condemned the raid.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The small increase in inflation is almost certainly due to Trump&rsquo;s tariffs. The Supreme Court will decide his authority on tariffs soon.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SEE THE LATEST POLITICAL NEWS AND BUZZ FROM WASHINGTON SECRETS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jed Babbin<\/strong> is a <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> contributor and former deputy undersecretary of defense in the administration of former President George H.W. Bush. Follow him on X <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jedbabbin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">@jedbabbin<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>John Zogby<\/strong> is the founder of the Zogby Survey and senior partner at <a href=\"https:\/\/johnzogbystrategies.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">John Zogby Strategies<\/a>. His latest book is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Beyond-Horse-Race-Polls-Should\/dp\/1538197146\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Beyond the Horse Race: How to Read Polls and Why We Should<\/em><\/a>. His podcast with son and managing partner and pollster Jeremy Zogby <a href=\"https:\/\/johnzogbystrategies.com\/the-zogby-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">can be heard here<\/a>. Follow him on X <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/zogbystrategies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">@ZogbyStrategies<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington lacks unity leadership amid Kirk&#8217;s assassination<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2647,"featured_media":2486160,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Trump-Judge-911.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[50402,33296,51715,4086,32127],"class_list":["post-2486159","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-leadership-2","tag-report-card","tag-unity-2","tag-washington","tag-white-house"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Trump-Judge-911.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2486159","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2647"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2486159"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2486159\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2486163,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2486159\/revisions\/2486163"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2486160"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2486159"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2486159"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2486159"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}