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Favorite Tweet📱: Hakeem Jeffries complaining about lack of diversity in the DSA. Ha!
One thing we don’t appreciate: Exactly how big the Republican defeat was
Breaking🚨: The French blame Iran for turning off freezers in most of the country’s grocery stores
This now opens the possibility they were behind the attack on food storage on U.S. military bases in August, which was a VERY under-reported story.
At the same time, Rep. Thomas Massie is filing to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth
“I’m a hard yes on the Hegseth resolution. The so-called Secretary of Defense has abused his power, undermined our national security and engineered this reckless and costly war of choice in Iran, which has skyrocketed prices on the American people and made the country less safe. Pete Hegseth has got to go,” says House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.)
What I’m thinking💭: Who are they trying to help here?
“Hegseth impeachment effort begins in House, focused on Iran war,” headlines The Washington Post
The Iranians think they have the upper hand now
Tonight📺: Brig. Gen. John Teichert
Care about People Like ME!!
🤷Republicans lost the elections because people didn’t feel their president or the party cared about them — they need to be honest about that.
Plus, they watched as the president told them it was the “Golden Age” — which it was for him and his friends, not for them.
What do Republicans stand for? No, seriously.
I don’t know the answer to that question –
What people want — Americans voted for traditional values
Voter ID in Ohio. No boys in girls sports in Colorado
But they voted against Trump’s hand-picked crew in overwhelming numbers.
Bill O’Reilly complains about Vivek Ramaswamy in Ohio
“Bad Candidates,” headlines Bill O’Reilly
We’ll ask Bill tonight — who picked, supported and campaigned for Vivek?
Zoom out🌍: Bill O’Reilly’s column blames everybody but Trump
“It’s My Party (And I’ll Cry If I Want To),” headlines O’Reilly
“The surprise was that millions of non-ideological voters gave power to radical extremists who will now try to dismantle traditional America. You’ll see the disruption begin very soon. The feckless Charles Schumer will not stop it.”
“President Trump will fight on with MAGA warrior Stephen Miller by his side. However, his party is weak and confused. As Lesley Gore once sang: “You would cry too if it happened to you. It has happened.”
Fine — didn’t Trump tell us he was on the ballot?
Breaking points‼️: The MAGA media is starting to break with Trump over an offer on “60 Minutes” for some type of pathway for illegal immigrants
Watch tonight📺: What do Republicans believe –
When will they start articulating something beyond Democrats are communists and endless faith in Trump?
Who Are the Democrats?👀
‼️Democrats are starting to feel frisky — and the far Left is feeling they can start taking over the party
Dig deep : It’s very easy to be the big tent party in the minority rather than in the majority.
To be the big tent party in the minority — everybody is always against those outside of them
The problem with being the big tent party in the majority — you are all fighting with each other inside the tent.
The far Left decided to primary John Fetterman with a DSA candidate
“First challenger enters race for Fetterman’s seat in 2028,” headlines The Hill, writing:
“Ahmed Moor, a Palestinian American writer and businessperson, announced a bid to unseat Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) on Monday, marking the first challenge to Fetterman as questions swirl around his allegiance to the Democratic Party.”
Fetterman’s challenger, Ahmed Moor, grew up in PA but was born in Gaza and is quoted as saying Hezbollah is a legitimate political organization
Hezbollah is a terror group funded by Iran dedicated to the destruction of Israel — if that is a legitimate political organization — there isn’t anything else to say.
He also praised the October 7 attacks
“Gaza-born Ahmed Moor said of Hamas’s Oct. 7 terror attack: ‘the natives have broken free—good for them,’” writes The Washington Free Beacon
Coincidence🤷: Over the weekend, a group of virulent Jew haters in Philadelphia harassed Jewish-owned businesses on the anniversary of Kristallnacht.
The Honey Trap‼️
“Nvidia’s Board Investigates Reports That CEO Was Spying Target After Affair,” headlines The Wall Street Journal, writing:
“AI chip maker’s Jensen Huang apologized for being unfaithful, after he had an affair with an executive suspected of working for Chinese intelligence”
Forever true☑️: You never get caught on your first time cheating — or the first time the Chinese set honey traps for American executives and politicians.
We do not understand the breadth and depth of infiltration by the Chinese intelligence services:
Sound the alarms🚨: The Chinese are playing a game that we don’t even understand right now — it’s clear our intelligence agencies are taking the threat seriously but not sure our government is
Trump: “I just know he is a fine person, but you never know what is going on. I hope everything is fine. He has done such an incredible job…I think he probably has an excuse for it…”
“Commerce Dept. Chip Inquiry Was Halted After Nvidia Intervention,” reports The New York Times, writing:
“An investigation into Megaspeed, a Singapore company that was buying advanced Nvidia A.I. chips, was transferred to the Justice Department after a top Nvidia executive reached out to Commerce Department officials.”
Watch tonight 📺: Gordon Chang on who else could be out there and what the Chinese capabilities are.
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