There are two ways to be fooled. One is to believe what isn’t true; the other is to refuse to believe what is true. —Soren Kierkegaard. "…truth is true even if nobody believes it, and falsehood is false even if everybody believes it. That is why truth does not yield to opinion, fashion, numbers, office, or sincerity–it is simply true and that is the end of it" – Os Guinness, Time for Truth, pg.39. “He that takes truth for his guide, and duty for his end, may safely trust to God’s providence to lead him aright.” – Blaise Pascal. "There is but one straight course, and that is to seek truth and pursue it steadily" – George Washington letter to Edmund Randolph — 1795. We live in a “post-truth” world. According to the dictionary, “post-truth” means, “relating to or denoting circumstances in which objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than appeals to emotion and personal belief.” Simply put, we now live in a culture that seems to value experience and emotion more than truth. Truth will never go away no matter how hard one might wish. Going beyond the MSM idealogical opinion/bias and their low information tabloid reality show news with a distractional superficial focus on entertainment, sensationalism, emotionalism and activist reporting – this blogs goal is to, in some small way, put a plug in the broken dam of truth and save as many as possible from the consequences—temporal and eternal. "The further a society drifts from truth, the more it will hate those who speak it." – George Orwell “There are two ways to be fooled. One is to believe what isn’t true; the other is to refuse to believe what is true.” ― Soren Kierkegaard
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Secretary of War Pete Hegseth joined CBS Sports for the pregame show before the Army-Navy game on Saturday.
Secretary Hegseth shared why America’s Game is so special.
“We were just talking before. I’m a football fan like all of you, so I love watching it every Saturday and Sunday, but there’s nothing like this day. This is America’s Day. The soul of this arena right now is the best of America. It’s going to be great football. We’re going to watch it. It’s always some surprises,” Hegseth said.
“But what these men are willing to do and what these men and women watching are willing to do make them the real 1% of this country.”
“The real elite of this country are those wearing the uniform today, and I’m honored to be here.”
Hegseth was asked, “It’s always a treat when the people that are in charge of these young men and women have such vigor and excitement and are just as amazed by the spectacle as all of us are.”
“But what I want to ask you is, to the men and women that are deployed all around the world, and I know you can speak from personal experience, what does this game mean to them as they’re deployed around the world? How does this bring them back to their days either at the Service Academy or how do they get to share and celebrate America?”
Hegseth responded, “You guys know the key to real camaraderie is rivalry. The brotherhood is forged in difficult moments. So it’s on the gridine here, but then later on, it’s in all the units that you serve with together.”
“And on this day, you pick sides. And every other day, you’re on the same side.”
“But I’m actually here right now with a pretty heavy heart. It was announced 30 minutes ago, we lost three great Americans in Syria today, two soldiers and a civilian interpreter.”
“Again, it’s a reminder of the deadly serious nature of what these warriors sign up to do. We honor them by giving everything today. We honor them by having their back. This game demonstrates to the country, reminds the country of how special what they do is.”
Hegseth was then asked, “When you were deployed, whether it was Iraq or Afghanistan, when they were playing this game, what was it like for you just watching it with your buddies, watching it? Because that’s the middle of the night over there when you’re watching this game.”
“It is the middle of the night, but you’re awake,” he responded. “No doubt. I mean, it’s always a special thing for those that went to West Point, Annapolis. If you went, if you’re an alum, it’s that much. But everybody took sides. As an army guy, of course, it’s always go army, except this year, now I can be bipartisan because the Department of War is everybody. I did pick Navy for today’s game, trying to be a little balanced, but I love them all. Man, I love them all. It’s a brotherhood that most people don’t understand, but those that do, hold it dear.”
Hegseth was asked for a quick message for all the men and women currently serving our country.
“Thank you for what you do.”
“From President Trump, he has your back. We have your back. We honor you.”
“My job is to serve you, is to serve them, is to give every tool, authority you need to do your job to deter America’s enemies, keep us safe.”
“If we have to fight, you’re going to fight to win. That’s what the War Department is all about.”
Department of War Press Secretary Kingsley Wilson will deliver the first press briefing to New Media at the Pentagon this morning.
This comes after the Department of War implemented new policies that legacy media reporters refused to follow, and a mass exodus of pitiful leftwing journalists ensued.
Members of the media were asked to agree to increased security protocols, including the wearing of badges that clearly identify them as press, and restrictions to certain areas within the Pentagon. The new regulations also prohibit reporters from soliciting “classified national security information” and “controlled unclassified information,” including law enforcement-sensitive information and some operational security information.
It simply cautions members of the media against soliciting military members and civilian employees to commit criminal acts, relating to leaking confidential information, which the Department reasons “poses a security risk that could damage the national security of the United States and place DoW personnel in jeopardy.”
War Secretary Pete Hegseth explained the new guidelines during a cabinet meeting in October, stating that the policy “simply says, maybe the policy should look like the White House or other military installations, where you have to wear a badge that identifies that you’re press, or you can’t just roam anywhere you want… or also that if they sign on to the credentialing, they’re not going to try to get soldiers to break the law by giving classified information. So it’s common sense stuff, Mr. President, we’re trying to make sure national security is respected, and we’re proud of the policy.”
“It used to be, Mr. President, the press could go anywhere, pretty much anywhere, in the Pentagon, the most classified area in the world,” he said.
WATCH:
As The Gateway Pundit reported, the Department of War announced its new media lineup in late October.
WATCH: Secretary of War Pete Hegseth delivered a pointed warning at the National War College in Washington, D.C.
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth delivered a pointed warning at the National War College in Washington, D.C., on November 7, declaring that the most significant threat to America’s strength comes not from abroad, but from within its own defense establishment.
Introduced by Deputy Secretary of War Steve Feinberg, Hegseth criticized the Pentagon’s entrenched bureaucracy—an expansive network of committees, consultants, and redundant offices that he says drains resources and weakens U.S. military readiness.
For decades, the Pentagon has evolved into one of the most complex bureaucratic systems in the world, employing over 750,000 civilian workers and managing a budget exceeding $850 billion.
Yet, despite record spending, much of it vanishes into administrative overhead, delayed contracts, and consulting fees, rather than directly enhancing defense capability.
According to defense auditors, nearly $220 billion of the Pentagon’s budget each year cannot be properly accounted for—a figure larger than the entire defense budget of most allied nations.
Hegseth has long argued that this bureaucratic sprawl has become its own ecosystem—one that rewards inefficiency and punishes innovation.
Programs designed to modernize military hardware routinely face years of delay as they pass through layers of committees and contracting offices.
Basic equipment orders can require signatures from dozens of different officials, and routine upgrades often cost taxpayers millions before a single prototype reaches the field.
The result, he says, is a defense establishment that consumes vast sums of money while producing less and less real-world capability.
His remarks at Fort McNair reflected a broader philosophy that has defined Hegseth’s career: that restoring America’s military power requires breaking through administrative paralysis.
Since taking office, Hegseth has emphasized combat readiness over bureaucracy, reallocating funds from management divisions toward field training, logistics, and recruitment.
He has also ordered a comprehensive audit of redundant offices within the Department of War, targeting outdated programs that continue to receive funding due to budgetary disorganization.
Hegseth’s approach represents a long-overdue reckoning with a system that has become increasingly focused on sustaining itself rather than defending the nation.
While adversaries like China and Russia channel resources directly into weapons and strategy, Washington still spends billions maintaining paperwork, oversight boards, and studies that rarely leave the conference room.
By framing the Pentagon’s bureaucracy as America’s greatest adversary, Hegseth is challenging one of the most powerful institutions in government.
His goal is clear—to restore the Department of War as an instrument of strength, not stagnation, and ensure that every dollar spent on defense serves those who fight, not those who file reports.
Pentagon reporters turned in their badges after they refused to sign Secretary of War Pete Hegseth’s new security rule.
“Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth demanded that reporters agree by 5 p.m. Tuesday to a new policy, under which they would need to pledge to not obtain or use any unauthorized material, even if the information is unclassified — or hand over their press badges in the next 24 hours,” The Hill reported on Tuesday.
By Wednesday afternoon, Pentagon reporters turned in their badges.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Journalists begin leaving Pentagon after refusing to sign Trump administration agreements on rules of access.
The reporters turned in their badges and left the building.
The journalists who cover the Pentagon had to choose today between signing a pledge that would make it impossible to do independent journalism and turning in their Pentagon press badges. Almost all of them turned in their badges and left the building. pic.twitter.com/xqO3HTsY9A
The Pentagon Press Association released a statement.
“Today, the Defense Department confiscated the badges of the Pentagon reporters from virtually every major media organization in America. It did this because reporters would not sign onto a new media policy over its implicit threat of criminalizing national security reporting and exposing those who sign it to potential prosecution,” the PPA said.
“The Pentagon Press Association’s members are still committed to reporting on the US military. But make no mistake, today, Oct. 15, 2025 is a dark day for press freedom that raises concerns about a weakening US commitment to transparency in governance, to public accountability at the Pentagon and to free speech for all,” the statement said.
As of today, America no longer has a resident press corps at the Pentagon. Here is the statement from the Pentagon Press Association. Please read and share. pic.twitter.com/JU2JQpsmlF
“From this moment forward, the only mission of the newly restored Department of War is this: warfighting, preparing for war and preparing to win, unrelenting and uncompromising in that pursuit not because we want war, no one here wants war, but it’s because we love peace…Our number one job, of course, is to be strong so that we can prevent war in the first place.” Secretary of War Pete Hegseth
On September 30, 2025, at Marine Corps Base Quantico, President Donald Trump and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth addressed hundreds of generals and flag officers, outlining a sweeping transformation of the U.S. military. The two leaders presented a united vision for restoring a warfighting culture built on merit, discipline, and strength.
President Trump told the assembled military leaders, “We’re bringing back a focus on fitness, ability, character, and strength, and that’s because the purpose of the American military is not to protect anyone’s feelings, it’s to protect our republic. And it’s the republic that we dearly love. It’s to protect our country. We will not be politically correct when it comes to defending American freedom, and we will be a fighting and winning machine.”
Hegseth announced ten directives designed to reset standards, authority, and culture. At the core is a return to uncompromising physical and professional expectations. All combat Military Occupational Specialties and combat arms positions will revert to the highest male-level physical standards, applied as gender-neutral requirements.
Weak men will be screened out, and women who can meet the standard will serve. He mandated mandatory combat field tests, annual height-and-weight checks, and twice-yearly physical fitness tests scored against age-normed male benchmarks, with all troops required to exceed 70 percent. Every service member must also conduct hard PT every duty day. “If the Secretary of War can do PT, so can everyone else,” he said.
Appearance standards are being tightened across the board. With the exception of Special Forces, beard waivers and excessive shaving profiles are gone. “No more beardos,” Hegseth said bluntly, arguing that grooming discipline is the military equivalent of the broken windows theory, ignore the small details and larger problems will follow.
The Secretary introduced what he called the War Department’s Golden Rule test: “Would I want my son in this unit?” If a formation contains unfit troops, lowered standards, or leaders promoted for reasons other than merit, the answer is “hell no.” This principle, Hegseth said, is now the baseline for every decision about training, leadership, and force structure.
To rebuild authority, Hegseth announced sweeping reforms of the Inspector General, Equal Opportunity, and Military Equal Opportunity processes. These had been weaponized by complainants and ideologues, creating a risk-averse culture that punished leaders for enforcing standards. Anonymous and frivolous complaints will no longer be tolerated. Racism and sexual harassment remain illegal and will be punished severely, but telling a soldier to shave, get in shape, or follow orders will no longer be grounds for charges. Commanders and NCOs, he said, are now liberated to lead.
Promotions and retention will be strictly merit-based, eliminating quotas, gender preferences, or “historic firsts.” Evaluations will focus on warfighting ability, with top performers advanced more quickly and poor performers removed.
Hegseth addressed leadership directly, acknowledging the removal of several senior officers, including the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs, and warning that more changes would follow if necessary. He said the military cannot change culture with the same people who built the old one. “Out with the Milleys and McKenzies, in with the Stockdales and Schwarzkopfs,” he said, invoking past warfighting icons. He contrasted the old slogan “diversity is our strength” with his conviction that “unity is our strength.”
Training and readiness reforms will shift time away from mandatory PowerPoints and online courses and back to ranges, motor pools, and combat drills. Basic training will be restored to tougher standards. Drill sergeants will again be permitted to instill fear and use traditional methods, tossing bunks, shark attacks, swearing, and lawful physical corrections, to forge disciplined warriors.
“Every Marine a rifleman” will serve as the ethos across services: every member of the force must maintain baseline combat proficiency because the next war may have no rear area.
Hegseth also announced new social media rules, banning anonymous unit-level pages and online sniping that undermine commanders and cohesion.
President Trump followed Hegseth with a vision for modernization and overwhelming power. He announced tens of billions in nuclear-deterrent upgrades, the construction of the Golden Dome missile defense shield, and expansion of the Navy by at least nineteen ships in the coming year, including submarines, destroyers, and assault ships. He said superiority ultimately comes from culture and spirit, but it also requires the best equipment, an onshored defense industrial base, and allies carrying more of the burden.
Rules of engagement will be simplified to maximize warfighter authority and lethality. Trump drew a direct link between the War Department name and America’s historic record of victory. Since 1947, when the name changed to the Department of Defense, the United States has not won a major theater war except the Gulf War, which succeeded because it was fought with overwhelming force and a clear end state. Returning to the War Department name, Trump said, signals America’s return to decisive victory.
Hegseth closed by recalling a commander’s prayer he recites at the Pentagon’s Christian service, asking God to guide leaders and protect soldiers. He urged commanders to move out with urgency, confident that both he and the president have their backs. Trump concluded by promising that more historic reforms are coming and that the U.S. military will once again be the most unstoppable force on earth.
Gov’t shutdown underway: The U.S. government has entered a partial shutdown as of midnight after the Senate failed to pass a continuing resolution (CR) to maintain current government funding levels through November 21. Senate Democrats, led by Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, have refused to vote on a CR in an effort to force Republicans to accept their demand for extending expiring COVID-enacted ObamaCare subsidies. Republicans have refused to be bullied. Senate Majority Leader John Thune noted that Democrats have repeatedly passed CRs in the past when they were in the majority, “but we are not going to be held hostage for over $1 trillion in new spending on a continuing resolution.” Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought issued shutdown guidance to government agencies, observing that, depending on how long Democrats hold out, it could result in permanent job losses for a significant number of federal employees.
100,000 federal workers resign: Part of this administration’s efforts to cut the federal bureaucracy involved offering deferred resignation packages (DRP) to employees. Roughly 100,000 bureaucrats took the DRP earlier this year and formally resigned yesterday. U.S. Office Director of Personnel Management Scott Kupor stated that the package was designed as a humane way to drive necessary movement and that it will save taxpayers over $ 20 billion annually. More fat trimming is expected at any moment now that the government has entered a shutdown, as the Office of Management and Budget ordered agencies to develop reduction-in-force plans.
TrumpRx: On Tuesday, Donald Trump and Pfizer announced a plan to build a government-run website from which American consumers can purchase certain drugs directly from manufacturers with cash. Some medications that will be listed on this website include a migraine drug, a rheumatoid arthritis drug, and a dermatitis treatment. In a separate but related announcement, Pfizer will be offering its drugs to Medicaid at “most favored nation” pricing, which likely means they will equal the lowest prices the drugs sell for abroad. In exchange, Trump is granting Pfizer a three-year grace period from his tariffs, provided the company invests in manufacturing in the US. For Americans with insurance, the proposed TrumpRx.gov website, expected to go live in early 2026, is likely to offer only modest savings, with the benefits primarily applicable to drugs not covered by insurance or those who are uninsured.
White House pulls BLS nominee E.J. Antoni: On Tuesday, the White House announced it had pulled the nomination of economist E.J. Antoni for commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Back in August, Donald Trump fired previous BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer after accusing her of faking “the Jobs Numbers before the Election to try and boost Kamala’s chances of Victory.” Antoni, who had been the chief economist at The Heritage Foundation when Trump nominated him, will return to his position there. Antoni’s nomination was reportedly pulled due to a rumored lack of backing from moderate Republican Senators Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski. The White House issued a statement commending Antoni as “a brilliant economist and an American patriot [who] will continue to do good work on behalf of our great country.” A White House official noted that a new nominee would be named soon.
Team Trump stimulates coal: The Trump administration is reversing the anti-coal policies of the Obama and Biden administrations. On Monday, the Department of Energy and the Department of the Interior announced a $625 million investment in the coal industry. The plan will provide funding to recommission and modernize existing coal plants, as well as support new investments in coal power projects, innovations, and waste management systems. “Beautiful, clean coal will be essential to powering America’s reindustrialization and winning the AI race,” explained Energy Secretary Chris Wright. The funding and directives for this coal investment come from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, passed back in July. This action will also open up millions of acres for coal extraction, while also lowering the royalty rates that mining companies pay.
Useful idiot judge sides with pro-terrorists on campus: The American Association of University Professors, Harvard, NYU, and Rutgers chapters, with the Middle East Studies Association, sued the Trump administration over its targeting of pro-Hamas protesters on university campuses. Judge William Young sided with these anti-American and anti-Israel protesters, asserting the administration had coordinated efforts to “chill” their speech. The problem this robed despot failed to address was that the targeted “speech” was specifically the non-peaceful protests, where Jewish students were made to feel unsafe on campus or denied access to buildings.
Communist Chinese flag raised over Philadelphia City Hall: The communists are in the building. Almost 250 years after courageous Americans signed the Declaration of Independence at Independence Hall in Philadelphia, cowardly anti-American leftists have raised the Chinese Communist flag over City Hall to celebrate the founding of one of the most evil regimes ever seen on earth. Pennsylvania State Senator Doug Mastriano objected and called on City Hall to “say no to raising a flag … that oppresses people.” The House Select Committee on China Chairman John Moolenaar warned Philadelphia not to raise the flag as well, but these objections were not heeded. The state of America’s great cities has never been sorrier, and the sooner liberty-loving Americans wake up to that fact, the better.
CCP influence in AZ? Back in May and June, Arizona Democrat Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed two bipartisan bills aimed at blocking China’s growing infiltration of the Grand Canyon State. The two bills would have banned healthcare and research facilities from using genetic sequencing equipment and software from Chinese enterprises that the Pentagon has deemed to be “Chinese military companies,” as well as blocked Beijing from owning land in the state. Weeks after her vetoes, according to campaign finance records, a CCP businessman, Pin Ni, wrote a $10,000 check to the Democratic Governors Association, a primary financial supporter of Hobbs’s 2026 reelection campaign. Michael Lucci, founder of the national security group State Armor, observes, “Hobbs has vetoed more legislation to protect her state from the CCP than any other governor in the country.” Interestingly, both current Democrat gubernatorial candidates for New Jersey (Mikie Sherrill) and Virginia (Abigail Spanberger) have received large donations from Pin.
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“Could have been an email,” complained an anonymous defense official to Politico about the major military brass meeting called by Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and the commander-in-chief, Donald Trump.
Respectfully, Tuesday’s gathering of roughly 800 high-level military officers in Quantico, Virginia, was worth attending in person.
That doesn’t mean Trump didn’t use the platform for his usual sort of stump speech, which isn’t exactly the best use of military leaders’ time or money. It doesn’t mean that the meeting didn’t, as Politico groused, have “the feeling of a Hollywood production.” But Trump 2.0 is about making big productions of undoing the destruction of Joe Biden’s term. The messaging is as important as the policy for this version of Team Trump.
For context, consider that for the last decade and a half, the United States Armed Forces have served increasingly as a petri dish for left-wing social experimentation. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion replaced meritocracy with lower standards. Military and national pride were made subordinate to sexual-confusion pride. “Transgender” troops were given priority and funding while Biden’s Pentagon hunted all the supposed white supremacists dominating the ranks. Climate change was framed as the most important “enemy” our nation faces.
All of that utter garbage had to go, and Trump and Hegseth chose to toss it very publicly.
“Good morning and welcome to the War Department because the era of the Department of Defense is over,” Hegseth told the gathered brass. “From this moment forward, the only mission of the newly restored Department of War is this: warfighting — preparing for war and preparing to win.”
Hegseth addressed the “decades of decay” that had overtaken the military, which he specifically said included the aforementioned focus on race, gender, and “historic so-called firsts.”
This administration has done a great deal from day one to remove the social justice, politically correct, and toxic ideological garbage that had infected our department, to rip out the politics. No more identity months, DEI offices, dudes in dresses. No more climate change worship. No more division, distraction, or gender delusions. No more debris. As I’ve said before and will say again, we are done with that s**t.
Instead, he argued, we need to prioritize readiness.
If you don’t want your child “serving with fat or unfit or under-trained troops” or in any other undesirable circumstance, then the military must uphold better standards. “Standards must be uniform, gender neutral, and high,” he said. “If not, they’re not standards. They’re just suggestions, suggestions that get our sons and daughters killed.”
That shouldn’t be controversial; it is only because of recent history.
The standards won’t just apply to the grunts, either. The gathered brass must also undergo tests, and Hegseth wasn’t polite about telling them. “If the secretary of war can do regular hard PT, so can every member of our joint force,” he noted. “Frankly, it’s tiring to look out at combat formations, or really any formation, and see fat troops. Likewise, it’s completely unacceptable to see fat generals and admirals in the halls of the Pentagon and leading commands around the country and the world.”
PT tests will be required twice a year for “every member of the joint force at every rank.” That’s not going to be very fun for some of those guys in the audience, but Hegseth cares a lot more about how the rank-and-file see and perceive their leaders than he does about whether generals don’t like sweating anymore.
He also doesn’t give a rip about the sensitivities of modern feminists. In explaining the return to gender-neutral and high standards, he said, “If women can make it, excellent. If not, it is what it is. If that means no women qualify for some combat jobs, so be it. That is not the intent, but it could be the result. So be it. It will also mean that weak men won’t qualify because we’re not playing games. This is combat. This is life or death.”
If your feelings are hurt, dear cupcake, find another line of work. “Do the honorable thing and resign,” Hegseth told them.
If you were running a major sports team, you wouldn’t reduce standards so that a woman who throws 45 miles an hour can be your starting pitcher. You wouldn’t shift requirements so that a short, overweight middle-aged guy could be your starting point guard.
Why on earth would you put military lives and national security at risk so that a few misfits could feel better about themselves?
“We’re training warriors, not defenders,” Hegseth insisted. “We fight wars to win, not to defend.” In fact, he concluded, “Lethality is our calling card and victory our only acceptable end state.”
The world is more dangerous today than it was 10 years ago. The U.S. military must be prepared to confront these challenges, and it is up to the president and Congress to provide what Hegseth, the Pentagon, and every soldier, sailor, pilot, and Marine need to succeed.
What they don’t need is to be encumbered with nonsense left-wing social policies that don’t even belong on TikTok, much less in a military combat unit. They don’t need to be told that “diversity is our strength.” No, strength is our strength.
This in-person meeting was notable and worthwhile because Hegseth respects our leaders enough to not just send them an email. He wanted to look them in the eyes and tell them what most of them desperately wanted to hear — the United States Armed Forces are back, and they’re going to be better than ever.
Thomas Gallatin: Iowa’s Illegal Alien Superintendent Exposes a Problem — The fact that an illegal alien ended up as the superintendent of the Des Moines school district reveals the critical need for states to mandate E-Verify.
Emmy Griffin: Erika Kirk: A Hero We Should Celebrate — The widow of murdered political activist Charlie Kirk is a wonderful example of a Proverbs 31 woman. Turning Point USA is in good hands.
Sophie Starkova: The Academic Roots of Hate — It’s a story of demagogues and dogmas that dominate America’s institutions of higher learning, undoing thoughtful upbringing and indoctrinating generations of people.
Trump Sends 200 National Guardsmen to Portland Amid Chaos — President Trump has authorized the deployment of National Guard troops to safeguard federal immigration facilities from what he describes as attacks by “domestic terrorists.”
‘Logan Federico, Not Iryna’ — The father of a 22-year-old woman who was brutally killed by a career criminal absolutely unleashes during a House hearing against soft-on-crime policies.
Is Public Education Broken? — A recent Gallup poll found that only 35% of Americans are satisfied with the quality of K-12 education. That’s the lowest rating in over two decades.
SHORT CUTS
Who Wants to Tell Him?
“White men, something is broken, something is cracked deep inside when so many of you believe the answer to fear, to loss, to change is violence.” —Don Lemon
Scum of the Earth
“It is a tragedy that Charlie Kirk was killed in that way … but there is no legacy to honor. It was a legacy filled with bigotry, hatred, and white supremacy.” —Rep. Ilhan Omar
And That’s a Bad Thing?
“If you go back before the 20th century, there were no income taxes. There were no regulations on business. You could earn as much money as you want, leave 100% of it to your children with no taxes. That’s the world [Republicans] want back.” —Joy Reid
For the Record
“Remember this: House Republicans did our job by passing a temporary funding extension to keep the government open. If there’s a shutdown, it’s because Democrats put their radical agenda ahead of the American people.” —Rep. Tim Burchett
Re: The Left
“Free speech has won the war of ideas and is losing in the real world. That won’t change if Democrats always get to hide behind the First Amendment while freely censoring their opponents.” —Victor Joecks
Law and Order
“If New York wants to hand out CDLs to illegal immigrants with ‘No Name Given,’ that’s on them. The moment they cross into Oklahoma, they answer to our laws.” —Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt
Make America Powerful Again
“it’s completely unacceptable to see fat generals and admirals in the halls of the Pentagon and leading commands around the country and the world. It’s a bad look. It is bad, and it’s not who we are. So, whether you’re an airborne Ranger or a chairborne Ranger, a brand new private or a four star general, you need to meet the height and weight standards and pass your PT test. … Today, at my direction, every member of the joint force at every rank is required to take a PT test twice a year, as well as meet height and weight requirements twice a year every year of service.” —Secretary of War Pete Hegseth
“We must be so strong that no nation will dare challenge us, so powerful that no enemy will dare threaten us, and so capable that no adversary can even think about beating us.” —Donald Trump
And Last…
“Today, in this more secular age, attacks like the one Sunday in Michigan are quickly forgotten. But look around the world. Any country where houses of worship are regularly attacked is in deep trouble.” —Gary Bauer
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A far-left nonprofit filed a lawsuit against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and all participants in the Houthi Signal chat group seeking all records for the past three months.
National Security Counselors is a far-left nonprofit with ties to Deep State lawyer Mark Zaid and attorneys connected to Lawfare blog.
Last month it was reported that Jeffrey Goldberg, the anti-Trump editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, claimed he was accidentally added to a secure Signal group chat where top Trump administration officials discussed sensitive military operations against Iran-backed Houthi terrorists in Yemen.
According to Jeffrey Goldberg, National Security Adviser Mike Waltz, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Vice President JD Vance were in a Signal group called “Houthi PC small group,” discussing plans to strike terrorists in Yemen.
Rather than exiting the chat group, Goldberg took screenshots and published a report in The Atlantic.
Source: The Atlantic
Additional screenshots of the Houthi PC small group chat revealed it was set to one week of ‘disappearing messages’ so the group chat has ‘self destructed.’
According to leaks, Pete Hegseth has set up other Signal chat groups to communicate with other members of the Trump Administration.
Members of the Biden Regime used the Signal app to communicate but it only became a scandal under the Trump Administration.
Participants on a Signal group chat discussion about a strike on Houthi targets in Yemen are facing a lawsuit over a request to turn over all conversions they had on the encrypted app over the past three months.
The suit is the first filed since reporting indicating Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth discussed the same strike in a Signal chat with his wife, brother and personal lawyer.
The suit asks for the Signal messages from Hegseth and other top Trump officials, asking for the totality of messages in their accounts “regardless of sender or recipient.”
“When news first broke about Signalgate, the first question on a lot of national security people’s minds wasn’t, ‘How did this happen?’ We knew how it happened. Our question was, ‘How often did this happen?’” said Kel McClanahan, executive director of the nonprofit National Security Counselors, who brought the suit after filing a similar public information request on behalf of a journalist.
Last month left-wing watchdog group American Oversight filed a lawsuit against John Ratcliffe, Pete Hegseth, Tulsi Gabbard and others, claiming their use of the double encrypted app Signal violates the Presidential Records Act.
American Oversight boasts about its ‘activist litigation’ targeting Republican interests, especially the Trump Administration.
“To model our political systems upon speculations of lasting tranquillity would be to calculate on the weaker springs of human character.” —Alexander Hamilton (1788)
Are Ukraine-Russia talks imploding? The now three-year-long war in Ukraine continues to grind on. Though Donald Trump campaigned on ending it when he took office, the likelihood that it will actually end seems as far out as ever. On Wednesday, a frustrated Trump once again blasted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for prolonging the “killing field” after he rejected any deal that would allow Russia to retain Crimea. Further signaling the administration’s frustration, Secretary of State Marco Rubio skipped another round of ceasefire talks in Paris after Zelensky doubled down on his Crimea demand. Rubio indicated that the administration was willing to leave Ukraine to itself. Meanwhile, overnight, Russia hit Kyiv with a drone and missile attack that left nine dead. Trump responded on Truth Social, telling Vladimir Putin, “STOP! 5000 soldiers a week are dying. Lets get the Peace Deal DONE!”
No. 2 Senate Democrat announces retirement: Illinois Senator Dick Durbin announced Wednesday that he will not seek reelection in 2026. “It’s time to pass the torch,” the 80-year-old senator said on X. Democrats anticipate replacing Durbin with a younger voice in their top leadership, likely 52-year-old Brian Schatz of Hawaii. In Illinois, three House Democrats, the lieutenant governor, and a state senator have expressed interest in pursuing Durbin’s seat. Durbin has been soft on illegal immigration since at least 2001, when he introduced the DREAM Act. Later, he was instrumental in the creation of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. In 2022, he expressed his wish to be remembered for championing the confirmation of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court. For conservatives, that seems like a fitting remembrance of the man.
DOJ upends Civil Rights Division: Donald Trump was elected to change things in Washington; unsurprisingly, Washington’s bureaucratic class doesn’t like the changes his administration is conducting. Hence, the cries and moans to the press over those changes. The latest example comes from the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, which has current and former members crying foul over new division head Harmeet Dhillon restructuring and redirecting its focus. Dhillon recently directed the division to prioritize enforcement of Trump’s executive orders, including “Keeping Men out of Women’s Sports,” “Ending Radical Indoctrination in K-12 Schooling,” and “Restoring Merit Based Opportunity.” A former senior official called it “a 180 shift from the division’s traditional mission.” Far from being problematic, this is a welcome development.
Another illegal alien ordered returned: U.S. District Judge Stephanie Gallagher ordered the Trump administration to return a 20-year-old Venezuelan illegal alien who was among the gang members deported to El Salvador. The migrant in question, referred to as “Christian,” entered the U.S. as an unaccompanied minor. Due to a 2019 lawsuit, which the government settled in 2024, unaccompanied minors are permitted to remain in the country until their asylum applications are heard. Gallagher, who is a Trump appointee, ruled that the administration’s deportation was a “breach of contract.” ICE field director Robert Cerna noted that Christian “was removed under the Alien Enemies Act, 50 U.S.C. Ch. 3, pursuant to Presidential Proclamation 10,903, as a Venezuelan citizen 14 years of age or older who is a member of TdA.”
Intel leakers: DNI Tulsi Gabbard has referred two individuals to the Justice Department, accusing them of leaking classified materials to the media. Gabbard added that “a third criminal referral is on its way.” What was leaked to the press is not clear. However, what is clear is that the Trump administration is getting aggressive in its efforts to tighten up the ship and root out deep state actors who aim to undermine Donald Trump’s efforts to implement his agenda. As Gabbard warned, “Politicization of our intelligence and leaking classified information puts our nation’s security at risk and must end. Those who leak classified information will be found and held accountable to the fullest extent of the law.”
Trump warns against tax hike on wealthy Americans: With some Republican lawmakers flirting with the thoroughly un-Republican idea of a tax hike on wealthy Americans, Donald Trump weighed in Wednesday to warn against it. “A lot of the millionaires would leave the country,” Trump observed. “In the old days, they left the states. They’d go from one state to the other. Now, with transportation so quick and so easy, they leave countries.” He then added, “You’d lose a lot of money if you do that.” Trump’s words appear to be a pullback from statements he made earlier in the month when he said he’d be open to creating a higher tax bracket for millionaires and billionaires to offset ending taxes on tips.
Harvard pollaganda during its ongoing battle with Trump: According to a Harvard Youth Poll that surveyed 2,096 Americans aged 18-29, the future is bleak. Fewer than one in three surveyed expressed approval of the Trump administration or either party in Congress. More than four in 10 say they are just getting by financially. Similarly, 42% think there is a crisis at the southern border today. That’s an 11-point year-over-year decrease, so perhaps some of them are following the news that border crossings are at an all-time low. However, only 15% believe the country is heading in the right direction — probably because they’re listening to all the other Leftmedia spin. In our humble shop, we frequently use the term “pollaganda,” and this poll seems to serve as an example.
Headlines
Twelve states sue Trump administration over tariffs (Axios)
Deported “Maryland man” championed by Dems was pulled over driving car belonging to human smuggler (Fox News)
Trump strikes have killed 74 terrorist leaders planning attacks on U.S. soil (Daily Wire)
Yale derecognizes Students for Justice in Palestine chapter after group blocks Jewish students’ access (Washington Free Beacon)
California overtakes Japan to become fourth-largest economy in the world (Newsweek)
Pro-woman advocates slam Nike over alleged funding for puberty-blocker study (OutKick)
India and Pakistan are THIS close to war … again (PJ Media)
Humor: Democrats begin chugging artificial food dyes to protest RFK (Babylon Bee)
Pete Hegseth was one of Donald Trump’s most controversial cabinet choices. Especially so given that he would head one of the nation’s most crucial executive branch sectors: the Defense Department.
Hegseth successfully fended off a smear campaign following his nomination and was confirmed by the narrowest of margins. It took a tiebreaking vote from Vice President JD Vance to get him through.
The first big push came following the Signal snafu, when leftist journalist Jeffrey Goldberg was inadvertently added to a Pentagon group chat on an app called Signal. Hegseth was blasted for claiming that no classified information was communicated regarding a planned military operation against Houthi rebels in Yemen.
While National Security Advisor Michael Waltz eventually confirmed that the fault for “accidentally” adding Goldberg to the Signal chat was on his office, the media talkingheads used it as an excuse to question Hegseth’s leadership ability. How could he not have noticed that a member of the media was in the group chat?
However, Trump was unfazed by the Democrats’ outcry and stood resolutely by both Hegseth and Waltz.
Over the weekend, we got round two of the Get-Hegseth Crusade. This came courtesy of two articles, one in The New York Times and the other from Politico. The Times sought to reinvigorate the Signal controversy by noting from anonymous sources that Hegseth had created another Signal group chat that included his wife, brother, lawyer, and some Pentagon folks. The Times spun this “revelation” as more evidence of Hegseth’s supposed misuse of a Signal chat to share “highly sensitive military information.”
One of the big issues over which the Times expressed great consternation was the inclusion of Hegseth’s wife in the Signal group chat. This is ironic, though, given the fact that the Times seemed to have no issue with Jill Biden effectively running the White House concurrent with Joe Biden’s precipitous mental decline. Apparently, that does not rise to the level of a scandal to the Times.
Politico’s article seemingly had more clout. It was an op-ed written by John Ullyot, who, up until his sudden resignation last week, was a lead Pentagon spokesman.
According to Ullyot, “It’s hard to see Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth remaining in his role for much longer.” His rationale for this conclusion is that the Pentagon “is in disarray under Hegseth’s leadership.”
As Ullyot puts it, “Hegseth is now presiding over a strange and baffling purge that will leave him without his two closest advisers of over a decade — [Darin] Caldwell and [Colin] Selnick — and without chiefs of staff for him and his deputy.”
Referring to March as “The Month from Hell,” Ullyot also cited Hegseth’s handling of the Signalgate scandal as more evidence of his poor leadership. “Once the Signalgate story broke,” he wrote, “Hegseth followed horrible crisis-communications advice from his new public affairs team, who somehow convinced him to try to debunk the reporting through a vague, Clinton-esque non-denial denial that ‘nobody was texting war plans.’” Ullyot blasted that decision as “a violation of PR rule number one — get the bad news out right away.”
This all does sound pretty damning, though it likely should be taken with a huge grain of salt. For one thing, chaos and challenging the media are in Hegseth’s job description. Furthermore, reading down through the op-ed, it looks like the bigger issue is one of policy disagreement, though it’s being couched as a concern over Hegseth’s leadership ability.
That policy disagreement seems to center on those who want to press for a more isolationist anti-war position, especially when it comes to dealing with Iran and the Middle East, versus those who view the need to continue to maintain the threat of military presence in the region.
National Review’s Jim Geraghty insightfully observed that Tucker Carlson, who holds a more isolationist foreign policy perspective, has offered high praise of Ullyot. Could it be that Ullyot served as Carlson’s Pentagon source for his March 17 posting on X? “A strike on the Iranian nuclear sites,” Carlson wrote, “will almost certainly result in thousands of American deaths at bases throughout the Middle East, and cost the United States tens of billions of dollars. The cost of future acts of terrorism on American soil may be even higher. Those aren’t guesses. Those are the Pentagon’s own estimates.”
The trouble is that these Pentagon leaks are still happening.
So, is it true that Hegseth is effectively flailing at shadows in a futile effort to get the leakers? Or is this evidence that these deep state actors are getting nervous and worried?
Combine these stories with NPR’s recent reporting that the White House is looking for a new defense secretary to replace Hegseth, and this looks a lot like a coordinated effort to push him out, whatever it takes.
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Trump’s Nationalism Signals a Return to Strength — R.R. Reno, editor of First Things magazine, discusses why the principles of MAGA could potentially conflict with the values of a liberal society.
Renewing the American Covenant — What is the American covenant? How is it related to the Judeo-Christian concept of freedom? And why does it make America different from other nations?
“Dems see a winning issue in case of man mistakenly deported to El Salvador.” —Politico
“Democrats wonder if Kilmar Abrego Garcia case is a political fight worth having.” —The Hill
Braying Jenny
“Mahmoud Khalil missed the birth of his first child because Donald Trump is holding him in jail for constitutionally protected speech. This is cruel beyond belief. I continue to stand with Mahmoud and his family and will keep fighting to bring him home.” —Rep. Pramila Jayapal
Leftist Threats
“If and when we come back to power — and we will — we are not going to look kindly upon people … who facilitated authoritarianism in our country.” —Rep. Jamie Raskin
Yellow Journalism
“The Trump administration’s plan to begin collecting defaulted college loan payments from millions of borrowers risks contributing to an economic slowdown, some experts told ABC News.” —ABC News
Village Idiot
“It’s not just a moral imperative; it’s just good business.” —film producer Eva Longoria regarding DEI
Undue Process
“No American citizen receives this level of so-called ‘due process.’ This isn’t due process — this is called ‘infinity process’ to keep you here forever. No American citizen charged with a crime, with a serious crime, inside the United States, a U.S.-born American citizen, receives this kind of process. Millions of dollars in free legal services. Representation at every single level.” —White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Stephen Miller
“If you’re here illegally, the only process you’re due is deportation.” —Rep. Brandon Gill
Re: The Left
“The Democrats have no leadership. None. Zero. Zilch. A party that still (for now) controls the cultural narrative, has billion-dollar donors on speed dial and dominates the bureaucratic class somehow cannot produce a single coherent, competent and credible leader.” —Ian Haworth
“Many leftists scold each other for ‘humanizing’ Trump, when apparently the proper thing to do is perennially dehumanize him. They can’t ‘normalize’ Trump by admitting he might have one redeeming quality.” —Tim Graham
Demography Is Destiny
“The birth rate in 1850 was almost 300 births per 1,000 women of childbearing age. In 1950 it was 106. Today it’s 55. Half of what it was 75 years ago. 20 percent of what it was 175 years ago. We need to start taking this problem seriously before we march into our own extinction.” —Matt Walsh
And Last…
“Earth to SCOTUS: Any school board member fighting to show sex books to 5 year olds shouldn’t be allowed around 5 year olds.” —Jimmy Failla
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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth/Image: Video screenshot
Under Joe Biden, approximately 8,000 service members were discharged from the military for refusing to take the COVID-19 vaccine.
In January 2025, President Trump ordered a full reinstatement to any service member who was expelled from the armed forces due to the COVID vaccine mandate, restoring them to their former rank with full pay.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth joined Fox News to discuss efforts to welcome back these service members who were discarded and treated so badly by the Biden administration.
Hegseth stated, “We’re psyched. This is one of the made promises kept from President Trump. We have followed through at the Defense Department. If you are a person of conscience, a person of faith who believe that you shouldn’t have to take an experimental vaccine in order to serve in our military, we will apologize to you.”
“We will recognize the wrong that’s been done.”
“We will welcome you back with rank and back pay, and we want your service.”
“We started it as quickly as possible. As you can imagine, sometimes these things take a little bit of time to work out. All the letters are out to the folks who were pushed out, and we welcome them back as quickly and robustly as possible.”
“These are some of our best and brightest. We were kicking out folks with 17 years in, 18 years in, 19 years in, saying, ‘Sorry, you won’t take the jab. You can’t serve.’ That was an outrage.”
“President Trump got elected and immediately mandated us. We’re welcoming, in fact, here at the Office of Secretary of Defense, I hope to get to meet soon a number of these troops that have lifted that. It’s changed the whole environment.”
“You can hold your religious beliefs and that view and serve as well. That pertains to these COVID vaccines, and we welcome them.”
“We’re glad they’re back.”
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Earlier this week, a journalist claimed he was added to a Signal group chat where Trump administration officials discussed plans for striking Yemen. What actually happened, and how has the Trump administration responded?
From The Epoch Times. President Donald Trump’s top national security officials are facing questions this week after a journalist reported that he was added to an encrypted group chat where administration officials appeared to be discussing plans for renewed U.S. strikes in Yemen.
On March 15, U.S. forces began launching airstrikes and missile attacks targeting Yemen’s Houthis, a U.S.-designated terrorist group. …
In a March 24 article, The Atlantic magazine’s editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg reported that someone with access to a group chat on the Signal messaging app added him to a chat channel titled “Houthi PC small group” on March 13, about two full days before the renewed U.S. strikes on Yemen began.
Recounting the episode, Goldberg reported that the Signal user who brought him onto the chat was named “Michael Waltz,” the same name as Trump’s national security adviser. It was there on this chat channel that several other Signal users discussed the planning to begin striking targets in Yemen.
Goldberg provided some copies of the text messages that flowed through the chat group and described other elements of the discussion in looser detail.
At one point in his summary of the incident, Goldberg alleged that a Signal user, whom he believes was Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, described the timing, targets, and specific weapons to be used in the renewed strikes on Yemen. …
A spokesman for the National Security Council has since told The Epoch Times that the conversation Goldberg described in his article “appears to be authentic.” …
What Is Signal?
Since this Signal chat leaked to Goldberg, lawmakers have begun asking whether the private texting application is an appropriate venue for the discussions that took place.
The Signal Technology Foundation, which developed the texting app, has said its product has “state-of-the-art end-to-end encryption” and runs on an open-source protocol. …
At a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on March 25, CIA Director John Ratcliffe—whom Goldberg reported had appeared on the Yemen Signal chat—said CIA staff loaded the app onto his work computer and briefed him as to its appropriate uses. …
No Classified Information Shared: Officials
The Trump administration officials involved in the Signal chat have rebutted Goldberg’s suggestions that their conversation included critically sensitive details.
During a stopover in Hawaii on Monday, Hegseth said “nobody was texting war plans.” …
At their Tuesday Senate hearing, Ratcliffe and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard—who also was reportedly involved in the Signal chat—both said no classified information was discussed in the chat channel Goldberg saw. …
Calls for Investigation Mount
While the National Security Council is reviewing how Goldberg came to be added to the chat, calls are continuing to mount for an external investigation of the matter. …
Speaking with reporters on Monday, Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said the Senate would look into the matter. …
Trump Stands by Waltz
While Goldberg’s reporting suggests Waltz added him to the Yemen signal chat, the president has continued to publicly support his national security adviser.
Addressing reporters at a White House event on Tuesday, Trump said that despite the chat group leak, the renewed U.S. strikes on the Houthis have been a resounding success.
He also said that government employees widely use the Signal app and that no classified information was shared in this particular channel.
Trump attributed the leak episode to a fault in the technology and suggested that officials might reduce usage of the app. …
What do you think of this controversy? Share your prayers for the Trump administration below.
(Excerpt from The Epoch Times. Photo Credit: The White House/Flickr)
You can’t make this up, folks. The radical left is at it again, and this time they’ve dragged out one of their favorite weapons: activist litigation.
The far-left watchdog group American Oversight—known for its relentless crusade against anything remotely tied to conservative values—has filed a lawsuit targeting some of President Trump’s most loyal warriors, including Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, and DNI Tulsi Gabbard. Their supposed crime? Using the double-encrypted messaging app Signal to communicate about military operations.
This latest witch hunt stems from a wild claim by Jeffrey Goldberg, the notoriously anti-Trump editor-in-chief of The Atlantic.
Goldberg claimed he was “accidentally” added to a secure Signal group chat where top Trump officials were allegedly discussing sensitive military actions against Iran-backed Houthi terrorists in Yemen.
But here’s where it gets good. During a Senate Intel Committee hearing on Tuesday, CIA Director John Ratcliffe blew Goldberg’s story to smithereens. Ratcliffe testified that no undercover CIA agent was part of the Signal chat—debunking the leftist fantasy of some cloak-and-dagger conspiracy. Even better, he confirmed that Signal is fully approved for government use.
In fact, the app was installed on his own computer by the CIA after he took the job. Oh, and here’s a fun fact for the hypocrites at American Oversight: the Obama administration used Signal too. Where was their outrage then?
The Gateway Pundit reported moments ago that Team Trump angrily fired back and called Goldberg a liar, saying no war plans were discussed. Now, Goldberg and his co-worker Shane Harris have published details of the military plans against the Houthis to call Team Trump’s bluff and humiliate Trump.
However, astute TGP readers will note that Goldberg called these details “war plans” to ensure maximum media coverage. He wanted readers to believe he had obtained top-secret military information and was doing the nation a favor by not leaking it. Now he is calling the leaks “attack plans.”
Ratcliffe and Gabbard both doubled down, stating unequivocally that no classified information was shared in the chat—not even a crumb for Goldberg to twist into his next smear.
Yet, that didn’t stop American Oversight from filing a lawsuit demanding a temporary restraining order.
They’ve hauled in Hegseth, Gabbard, Ratcliffe, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and even the National Archives, claiming this Signal chat somehow violates the Presidential Records Act.
And who’s been tapped to oversee this circus? None other than Judge James E. Boasberg—an Obama appointee with a track record of judicial activism.
(DCNF)—Hoover Institution Senior Fellow Victor Davis Hanson explained on Friday how Democratic senators’ attacks on President Donald Trump’s nominees during confirmation hearings are backfiring politically because of conservatives’ current ability to push their messages more effectively online.
Many Democratic senators have taken adversarial approaches to Trump’s cabinet nominees, including screaming at them, interrupting them and hurling accusations against them. Hanson, on “Victor Davis Hanson Show,” said that Trump’s nominees have all excelled at their hearings as they have come under fire from Democrats.
“The funny thing about all these nominees that some of the RINOs [Republicans in name only] in the party deprecated: Pete Hegseth, Pam Bondi, Kash Patel, man when they go before those people— Sean Duffy — they have all of the answers,” Hanson said. “They’re really impressive people and they go head-to-head. It’s kind of they have a wink and a nod, and I think their logic, I’m just suggesting this, I don’t have any confirmation, but their attitude — they go in very confident.”
“So, their attitude is basically, ‘I have 53 senator votes and you have none to stop me. You can’t stop me. Now you think you’re going to get [Republican senators Lisa] Murkowski and [Susan] Collins and maybe Mitch [McConnel]? I can still get confirmed,’” he continued. “‘So, I’m not going to kiss up to you in any way possible. In fact, the only thing I worry about is not getting 50 senators. And the only way I would not get 50 senators is to sell out Donald Trump, and I’m not going to do that. I’m not stupid, and I don’t want to anyway.’ And that gives them a lot of confidence.”
McConnell, Murkowski and Collins all voted against Hegseth’s confirmation to be secretary of defense, but Vice President J.D. Vance broke the tie to confirm him on Jan. 24. His confirmation followed a hearing that included Democratic Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine accusing him of infidelity and Democratic New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand lecturing him for eight minutes about women serving in the military.
“And then you get these people frustrated, like [Democratic Massachusetts Sen.] Elizabeth Warren. She’s come off as completely unhinged. And then they don’t understand the media that the left — polling right now — 37% — and I guess it was the latest Emerson poll, 37% said they approve of the Democratic Party,” Hanson added. “Do they understand how they drive that down when somebody like Elizabeth Warren just cuts off [Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr.] RFK, won’t let him answer a question, screams and yells.”
Hanson referenced how Warren pressed Kennedy to “commit” to not accepting compensation for any lawsuits against drug companies during his potential tenure at HHS and for four years after, which prompted a heated exchange. He asserted that immediately after the clash, “the right-wing blogosphere” noted that Warren and Independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders were the two senators who raised the most money in pharmaceutical contributions.
Senators on both sides of the aisle who critically questioned Kennedy at his Wednesday and Thursday hearings found their contributions from the healthcare industry and their personal investments in the pharmaceutical industry and companies that make highly processed food being highlighted on X, receiving millions of views.
The Democratic Party’s approval rating plunged to 31% among registered voters, according to Quinnipiac polling released Wednesday.
Sanders exploded at Kennedy during his Thursday confirmation hearing after the nominee accused him of corruption for accepting pharmaceutical industry donations. Hanson suggested Warren and Sanders are examples of “hypocrites that are defending big pharma against RFK,” saying “that doesn’t work” because of conservatives’ ability to push their agenda in part because of how billionaire Elon Musk has run social media platform X.
Hanson also said Democrats wrongly assumed attorney general nominee Pam Bondi was “just a blonde bimbo” and that they could “tear her apart.” He said that she instead “t[ore] them apart.” He similarly said they underestimated Hegseth.
“And then they see Pete Hegseth. And they go, ‘This guy is weird. He’s got the Jerusalem cross, you know, and he’s been married three times. And we’re just going to slice him up because I’m Senator Sanders and I’m Senator [Chuck] Schumer, I’m Senator Warren, I’m Senator Sheldon Whitehouse.’ And then he just destroys them,” Hanson said.
He also said Kennedy “destroyed” the Democratic senators while FBI Director nominee Kash Patel dealt with them “like carving a Christmas turkey.”
Douglas Andrews, Thomas Gallatin, & Jordan Candler
Government & Politics
Bondi et al. set to testify: Following the fireworks at defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth’s hearing yesterday, today’s hearing for attorney general nominee Pam Bondi will likely not be as dramatic. Bondi, who formerly served as Florida’s attorney general, was tapped by Donald Trump after embattled former Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz withdrew from consideration. Democrats don’t like Bondi’s record of serving as Trump’s personal attorney during his first term. They will undoubtedly question her about Trump’s challenge of the 2020 election results. That said, Bondi should have little trouble receiving the green light from Republicans. Also on the hearings list today are Florida Senator Marco Rubio for secretary of state, former Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe for CIA director, Sean Duffy for transportation secretary, Russell Vought for director of the Office of Management and Budget, Chris Wright for energy secretary, and South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem for director of homeland security.
Joni Ernst backs Pete Hegseth, handing big win to Trump (Just the News)
Speaker Johnson orders Capitol flags to full-staff: Yesterday, we reported that Texas Governor Greg Abbott declared that flags in the Lone Star State would be at full-staff for Donald Trump’s inauguration this coming Monday — this despite Joe Biden’s decree that government flags would fly at half-staff for 30 days in honor of Jimmy Carter, who died on December 29 at age 100. And it looks like the Texan tail is wagging the DC dog. “On January 20th, the flags at the Capitol will fly at full-staff to celebrate our country coming together behind the inauguration,” House Speaker Mike Johnson said in a statement. “The flags will be lowered back to half-staff the following day to continue honoring President Jimmy Carter.” For the record, the flag at our office has remained at full-staff.
AOC, Michelle Obama top list of Dems avoiding Trump’s inauguration: Several high-profile Democrats will skip Donald Trump’s inauguration this coming Monday. The biggest name on the list is former First Lady Michelle Obama, who was also conspicuously absent from Jimmy Carter’s funeral. Her advisors gave the convenient excuse that her absences are due to scheduling conflicts. Meanwhile, New York Democrat Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who falsely claimed she was nearly “murdered” on January 6, will also not attend the celebration, stating, “I think it’s the general kind of safety and logistical chaos in that event. I’m opting out.” Seven other House Democrats will avoid the inauguration, including Congressman Sean Casten (D-IL), who blasted Trump, stating, “I could attend the inauguration and listen to the president-elect debase the office of president of the United States. Or I could spend the day with family, honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., his patriotism, and the dream he had for the United States. I choose the latter.” With that attitude, it’s probably better he stays home.
Mike Johnson critic Thomas Massie taken off powerful Rules Committee (Axios)
Economy
Coming soon: The External Revenue Service: Much has been made of Donald Trump’s use of tariffs as a behavior modification tool, and yesterday, he announced a means for enforcing their collection: an External Revenue Service. As The Washington Post reports, the president-elect plans to hit the ground running: “Trump said the External Revenue Service will collect revenue from tariffs starting Monday, after he is inaugurated for a second term. The structure of the new government operation was unclear from his [Truth Social] post, although two outside advisers … suggested it could involve renaming an existing office within the Treasury Department.” As Trump put it, “Through soft and pathetically weak Trade agreements, the American Economy has delivered growth and prosperity to the World, while taxing ourselves. It is time for that to change. … We will begin charging those that make money off of us with Trade, and they will start paying, FINALLY, their fair share.” If the phrase “their fair share” sounds familiar, it’s because the Democrats tend to use it as a truncheon for raising taxes on our nation’s job creators. Somehow, we don’t think Trump’s use of the term is accidental.
One last kick in the shin from Bidenflation: Perhaps the “experts” have learned by now, just five days from the end of Joe Biden’s term, because when December’s inflation number came in this morning, it was right around what they were expecting. “The consumer price index rose 0.4% in December from November and finished the year up 2.9%,” The Wall Street Journal reports. “Economists surveyed by The Wall Street Journal had expected the CPI to advance 0.3% last month from November and 2.9% from December 2023.” To be sure, 2.9% is a far more tolerable annual rate than Peak Bidenflation, which hit 9% in June 2022, but that doesn’t make this hidden tax on the American people any more appealing. This is what we get when more dollars are chasing fewer goods. On the bright side, if you have a 401(k), you’re a bit richer today — at least for the moment. Stocks rallied on news of the relatively muted number, which traders took as an indication that the Fed is at least a bit more likely to cut interest rates at some point in the year ahead.
Canada suddenly says it’ll buy more U.S. products after Trump threatened to slap it with tariffs (Daily Caller)
Biden extends deadline for Nippon’s U.S. Steel bid, keeping deal alive (Newsweek)
Policy: How Trump can unlock America’s energy options (City Journal)
Security
China weighs selling TikTok to Musk: “Rubbish,” say the Communist Chinese, and perhaps they’re right. The purchase of their besieged TikTok platform by the iconoclastic titan of tech and industry seems unlikely, but these sorts of things tend to seem unlikely right up until they happen. As The Wall Street Journal reported yesterday, “Chinese officials, facing a looming U.S. TikTok ban, have internally discussed options including the possibility of allowing a trusted non-Chinese party such as Elon Musk to invest in or take control of TikTok’s U.S. operations.” But soon thereafter, the BBC reported, “TikTok has called a report that China is considering allowing a sale of the social media company’s US operations to Elon Musk ‘pure fiction.’” Maybe so, but the days of TikTok as we know it may be numbered in the U.S., as the Supreme Court’s justices on Friday seemed more sympathetic to the state’s argument that TikTok is Chinese spyware and less sympathetic to the commie complaints that their First Amendment rights are being violated. The deadline for the platform’s shutdown is January 19 unless the Court or Congress decides to extend that deadline.
Biden to lift Cuba’s terrorism designation: The White House announced that Joe Biden will remove the state sponsor of terrorism designation from Cuba, which Donald Trump reinstituted just days before his first term ended. It was Barack Obama who first rescinded Cuba’s terrorism sponsor designation in 2015, which had been first applied in 1982. This move is a nod to the Catholic Church that has been pressing Biden to remove Cuba from the list of terrorist-sponsoring states. Doing so benefits the communist Castro regime economically. In exchange, Cuba’s government will release a number of political prisoners. Republican lawmakers were quick to denounce this decision. The move is “unacceptable on its merits,” Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) asserted. “The terrorism advanced by the Cuban regime has not ceased.” Cruz, whose father was Cuban, then pledged, “I will work with President Trump and my colleagues to immediately reverse and limit the damage from the decision.”
Biden’s Cuba bombshell shocks Florida Democrats (Axios)
Education
60% of parents looked for new schools last year: School choice is a popular idea with parents. According to a recent nationwide survey conducted by the National School Choice Awareness Foundation, 60% of parents looked for new schools to enroll their children in last year alone. Yet just 28% of children ended up being enrolled in new schools. Shelby Doyle, the foundation’s vice president, observed, “These results demonstrate strong and continuing demand for K-12 school choice, even as disruptions to K-12 education from COVID-19 have receded.” The survey noted that 35% of parents enrolled their children in neighborhood public schools, down from 45% between 2022 and 2024. The number of parents opting for private or religious schools grew from 29% to 36%, and the rate of homeschooling continues to climb, rising from 23% to 32% across that same time span. Interestingly, the highest growth in new schooling options was among ethnic minorities: 68% black, 63% Hispanic, 59% Asian, and 58% white. Doyle contended that the data shows that removing obstacles to school choice benefits everyone. Parents empowered by school choice will result in their children getting a better education.
Pete Hegseth will likely be confirmed as the next secretary of defense. As the first of Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees to face Senate confirmation hearings, he acquitted himself well yesterday before the Armed Services Committee. Despite what will be almost certain unified Democrat opposition, it seems the Republican majority will give him the necessary votes next week.
Early in his opening statement, he said, “All glory — regardless of the outcome — belongs to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. His grace and mercy abound each day. May His will be done.” That stood out because most of the ensuing questions from his Senate interrogators were designed not to evaluate his readiness for the job but to impugn his character. Hegseth says that, regardless of past personal failings, he’s a changed man. Politically, Democrats are invested in disproving that.
As for the job itself, Hegseth is definitely an unconventional nominee, chosen by Donald Trump to think outside the Beltway and to restore the Pentagon to the right cultural priorities. His job will be to focus on readiness by eliminating the woke garbage introduced by Team Biden. “Our standards will be high,” he asserted, “and they will be equal (not equitable, that is a very different word).” He promises to “bring the warrior culture back to the Department of Defense.” He aims to rebuild military readiness and reestablish deterrence.
That doesn’t mean we don’t have questions about Hegseth’s ability to handle the world’s largest bureaucracy. His experience as a soldier is welcome, and it will connect him to our troops. But is he equipped to subdue and refocus the egos at the Pentagon? That remains to be seen.
Democrats — especially the women — were most interested in haranguing Hegseth over his previous comments regarding women’s role in combat operations. Yet the whole thing played out as a charade in which these women were more interested in getting TikTok soundbites before the app is banned than in weakening or defeating Hegseth. In fact, they sounded less like senators than the obnoxious clowns who interrupted Hegseth’s opening statement three times with angry yelling as they were escorted out by security.
On X, the Democrats’ objective backfired because the compilations of Hegseth patiently enduring wide-eyed, gesticulating, and sometimes literally screaming women were hilarious. My personal favorite is a simultaneous shriek-fest.
“We have hundreds — hundreds — of women who are currently in the infantry, lethal members of our military,” huffed New York Democrat Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, referencing Hegseth’s past comments about women in combat roles. “But you degrade them.” She added, “Please explain these types of statements because they’re brutal and they’re mean, and they disrespect men and women who are willing to die for this country.”
Hegseth’s answer was entirely defensible: He would focus on ensuring that “standards have not been eroded” to allow women into such roles and that the same things are expected of all military personnel, “regardless of gender.”
In another context, by the way, he stated clearly, “There are two genders.” Given their line of questioning, it seems that even some of his Democrat inquisitors sometimes know what a woman is.
Hawaii Democrat Senator Mazie Hirono launched a bizarre line of questioning relating to Trump’s expansionist rhetoric regarding Greenland and the Panama Canal. “[The] president-elect has attacked our allies in recent weeks,” Hirono said, “refusing to rule out using military force to take over Greenland and the Panama Canal and threatening to take, to make Canada the 51st state. Would you carry out an order from President Trump to seize Greenland, a territory of our NATO ally Denmark, by force? Or would you comply with an order to take over the Panama Canal?”
Hirono cut off Hegseth every time he began a reply to put such a question into any kind of meaningful context, concluding that it “sounds to me” like Hegseth would “invade Greenland and take over the Panama Canal.”
“What if you showed up drunk to your job? How many senators have showed up drunk to vote at night? Have any of you guys asked them to step down or resign from their job? And don’t tell me you haven’t seen it because I know you have. And how many senators do you know who have gotten a divorce for cheating on their wives? Did you ask them to step down? No? But it’s for show. You guys make sure you make a big show and point out the hypocrisy because a man has made a mistake.”
Back in December, Republicans called for the release of a list of any members of Congress who were part of the collective $17 million in hush-money payments for various sexual sins, real or alleged, over the last two decades. Hegseth reached such a settlement, which is why this whole thing came up, but he noted in the hearings that he was “falsely accused” of sexual assault, “fully investigated,” and “completely cleared.”
In any case, Hegseth will almost certainly be confirmed by the Senate, especially after Iowa Republican Joni Ernst, herself a veteran and a survivor of sexual assault, signaled her support.
Michael Swartz: Trump vs. the Deep State — With only a few days until Trump takes office, the bureaucrats are scrambling to oppose him.
Linda Moss Mines: Saving the Union — How would Abraham Lincoln move to hold the Union together while at the same time waging war against its own citizens? Deftly.
Los Angeles Is Burning — You have probably seen the headlines about the wildfires raging through Los Angeles, causing catastrophic damage. There may be more to this story than meets the eye.
LAFD Defunding, DEI, and No Water Lead to Disaster — Exploring the political fallout, Governor Gavin Newsom’s investigation into water failures, and whether LA’s leadership is equipped to handle these mounting crises.
Desperate MSNBC Is in Freefall — MSNBC President Rashida Jones, who led the Leftmedia outlet since 2021, is stepping down ahead of Donald Trump’s inauguration.
“Compared to four years ago, America is stronger. … During my presidency, I’ve increased America’s power in every dimension.” —Joe Biden
“My administration is leaving the next administration with a very strong hand to play. And we’re leaving them an America with more friends and stronger alliances, whose adversaries are weak and under pressure — an America who once again is leading.” —Joe Biden
“I think the American people are safer and the country is better off than we were four years ago.” —National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan (“Jake Sullivan went to Yale University, Oxford University, and then Yale Law School. He’s proof that some of the dumbest people in life are the ‘smart’ ones.” —Ian Haworth)
Braying Jenny
“Everything you’ve said in these public statements is politics. ‘I don’t want women.’ ‘I don’t want moms.’ What is wrong with a mom, by the way? Once you have babies, you therefore are no longer able to be lethal? I mean, you’re basically saying women, after they have children, can’t ever serve in the military in a combat role. It’s a silly thing to say.” —Senator Kirsten Gillibrand to defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth, missing the point entirely
Upright
“We won World War II with seven four-star generals. Today, we have 44 four-star generals. … We don’t need more bureaucracy at the top. We need more warfighters empowered at the bottom.” —Pete Hegseth, responding to a question about bloat in the military
For the Record
“Mr. Hegseth, it seems to me that you’ve supervised far more people than the average United States senator supervises.” —Senator Roger Wicker
“For all the talk of experience and not coming from the same cocktail parties that permanent Washington is used to, you are a breath of fresh air. And, again, if you weren’t paying attention to what this election was all about, it was about the disruptors versus the establishment.” —Senator Eric Schmitt, directing the first part of his comment to Pete Hegseth and the second part to his Senate colleagues
Inquiring Minds Want to Know
“How many senators have shown up drunk to vote at night? Have any of you guys asked them to step down and resign from their job? And don’t tell me you haven’t seen it because I know you have.” —Senator Markwayne Mullin raising questions about the qualifications of the members of the U.S. Senate
Clown World
“I find it funny that a dude that lied about his Vietnam service is allowed to question the Secretary of Defense pick.” —Paula Scanlan
Re: The Left
“The state of California is being governed by people who have lost sight of the basics of governing. … The broader context in which this fire is happening is a context of total incompetency and leaders who are putting niche, luxury issues — ideological issues — over and above the most fundamental things: keeping you and your family safe from crime, keeping you and your family safe from fires.” —Bari Weiss
“Gavin Newsom is waving his arms so much he looks like he’s starting a Tim Walz cover band. Fitting since they both let their cities burn.” —Jimmy Failla
And Last
“President Biden had the gall to go out and say that America is stronger today than it was four years ago. I beg to differ. Uncle Sam has had a kick-me sign on his back for the last four years because of Joe Biden’s weakness.” —Senator Tom Cotton
Confirmation hearings began Tuesday for Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trump’s nominee for Defense Secretary.
In a packed hearing room, Senate Armed Services Committee Chair, Roger Wicker quickly addressed the elephant in the room.
“This nomination is unconventional, the nominee is unconventional just like that New York developer who rode down the escalator in 2015 to announce his candidacy for president,” said Wicker.
During his opening statement, Hegseth agreed, acknowledging skepticism about his lack of Pentagon experience, while adding it’s time to give someone with dust on his boots, the helm.
“Officers enlisted; Black and white, young and old, men and women, all Americans, all warriors. This hearing is for you. Thank you for figuratively and literally having my back,” said Hegseth as protesters interrupted his remarks with shouting.
Security quickly escorted them from the room. Hegseth continued, stating why he believed Trump chose him.
“The primary charge he gave me was to bring the warrior culture back to the Department of Defense,” said Hegseth.
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Still, not everyone agrees Hegseth is the right fit. “I do not believe that you are qualified to meet the overwhelming demands of this job. We must acknowledge the concerning public reports against you,” said Democrat Committee Co-Chair, Sen. Jack Reed.
Reed addressed 2017 allegations of sexual assault and drug use against Hegseth. Those charges were dropped, and the nominee called the allegations a smear campaign.
Democrat Sen. Jeanne Shaheen from New Hampshire homed in on Hegseth’s stance about women in the military.
“What do you have to say to the almost 400,000 women who are serving today about your position on whether they should be capable to rise through the highest ranks of our military?” Shaheen asked Hegseth during the hearing.
He answered, “Senator, I would say I would be honored to have the opportunity to serve alongside you, shoulder to shoulder, men and women, black, white, all backgrounds with a shared purpose.”
Shaheen didn’t buy Hegseth’s response, adding, “Well I appreciate your 11th-hour conversion.”
Given party lines, Hegseth’s confirmation in the full Senate could be defeated if more than two Republicans vote against him. Hegseth stated, that regardless of the confirmation hearings’ outcome, he believes God deserves to be praised.
“All glory, regardless of the outcome, belongs to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. His grace and mercy abounds each day. May His will be done,” said Hegseth.
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One of the hot button topics during Tuesday’s hearing: Hegseth’s views on D.E.I. – which stands for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
The Defense Secretary Nominee repeatedly stated that he believes strongly in the importance of prioritizing diversity. But Democrat senators pushed back, saying it’s only when the beneficiaries are people like himself.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a historic first, a current presidential cabinet nominee received an official military commendation, as Pete Hegseth was awarded the Silver Star for enduring a roomful of hysterical women during his Senate confirmation hearing.
In less than one full day of questioning before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Hegseth withstood a near-constant barrage from female Democratic senators, leaving witnesses amazed by his heroic display of courage and determination.
“A truly astounding example of toughness and bravery in the face of danger,” Republican Senator Eric Schmidt said. “I’ve heard a lot of inspiring stories over the years from combat veterans, but what we witnessed today was impressive. What Pete Hegseth endured today will go down in history books.”
The Silver Star, which is awarded to soldiers to recognize gallantry in action against enemies of the United States, was presented to Hegseth at the conclusion of the day’s hearing. “You’re an inspiration to us all,” Senator Rick Scott said after Hegseth received the commendation. “Few men have withstood such punishment and lived to tell the tale. Anyone who was on the fence about Pete Hegseth’s toughness and qualifications to lead America’s military shouldn’t have any more doubts.”
When reached for comment, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand said, “REEEEEEEEE! REEEEEEE! REEEEEEE!”
Hegseth was modest after receiving the honor. “It’s just part of the job,” he said. “Hearing live rounds whizzing by your head in combat is good preparation for dealing with feminist senators.”
At publishing time, reports surfaced that the female Democratic members of the committee would face charges for torturing an American soldier.
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