BOSTON — Boston is facing a public safety staffing crisis, sky-high housing costs, and a collapsing EMS system — but City Councilors have once again turned their attention to Donald Trump.

Councilor Ben Weber has filed a new “No Kings” resolution, co-sponsored by Councilors Enrique Pepén and Brian Worrell, condemning what they describe as the erosion of checks and balances in the federal government.

“The federal government has abandoned separation of powers,” Weber wrote in a post on X, “and instead anointed a monarch who has absolute immunity from prosecution.”

If that sounds more like a Twitter thread than a policy proposal — it’s because it is.

The resolution has no legal weight, doesn’t impact local governance, and was immediately blocked by another councilor for the second time. Still, Weber insists it’s necessary to “condemn the President’s abuse of powers.”

But here’s the problem: Boston didn’t elect Congresspeople to City Hall. They elected councilors to fix Boston. Yet week after week, activist politicians continue to prioritize symbolic gestures, viral outrage, and national culture wars — while local services deteriorate.

Ambulances are taking longer to arrive. Residents are being priced out of their neighborhoods. Fire department standards are under scrutiny. And yet the Council's focus is on whether Trump has “monarchical powers.”

The priorities speak for themselves.

This isn’t a governing body anymore — it’s performance art. And Boston residents are footing the bill.

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