People Care About Their Lives
The American people care little about the difficulties of their president.
Must watch‼️: Alan Dershowitz joins us tonight on his fight against the Jew-hating coffee shop that made international news putting Democratic Congressman Dan Goldman on blast
Be real🤷: If Goldman had been any other minority (trans, black, etc.), Mamdani would be personally leading a boycott
Imagine💭: What if Sarah McBride, the only trans person in Congress, got the same treatment service at a Cracker Barrel?
Now‼️: Democratic Jews must decide if they will fight against their own party.
Programming alert🚨: President Trump is speaking tonight at 8:30 p.m. ET on the National Mall to kick off the Great American State Fair
What I am thinking💭: For a state tair, there is far too little focus on the food — seriously, it’s the best part of covering the presidential candidates in Iowa.
I’ll be filling in for Cuomo and anchoring a two-hour “On Balance” with complete coverage of Trump’s speech.
Thank you!🙏: Thank you to all of the War Notes tribe who joined me in donating to the GoFundMe “Help Collin Walk Again”
Peter, Robert, Trisha, Theresa, Mark, Freeman, Kelley, Ernest, Mark, Dori, Athena, Martha
You guys raised $1,280 for Collin – I just made my matching contribution.
ICYMI‼️: It’s impossible not to be moved by San Francisco Nexstar anchor James Fletcher’s dedication to his son, Collin.
🏥Collin lost the ability to walk because of a rare neurological disorder — and James is on medical leave to be at his son’s bedside 24/7.
SCOTUS watch👀: The Supreme Court is about to release its biggest decisions as the term comes to an end.
As always, this is going to push the issue of the Trump Supreme Court
Litmus test‼️: The court will rule on the future of birthright citizenship
If the court doesn’t rule in Trump’s favor, are Democrats going to still call it the Trump Supreme Court?
Reality🤦: The court is being forced to do the job of Congress and of Trump and adjudicate every issue because Congress won’t do its job over and over again
Tonight📺: Ian Samuel and Berit Berger
Fighting Everyone
‼️The American people care little about the difficulties of their president — and they care a lot about their own.
Movie clip🎞️: “264 million people don’t give a damn about your life they give a damn about their own”
👀Trump faces the same kind of popularity crisis as my favorite president, played by Michael Douglas in “The American President”
CC Markie Martin — “Morning in America” anchor, new Substacker and fellow “American President” aficionado
😡Trump is fighting with everyone right now — and not winning a single one.
📈Yes, the stock market is doing well — and gas prices are down
❌Today, he canceled the signing of a bipartisan housing bill but went to Capitol Hill and got in a screaming match with Republican senators
✅He wants the SAVE America Act passed
Look back🔙: Sen. John Kennedy said he wanted a Porsche for his birthday but wasn’t going to get it
Be fair⚖️: The latest election in California showed us we need the SAVE Act — but it’s not going to happen.
🤦Nobody likes the Iran deal — with good reason — Trump keeps telling us what he wants to be true…that doesn’t make it true
His vice president and secretary of state are fighting behind the scenes.
‼️The Reflecting Pool continues to be a bad metaphor for the American political debate — it leaves America in a pool filled with algae.
Trump won’t do work to fix it
Democrats would rather us be in the algae than work with Trump.
Tonight👀: Which Trump do we get? Teleprompter Trump or rally mode Trump?
My guess🤔: Rally mode, it’s his default when cornered and angry.
Crowd 👬: Not sure he’s going to get 100,000 as he did for UFC night, but it will be a pro-Trump crowd — not folks from D.C.
Look back🔙: Maybe he’s right — in 2016, Trump was fighting with everybody while running for president — the entire Republican Party, Democrats and the media — it worked then.
Watch tonight📺: Bill O’Reilly on whether Trump needs to go back to channeling America’s grievances rather than his own.
The Socialist Surge⚠️
‼️Every time we think that the socialist movement in the Democratic Party is an aberration, they win in a landslide
🗳️Mamdani went 3-0 as his congressional picks swept the Democratic primaries in NYC.
📰Axios with why it matters: “The New York primary results are poised to double the bloc of Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) in Congress, something that is not sitting well with some moderates.”
Picture🖼️: The Democratic Party has changed — on the left, the Kennedys; on the right, the newest congresswoman from NYC who brags about wiping her hands on the American flag.
Look back🔙: You can very easily say what’s happening in the Democratic Party today is like 2016 with Trump.
The things that Trump was saying, like “build a wall,” spoke to a lot of Republicans
Even if they didn’t want to build a wall, the idea of real border security was what mattered.
Today📅: There’s a revolution happening inside the Democratic Party — they are going full socialist.
Quote of the day🗣️: Speaker Mike Johnson – “This is not a joke. We are in a fight right now to save the republic and every American needs to take this seriously. You need to wake up. This upcoming midterm election is not the midterm elections of years ago. This is gonna decide the direction of the country. Are we gonna maintain our status as a constitutional republic on our 250th anniversary or are we going to make a new choice and go down some road towards a communist utopia.”
Fact check☑️: Socialism is the single greatest threat to democracy, America and the human race.
🚨It ends in DISASTER every time.
Why it matters‼️: The DSA’s ideas are RADICAL
Supporting Hamas and Hezbollah over Israel
They chanted “from the river to the sea” last night
Abolishing ICE
Embracing radical Islam abroad and at home
Universal single-payer health care
State-run grocery stores
A view of America as the problem
🗣️Now listen to their spirit animal, Hasan Piker: “I wish they’d stop calling me a terrorist. That’s what I wish. I wish they’d stop calling me a radical. None of these people are radical. They just want healthcare. They want to end American militarism. They want to spend money on roads, infrastructure, on schooling, on healthcare, rather than bombs overseas.”
Head in sand‼️: Much like establishment Republicans of 2016, the old guard says it’s not happening
MS NOW’s Joe Scarborough: “How many points did Mikie Sherrill win by when we heard she was going to lose because the Democrats are too leftist? Hold on a second. How many points did Abigail Spanberger win in Virginia despite being told oh the Democrats are all socialists. They’re all left-wingers. It’s the same exact thing, Donny.”
MS NOW contributor Donny Deutsch: “There’s new news now. You have a real wave happening.”
Next⏩: As the crowd pointed out last night, Rep. Hakeem Jefferies isn’t guaranteed the speaker’s gavel
Watch tonight📺: Former Bernie Sanders campaign strategist Corbin Trent, former Trump White House official Caroline Sunshine and former Pennsylvania Republican Congressman Charlie Dent
Just finished your book
Outstanding. I wish I had read this when I was a new Dad raising my own son who had challenges with school. Jimbo
Excellent overview about what is going on. The Leftists want to eat the faces off most of the Democrat Party. We should all be very concerned.