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Episode 1150 – It’s Been A Pretty Good Year

Donald Trump has been president for one year. Let’s take a look at how his presidency is going.

Trump’s Accomplishments

The Accomplishments

  • The Economy
    • Employment is 100% in the private sector.
    • The stock market is on fire.
    • Tariffs have helped to manipulate trade policies with other countries.
    • GDP has improved to over 4%.
    • Inflation is way down.
    • Deregulated the economy.
    • DOGE found wasted money, worthless jobs and worthless investments.
    • Removed the climate framework that was putting the restrictions on private business.
    • Pulled us out of the Climate Accord.
    • Opened federal lands to oil drilling and opened drilling contracts.
    • Gas prices are down.
    • Prices are down, in general.
    • The government is investing in AI.
  • The Border and Immigration
    • The border is closed.
    • We have net negative migration.
    • 70% of ICE arrests and deportations are illegal aliens committing crime.
    • Signed the Laken Reilly Act.
  • Foreign Policy
    • Eliminated the Iranian nuclear program.
    • Put tariffs on India to stop them from buying Russian oil.
    • Ended war through peace treaties or cease fires:
      • Israel and Iran – A brief “12‑day war” in 2025 in which Israel and Iran exchanged strikes, including U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear sites, followed by a U.S.-backed ceasefire.
      • India and Pakistan – A flare‑up over Kashmir that ended after several days of clashes when both sides accepted a ceasefire that Trump publicly claimed to have brokered.
      • Thailand and Cambodia – Short border clashes that stopped after outside pressure (including U.S. tariff threats) and a ceasefire facilitated by Malaysia, which Trump counts as one of his “wars.”
      • Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo – Escalated fighting around the M23 rebellion in eastern DRC that led to a Washington‑brokered agreement Trump presents as ending “decades” of conflict.
      • Egypt and Ethiopia – The long dispute over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Nile, where he has claimed a mediating role even though there was no formal war or final settlement.
      • Armenia and Azerbaijan – The Nagorno‑Karabakh dispute, where he hosted leaders and helped finalize a peace accord after Azerbaijan’s 2023 victory, though fighting had largely ended before his summit.
      • Kosovo and Serbia – Ongoing tensions over Kosovo’s status, where Trump has pointed to U.S.-supported talks and de‑escalation steps as evidence he “ended” their conflict.
      • Israel and Hamas (Gaza) – The 2023‑25 Gaza war, where he claims his “peace plan” and ceasefire framework ended the conflict, although most analysts see this as a fragile truce rather than a definitive end.
    • Got NATO countries to add more GDP to NATO funding.
    • The capture of Nicolas Maduro.
    • The instability created in Iran and Cuba.
    • The blowing up of drug boats and capture of oil tankers going to Cuba, showing strength.
  • Social policies
    • Ended DEI.
    • Killed all the insanity of the trans cult.
    • Basically destroyed the lying legacy media.
    • The government has embraced religion.
    • The government has embraced the rule of law.
  • Failures, so far
    • No arrests for corruption. A lot of big talk.
    • His staff is too much in the media (Pam Bondi, Kristi Noam).
      • The Epstein files are still going.
    • Chaos.
    • Democrats.

This is what happened on CNN last night.

You gotta love Scott Jennings.

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Episode 1145 – Rest in Peace, Bob!

The world seems to be on fire as people see the United States will depose genocidal dictators.

Donald Trump is is looking to expand the land of Cuba.

And we are beginning to learn a little about Renee Good, the woman shot by an ICE agent in Minnesota. It turns out, she ain’t that good.

Another Dictator Ready to Fall

Based on the search results, it appears you’re asking about protests in Iran. Here’s the current status:

Ongoing Crisis

Iran is experiencing its most significant anti-government protests in decades, now in their second week as of January 10, 2026. What began on December 28, 2025, as demonstrations over Iran’s collapsing economy has evolved into open political defiance against the regime.​​

Scale and Spread

The protests have expanded dramatically across the country:

  • Street gatherings have occurred in 348 sites across 111 cities in 31 provinces as of January 7
  • Major cities including Tehran, Mashhad, Isfahan, Shiraz, Tabriz, Qom, Karaj, and Zahedan have seen demonstrations​
  • 45 universities have joined the protests
  • Demonstrations at Tehran’s Grand Bazaar on January 6 marked a significant escalation​

Government Crackdown

Iranian authorities have responded with severe repression:​

  • Security forces have opened fire on demonstrators, with reports of “hundreds of bodies” throughout Tehran on January 10
  • A near-total internet shutdown and suspension of international calls has been imposed to prevent communication​
  • At least 65 protesters have been killed, including children, according to human rights organizations​
  • Over 2,300 people have been arrested, including 165 minors​

Political Demands

Protesters are chanting “Death to Khamenei” and “Long live the shah,” demonstrating rejection of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s rule. Exiled crown prince Reza Pahlavi has called for protesters to seize city centers. President Trump warned Iran on January 2 that the U.S. would intervene if peaceful protesters are killed.

https://www.perplexity.ai/search/what-is-the-status-of-the-prot-DcUMwkieRvKqnJXrqPaftw
https://www.foxnews.com/us/la-protesters-swarm-u-haul-truck-drove-through-anti-iranian-regime-gathering

Well, It’s About Time

According to Fox Business:

President Donald Trump signaled a hardline stance toward Cuba on Sunday, vowing to halt all oil and financial support and urging the island nation to “make a deal” before it is “too late.”

“THERE WILL BE NO MORE OIL OR MONEY GOING TO CUBA – ZERO! I strongly suggest they make a deal, BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post.

Venezuela has long been Cuba’s largest oil supplier, though Trump has successfully secured oil shipments to the U.S. on the heels of former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro‘s capture by U.S. forces.

“Cuba lived, for many years, on large amounts of OIL and MONEY from Venezuela,” Trump added.

The warning comes as the Trump administration intensifies its efforts to isolate regional allies of Venezuela following Maduro’s capture.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-ultimatum-cuba-make-deal-before-too-late-face-consequences

Well, So Much For That!

According to Fox News:

New video footage shared Saturday shows the minutes that lead up to the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman by a federal agent, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

DHS shared video on its X account that appeared to be three-and-a-half minutes of footage taken by a citizen from inside a nearby home showing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and multiple vehicles out in the residential street.

A car can be heard honking its horn repeatedly while someone can be heard continually blowing a whistle. At one point, the video pans over to what appears to be Renee Nicole Good’s Honda Pilot that is parked in the middle of the street.

“The media continues to fail the American people in their reporting on the events in Minneapolis,” DHS claimed in the post. “New evidence shows that the anti-ICE agitator was STALKING and IMPEDING a law enforcement operation over the course of the morning.”

Here’s what we know about Renee Good and her crimes:

  • Renee Good belongs to a professional anti-ICE activist group. This group was so well organized, they have training sessions.
  • Renee Good had her children taken away from her.
  • Good’s wife has been accused of child abuse.
  • She was stalking ICE all morning and blocking them.
  • The final confrontation was to arrest her. That’s when she hit the ICE agent.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/new-video-shows-minutes-leading-up-deadly-minneapolis-ice-shooting

RIP, Bob!

According to the Daily Wire:

Bob Weir, who co-founded the Grateful Dead and helped introduce new generations to the band at the end of a virtuosic career, died Saturday following a brief battle with cancer. He was 78.

“It is with profound sadness that we share the passing of Bobby Weir,” the guitarist’s family wrote in a statement posted on his website. “He transitioned peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, after courageously beating cancer as only Bobby could.”

“A guitarist, vocalist, storyteller, and founding member of the Grateful Dead,” the statement continues, “Bobby will forever be a guiding force whose unique artistry reshaped American music.”

Fans were shocked to learn that Weir received his cancer diagnosis in July and began treatment just before performing in a series of shows to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Grateful Dead in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park.

His final performance with the band was, fittingly, “Touch of Grey,” a 1987 song about coming to terms with growing old that marked the Grateful Dead’s only appearance on the Billboard Hot 100.

https://www.dailywire.com/news/bob-weir-grateful-dead-co-founder-who-birthed-a-new-generation-of-fans-dead-at-78?author=Tim+Rice&category=undefined&elementPosition=9&row=3&rowHeadline=Latest+News&rowType=Vertical+Carousel&title=Bob+Weir%2C+Grateful+Dead+Co-Founder+Who+Birthed+A+New+Generation+Of+Fans%2C+Dead+At+78

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Episode 1144 – Here We Go Again!

A shooting in Minnesota over a woman driving toward an ICE officer becomes a bit clearer. Be prepared for another George Floyd moment.

Let’s talk about it.

These People Need to be Out!

https://twitter.com/i/status/2008944972297298050

https://twitter.com/i/status/2008950952120791460

What the Hell is Going On in Minnesota?!

According to Fox News:

Homeland Security Secretary (DHS) Kristi Noem alleged at a press conference on Wednesday that the woman who was shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer was “stalking and impeding” agents all day.

Noem told reporters that ICE agents repeatedly instructed the victim, Renee Nicole Good, 37, to get out of her car and stop “obstructing” law enforcement but she did not comply.

The agency is labeling the incident as an act of “domestic terrorism.”

Video of the scene showed Good’s car in the middle of the street in a residential neighborhood as ICE agents in a dark gray Nissan Titan truck got out and approached her vehicle.

Good is heard telling agents to “go around,” and as they walk toward her Honda Pilot, one agent tells her to “get out of the car.”

She then abruptly puts it in reverse and attempts to drive off before she is shot. 

Noem claimed the woman was trying to “weaponize her vehicle” and “attempted to run a law enforcement officer over.”

Tampon Tim is getting ready for a riot (he seems to really want one to deflect from his corruption). He thinks it is time to prepare the Minnesota National Guard.

He stated:

“I’ve issued a warning order to prepare the Minnesota National Guard. We have soldiers in training and prepared to be deployed if necessary. I remind you, a Warning Order is a heads up for folks and these National Guard troops are our National Guard troops. They’re teachers in your community, they’re business owners, they’re construction professionals, they are Minnesotans. Minnesota will not allow our community to be used as a prop in a national political fight. We will not take the bait.

“We’ve been warning for weeks that the Trump administration’s dangerous, sensationalized operations are a threat to our public safety, that someone was going to get hurt. Just yesterday I said exactly that.” He called the shooting the consequence “of governance designed to generate fear, headlines, and conflict. It’s governing by reality TV, and today that recklessness cost someone their life.”

https://twitter.com/prayingmedic/status/2008991288734126103?s=20

https://nypost.com/2026/01/08/us-news/who-is-renee-nicole-good-minneapolis-woman-killed-by-ice-agent/?utm_social_handle_id=17469289&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=nypost&utm_social_post_id=645861019&utm_medium=social
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/noem-alleges-woman-killed-ice-shooting-stalking-impeding-agents-all-day

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Episode 1141 – A Really Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!

And what a way to start the New Year! The United States

Happy New Year, Venezuela!

The raid unfolded over a few tightly choreographed hours the night of January 2–3, 2026, beginning with Trump’s order at 10:46 p.m. Eastern and ending with Maduro over open water by about 3:30 a.m. Eastern. It capped months of CIA groundwork and military rehearsals using a replica of Maduro’s compound in preparation for a short, violent assault window.

Before the helicopters launched

  • In August 2025, CIA teams began covert “pattern of life” surveillance inside Venezuela to map Maduro’s routines, security, and safe locations.
  • Through late 2025, U.S. special operators built and trained on a full‑scale mock‑up of Maduro’s safe house and practiced breaching drills and room clearing.
  • By early December 2025, the plan for Operation Absolute Resolve was finalized but kept tightly compartmented, with Congress not formally briefed.

Strike order and air campaign

  • At 10:46 p.m. Eastern on January 2, President Donald Trump gave the execute order for the operation.
  • More than 150 U.S. aircraft and drones launched from roughly 20 bases and ships across the hemisphere, including fighters, bombers, electronic‑warfare planes, and tankers.
  • As the helicopter force flew in low over the water toward Caracas, the air component systematically hit and disabled Venezuelan air defenses to open a corridor to the capital.

Assault on Maduro’s compound

  • Around 2:01 a.m. Caracas time (1:01 a.m. Eastern), Delta Force and accompanying law‑enforcement officers fast‑roped into Maduro’s compound in downtown Caracas.
  • The team breached outer defenses and heavy steel doors with explosives and tools, catching Maduro and Cilia Flores by surprise before they could fully reach a steel‑reinforced safe room.
  • Within roughly 20–30 minutes, the assault force had secured the target areas, detained Maduro and Flores, and isolated the site while fighting off nearby Venezuelan security elements.

Extraction and departure from Venezuela

  • After securing the detainees, helicopters were called back in under cover of fighters and armed drones providing overwatch and suppressive fire.
  • One U.S. helicopter was hit and several U.S. personnel were injured, but the force was able to depart the city and head back toward offshore launch platforms.
  • By about 3:29 a.m. Eastern, just over 2.5 hours after the compound assault began, the extraction force was “over the water” with Maduro and Flores aboard and en route to the USS Iwo Jima.

https://www.perplexity.ai/search/summarize-the-capture-of-venez-9zz2rGIFSLupGAwdIi0vEw?sm=d#1

Someone is in Trouble!

What happened militarily

Nicolás Maduro was captured in Caracas on January 3, 2026, during a rapid U.S. military operation and secretly flown to New York, where he is now in federal custody on drug and weapons charges. The raid also seized his wife, Cilia Flores, and has left Venezuela’s internal power structure in flux, with senior allies still controlling key levers of the state.

  • The U.S. launched a large, pre‑planned strike in the early hours of January 3, code‑named Operation Absolute Resolve, involving extensive air attacks to suppress Venezuelan defenses around Caracas.
  • A Delta Force and CIA team then assaulted Maduro’s fortified presidential compound, breached steel doors, and captured Maduro and Flores as they tried to reach a safe room.
  • Within roughly 2–3 hours, the pair were extracted to a U.S. warship (reported as the USS Iwo Jima) and flown onward to U.S. territory.
  • Maduro faces U.S. federal charges including narco‑terrorism conspiracy, cocaine importation conspiracy, and possession and conspiracy to possess machine guns and destructive devices.
  • The indictment builds on a 2020 U.S. case accusing Maduro and other Venezuelan officials of using state power to ship tons of cocaine to the United States via a criminal network tied to Colombian guerrillas.
  • He is being held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn and is scheduled to appear in Manhattan federal court, where he will be formally advised of the charges.

Political fallout in Venezuela

  • With Maduro removed, Vice President Delcy Rodríguez has been described as assuming at least an interim leadership role, though her exact status and legitimacy are contested.
  • Many of Maduro’s top military and political allies remain in place, prompting analysts to warn that the core of the regime apparatus has not yet collapsed.
  • Some senior officials and generals are reportedly exploring deals with the U.S. for information or safe passage, suggesting possible internal fragmentation.

International and domestic reactions

  • The Venezuelan government and its remaining leadership denounce the action as an illegal U.S. “kidnapping” and demand proof of life for Maduro and Flores.​
  • Protests and rallies in Venezuela and abroad have sharply criticized the U.S. strike, while the Trump administration and allies frame it as a justified move against a “narco‑dictator.”​
  • U.S. officials are maintaining a naval posture off Venezuela, including measures affecting Venezuelan oil shipments, as they assess the post‑Maduro political landscape.

https://www.perplexity.ai/search/summarize-the-capture-of-venez-9zz2rGIFSLupGAwdIi0vEw?sm=d#0

The Reaction

What’s Next?

  • The United States will not be running the government of Venezuela.
  • This was a legal arrest. There is no declaration of war. Congress doesn’t have to have a say on this.
  • There is talk of the U.S. of breaking International Law. There is no such thing as International Law.
  • Cuba, Columbia, and Mexico are getting REALLY nervous.
  • Riots have become a big thing in Iran.
    • 41 people have been killed during protests in Iran.
    • A Revolutionary Guard headquarters has been attacked and set on fire.
    • The Ayahtollah Kholemeni is rumored to be preparing to leave the country for Russia.

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Episode 1140 – Showing Strength Can Be Ugly!

The United States flexes its muscle in the Carribean.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia is still being a pain in our ass. This is the fault of the Trump administration.

And federal judges continue to leap past their limitations.

Showing Strength

According to Fox News:

Venezuela on Wednesday condemned the U.S. seizure of a sanctioned oil tanker off its coast, calling it an “act of international piracy.”

“The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela strongly denounces and repudiates what constitutes blatant theft and an act of international piracy, publicly announced by the president of the United States, who confessed to the assault of an oil tanker in the Caribbean Sea,” the government said in an official communiqué. 

The statement, published by Correo del Orinoco, a state-run news outlet that regularly carries Venezuela’s official government announcements, framed the seizure as part of a broader campaign against the country’s sovereignty and natural resources.

Attorney General Pam Bondi said a joint operation with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Homeland Security Investigations and the United States Coast Guard, with support from the Department of War, executed a seizure warrant for a crude oil tanker that was allegedly being used to transport sanctioned oil from Venezuela and Iran.

“For multiple years, the oil tanker has been sanctioned by the United States due to its involvement in an illicit oil shipping network supporting foreign terrorist organizations,” she said on X. “This seizure, completed off the coast of Venezuela, was conducted safely and securely—and our investigation alongside the Department of Homeland Security to prevent the transport of sanctioned oil continues.”

Bondi released unclassified video footage of the operation that showed a helicopter approaching the large tanker and tactical personnel repelling down a rope onto the deck.

https://www.foxnews.com/world/venezuela-accuses-us-piracy-after-seizing-massive-oil-tanker

Why Is This Guy Still Here?

According to the Daily Wire:

A federal judge on Thursday ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia to be “immediately” released from an immigration detention facility as the Department of Homeland Security vows to challenge the decision.

“This is naked judicial activism by an Obama appointed judge. This order lacks any valid legal basis and we will continue to fight this tooth and nail in the courts,” said DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin.

U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis said that “since Abrego Garcia’s return from wrongful detention in El Salvador, he has been re-detained, again without lawful authority” and granted his petition to be freed from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody.

“Abrego Garcia’s case demands judicial intervention,” Xinis said.

Xinis instructed the federal government to inform Abrego Garcia of her order and to notify the court by 5 pm ET on Thursday of the time and location of his release.

“Because Abrego Garcia has been held in ICE detention to effectuate third-county removal absent a lawful removal order, his requested relief is proper,” Xinis added.

https://twitter.com/i/status/1999511528601526728

https://www.dailywire.com/news/federal-judge-orders-kilmar-abrego-garcia-freed-from-ice-custody

You Could Just Ignore Him

According to the Post Millennial:

A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to Los Angeles.

In a ruling on Wednesday, US District Judge Charles Breyer determined that the deployed members of the California National Guard must return to the control of Governor Gavin Newsom. About 100 troops remain in Los Angeles, and Breyer found that Trump had illegally kept them deployed months after sending them in during the summer to address riots by activists opposed to immigration enforcement.

“The Founders designed our government to be a system of checks and balances,” Breyer, a Clinton appointee, wrote. “Defendants, however, make clear that the only check they want is a blank one.” 

The deployment of the National Guard in Los Angeles has been subject to legal debate for months.  After Trump initially deployed the troops, a judge blocked that deployment. An appeals court then halted the ruling, but most troops have since been sent away. Breyer’s decision will block an extension that would have kept 300 troops under federal control until February. Two hundred were sent to Oregon, while the rest stayed in Los Angeles.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta, who filed the lawsuit against the deployment, applauded the ruling in a statement.

“For more than five months, the Trump Administration has held California National Guard troops hostage as part of its political games,” Bonta claimed. “But the President is not King. And he cannot federalize the National Guard whenever, wherever, and for however long he wants, without justification. This is a good day for our democracy and the strength of the rule of law.”

The ruling is paused until Monday to give the Department of Justice time to appeal. White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson has already indicated that the Trump administration will appeal.

“President Trump exercised his lawful authority to deploy National Guard troops to support federal officers and assets following violent riots that local leaders like Newscum refused to stop,” Jackson said in a statement. “We look forward to ultimate victory on the issue.”

https://thepostmillennial.com/federal-judge-blocks-trumps-national-guard-deployment-in-la

Dumbass of the Day

https://www.dailywire.com/news/noem-slams-house-dem-for-calling-d-c-terrorist-attack-an-unfortunate-accident

Why Wasn’t This Already a Law?

According to Fox News:

A House Republican is mounting an effort to make it easier for women to keep and raise their babies after birth.

Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, is unveiling a bill called the Supporting Healthy Pregnancy Act that would ensure pregnant mothers get financial support from the father even before their child is born, Fox News Digital learned first.

It’s an effort by the Republican Party to affirm its pro-family ideology as Democrats continue to accuse the GOP of being anti-choice while also being unwilling to support women who keep their babies.

Hinson’s bill would require states to establish systems where the biological father of a child is required to pay at least 50% of out-of-pocket costs for medical expenses associated with a pregnancy and delivery, including health insurance premiums.

There are certain limitations on costs incurred, however, and abortion costs are excluded altogether.

The payments must also be requested by the mother before the father is legally obligated to make them.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/gop-lawmaker-unveils-bill-ensure-fathers-shoulder-50-pregnancy-expenses


https://www.foxnews.com/media/joy-reid-reposts-viral-video-calling-jingle-bells-racist-christmas-carol-faces-new-scrutiny

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Episode 1138 – A Big Surprise from SCOTUS!

The Supreme Court make a surprise announcement!

The economy a getting better, slowly but Shirley.

And the jury of the drive-by sandwiching against ICE agents speak out about how they let the lady boy off for assault. And it is a problem.

This is a Surprise

According to the Daily Wire:

The Supreme Court agreed Friday to decide whether President Donald Trump’s push to end birthright citizenship is legal, according to reports.

Upon re-entering the White House, Trump signed an executive order to prevent the children of illegal immigrants or foreigners with temporary visas from receiving citizenship upon birth.

It quickly faced a slew of lawsuits arguing that the order violated the 14th Amendment, which affords citizenship to anyone born on U.S. soil regardless of their parents’ immigration status.

The high court is now expected to decide in late June or early July on the longtime interpretation of the 14th Amendment, according to The New York Times.

The ruling, however, did not address the question of birthright citizenship itself, which is the practice of granting automatic citizenship rights for babies born on United States soil, regardless of their parents’ citizenship status.

The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court in September to take up the case after several lower courts paused the order.

“The lower court’s decisions invalidated a policy of prime importance to the President and his Administration in a manner that undermines our border security. Those decisions confer, without lawful justification, the privilege of American citizenship on hundreds of thousands of unqualified people,” the Justice Department wrote in the appeals at the time.

In June, the high court justices ruled 6-3 along ideological lines to allow Trump to try to end birthright citizenship in some parts of the country.

The 14th Amendment states:

All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.

https://www.dailywire.com/news/supreme-court-to-rule-on-trumps-push-to-end-birthright-citizenship

Still At $3.00?!

According to the Daily Wire:

This holiday season, there’s a little extra cheer at the gas pump. For the first time in four years, the average price of gas has dipped below $3 a gallon.

According to AAA, the last time gas averaged $3 or below was May 2021. It was a different world: Joe Biden was president, California was still in COVID hibernation, and every junk drawer in America was 80% face masks.

Today, the average gas price per gallon is $2.978.

Of course, the prices should be lower, but, thanks to blue states, the average is still at $3.

  • California – about mid‑$4.60s per gallon on average.
  • Hawaii – mid‑$4.40s per gallon.
  • Washington – just above $4.10–$4.20 per gallon.
  • Nevada – upper‑$3.80s to just under $3.90 per gallon.
  • Oregon – upper‑$3.70s to around $3.80 per gallon.
  • Alaska – mid‑$3.70s per gallon.
  • Oklahoma ($2.40)
  • Texas ($2.53)
  • Arkansas ($2.55)
  • Colorado ($2.56)
  • Mississippi ($2.57)
  • Tennessee ($2.58)

California ($4.51) and Hawaii have the highest gas prices in the country. The states with the lowest gas prices are Oklahoma ($2.40), Texas ($2.53), Arkansas ($2.55), Colorado ($2.56), Mississippi ($2.57), Tennessee ($2.58), Louisiana ($2.60), Iowa ($2.63), Wisconsin ($2.63), and Missouri ($2.64), per AAA.

https://www.dailywire.com/news/cha-ching-trump-delivers-relief-at-the-pump-driving-gas-prices-down-to-lowest-point-in-4-years
https://www.perplexity.ai/search/what-states-have-the-highest-g-809QtIgyT7S9Xv5qds2Wyg

It’s Not Funny

According to Fox News:

Jurors who deliberated on the case of a man who threw a sub sandwich at a U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer in Washington, D.C., said the courtroom was often filled with giggles as witnesses testified and lawyers bantered.

One juror told CBS News that many in the packed courtroom struggled to keep a “straight face” during the proceedings. The accused, Sean Dunn, was ultimately acquitted on his misdemeanor charge of simple assault.

“I mean,” the juror said, “it was a thrown sandwich.”

“I thought we’d be out of there quickly. This case had no ‘grounding.’ He threw a sandwich at the agent because he knew it wouldn’t hurt,” another juror said. “A reasonable person wouldn’t think a sandwich is a weapon.”

“It seemed to me like an open and closed type of thing,” a third juror told the outlet.  “It was kind of ridiculous.” 

“We asked each other: If we only look at this case, can someone really do harm to someone wearing a ballistic vest by throwing a sandwich?”

The trial lasted three days, and jurors deliberated for seven hours before handing down a verdict on Nov. 6. After it was read, Dunn hugged his lawyers in the courtroom.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dc-sandwich-throwing-case-laughingstock-court-jurors-reveal

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Episode 1136 – No, Pete Hegseth Isn’t Going Anywhere

Let’s talk about Pete Hegseth and the deaths of Narco terrorists. We shouldn’t have to do this, but the Democrats are making a big deal about it.

Republicans give a sigh of relief by winning a big election yesterday.

And the Left wing violence continues. And it will continue until we do something about it.

The Pete Hegseth Thing

According to Perplexity:

A growing number of lawmakers, legal experts, and commentators are saying that senior Trump administration officials may have ordered conduct that, if proven, would qualify as a war crime under U.S. and international law, but no court has yet made that determination.

What is being alleged

Reports allege that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave a verbal order to “kill everybody” on a suspected drug boat in the Caribbean, and that after an initial U.S. strike left two men alive in the water, a second strike was ordered that killed the survivors. Members of Congress from both parties, former military lawyers, and outside legal experts say that intentionally targeting survivors who are hors de combat (out of the fight) would violate the laws of armed conflict and could constitute a war crime if the facts are confirmed and if the administration’s own claim that this is an “armed conflict” is accepted.

Where the secretary of state comes in

The official currently serving as secretary of state is Marco Rubio, who is not reported to have ordered the strike but is part of the national security team overseeing the broader campaign and has strongly supported an aggressive posture toward the International Criminal Court and war‑crimes investigations. Rubio’s State Department has sanctioned Palestinian human rights groups and ICC‑linked actors who pushed for investigations of alleged Israeli war crimes in Gaza, which critics argue undermines accountability mechanisms even as questions mount about U.S. conduct in the Caribbean operation.

So far, what exists are serious public allegations and preliminary political and legal assessments, not formal war‑crime charges against any cabinet official. Congressional committees have opened inquiries into the boat strikes, former JAG officers have issued a memo outlining potential law‑of‑war violations, and outside commentators have called for investigations or prosecutions, but any actual war‑crime case would require a full evidentiary record and a competent court willing to assert jurisdiction over U.S. officials.

Some things:

  • Hegseth, the White House, and the generals say this story is not true.
  • Who cares if this is true? These were narco terrorists.
  • What was the purpose of a Hellfire at this boat? To kill the terrorists. If terrorists did live, why would killing them mean anything later.
  • Alyssa Slotkin is a CIA analyst. This sounds like a psyop.
  • Rules of war are stupid.

https://www.perplexity.ai/search/secretary-of-state-might-have-OvJ5cOqBST.HszX_VKntjA

Breathing a Sigh of Relief

According to the Daily Wire:

Republican Matt Van Epps fended off a challenge from far-Left Democrat Aftyn Behn on Tuesday during a special election for Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District.

With 95% of the vote in, DecisionDeskHQ has called the race for Van Epps 53.9% to 45%. Other outlets followed shortly after.

Van Epps’ victory allows Republicans to breathe a sigh of relief after Democrats surged money and resources into the race, hoping to capitalize on typically low Republican turnout in special elections. A win for Behn in the deep red district would have sent shockwaves throughout the nation. The self-described “radical” community organizer had previously voiced support for burning down police stations and supported transgender surgeries on young children.

The race was scheduled after former Rep. Mark Green announced his resignation earlier this year. Green won the district, which stretches from Tennessee’s borders with Kentucky and Alabama and includes parts of Nashville, by over 20 points.

https://www.dailywire.com/news/no-dem-upset-aftyn-all-van-epps-defeats-radical-leftist-aftyn-behn-in-tennessee-special-election?topStoryPosition=undefined&author=Leif+Le+Mahieu&category=News&elementPosition=0&row=1&rowHeadline=Top+Stories&rowType=Top+Stories&title=No+Dem+Upset+Aftyn+All%3A+Van+Epps+Defeats+Radical+Leftist+Aftyn+Behn+In+Tennessee+Special+Election

The Left Wing Violence Continues

According to the Daily Wire:

A 54-year-old man has been arrested after carrying out a self-described “terrorist attack” by throwing Molotov cocktails at security officers outside of a federal building in California that houses Immigration and Customs Enforcement offices, the Justice Department said Tuesday. 

Jose Francisco Jovel was accused by federal investigators of carrying out the attack on Monday at a building in Los Angeles that houses Immigration and Customs Enforcement offices. Investigators say that the attack was motivated by opposition to the Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration. 

“This case exemplifies how misleading and hateful rhetoric against federal law enforcement can and does result in violence,” said First Assistant United States Attorney Bill Essayli. “Irresponsible rhetoric by politicians and activists have real-world consequences. It must stop.”

https://www.dailywire.com/news/man-arrested-for-carrying-out-terrorist-attack-in-california-targeting-ice-fbi?topStoryPosition=undefined&author=Leif+Le+Mahieu&category=News&elementPosition=1&row=1&rowHeadline=Top+Stories&rowType=Top+Stories&title=Man+Arrested+For+Carrying+Out+%E2%80%98Terrorist+Attack%E2%80%99+In+California+Targeting+ICE%3A+FBI

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Episode 1135 – Well, It’s About Time!

A New York Times writer says the quiet part out loud. Suddenly that white supremacist Great Replacement Theory might have some traction.

A terrorist attack and major fraud scandal forces the hand of the White House. Thank God!

And none of the major news story matter, because Trump said the word “retarded”.

They Are Telling Us!

Terrorism Is Rearing Its Ugly Head

According to Perplexity:

Two members of the West Virginia National Guard were shot in what officials describe as a targeted attack near the White House in Washington, D.C., on November 26, 2025. One of them, 20-year-old U.S. Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom, died from her wounds, while 24-year-old Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe remains hospitalized in serious/critical condition but has shown small signs of improvement, such as responding to a nurse and moving his toes.

What happened

  • The shooting occurred in downtown Washington near the Farragut West Metro station, about two blocks from the White House, while the Guard members were on “high visibility” patrol duty.
  • Officials say the attacker walked up to the two Guard members and opened fire at close range, striking both in the head in what has been described as an ambush or targeted attack.

Victims’ status

  • Spc. Sarah Beckstrom, 20, of the West Virginia National Guard, died from her injuries the day after the shooting; she had been deployed to D.C. as part of the federal security mission.
  • Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, 24, also from the West Virginia Guard, remains in serious or critical condition; state officials report he has been able to give a thumbs-up and wiggle his toes, which they call encouraging but not yet a guarantee of recovery.

Suspect and motive

  • The suspect, identified as 29-year-old Afghan national Rahmanullah (or Rahmanullah/Rahmanullah) Lakanwal, was wounded when another Guard member returned fire and is in custody facing charges including first-degree murder and assault with intent to kill.
  • Reporting indicates he traveled from Washington state to D.C. and may have been experiencing a personal and financial crisis; investigators are still probing his exact motive, including his background as a member of a CIA-backed Afghan “Zero Unit.”

Political and policy fallout

  • President Donald Trump and other federal officials have characterized the attack as a targeted assault on U.S. forces and used it to justify new or tightened immigration and asylum restrictions, particularly affecting migrants from certain countries, including Afghanistan.
  • The administration has also ordered additional National Guard deployments to the capital in response to the shooting, expanding the existing security presence that had already put hundreds of Guard members on patrol in D.C.

https://www.perplexity.ai/search/two-national-guardsmen-shot-in-Pdora7ozS0mpoS8sGP8ZIA

It’s Their Culture

According to Perplexity:

There have been several large fraud cases in Minnesota in recent years in which many of the defendants are of Somali origin, but they involve specific groups and programs, not “Somalis” as a whole community, and claims about terrorism links remain largely unproven.

What fraud has actually been charged?

  • Federal prosecutors charged 47 defendants in the “Feeding Our Future” case, accusing them of stealing about 250 million dollars from COVID-era child nutrition programs in what DOJ called the largest such fraud in the nation; some defendants were Somali Minnesotans, but not all.
  • A New York Times investigation reports that over the last five years, additional schemes have targeted Minnesota’s broader social services system (including housing and autism services), with dozens of people charged and the vast majority of defendants in those particular cases being of Somali descent.

Scale and political fallout

  • Conservative outlets and Republican politicians now routinely describe “billions” in taxpayer losses tied to welfare and social-services fraud on Governor Tim Walz’s watch, and Donald Trump has used this to argue Minnesota has become a hub for fraudulent activity.
  • Minnesota officials have responded by tightening oversight and stressing that Minnesota still runs large, generally well‑regarded safety‑net programs, which can be attractive targets for organized fraud regardless of the perpetrators’ ethnicity.

Terrorism and Al‑Shabab claims

  • City Journal and allied commentators allege that some of the fraud money was routed to Al‑Shabab, prompting GOP calls for a federal probe into possible terrorism financing links.
  • Minnesota media and former U.S. Attorney Andy Luger note that in the major fraud prosecutions completed so far, the government has not presented solid evidence that funds were directed to Al‑Shabab, describing existing evidence for that claim as scant.

Voter fraud vs. welfare fraud

Issue typeMain allegationsStatus and sourcing
Voter / ballot fraudClaims of ballot buying and “ballot harvesting” tied to Somali networks around Ilhan Omar’s district.Investigations and media fact‑checks have treated several high‑profile videos and claims as unreliable or part of coordinated disinformation, with no large‑scale criminal case proving “massive” organized Somali voter fraud statewide.​
Welfare / social‑services fraudOrganized schemes exploiting nutrition, housing, Medicaid, and autism‑therapy programs, with dozens of defendants, most of them Somali in some cases.Multiple federal indictments and guilty pleas show very large program‑fraud losses, but they involve specific groups and entities, not the broader Somali population.

How to interpret “massive fraud by Somalis”

  • Law enforcement and courts have documented large‑dollar fraud schemes in which many participants happen to be Somali Minnesotans, reflecting how specific networks exploited programs that serve, employ, or are trusted by that community.
  • Officials and Somali community leaders emphasize that blaming “Somalis” collectively is inaccurate and stigmatizing, since most Somali Minnesotans were neither accused nor involved, and many have helped expose and push back against these schemes.

If you want, further detail can be broken down by specific case (e.g., Feeding Our Future vs. autism‑therapy or housing schemes) or by what is actually in court records versus what is only being alleged in political rhetoric.

https://www.perplexity.ai/search/massive-fraud-by-somalis-in-mi-JiJHaURTSyyBzu.hFxW9Lw

Is This Really What’s Important?

This Needs to Happen!

According to the Daily Wire:

In a late-night Thanksgiving message that came hours after news that a National Guard soldier shot by an Afghan refugee had died, President Donald Trump promised not only to immediately “pause migration from all Third World Countries,” but also to undertake major actions that he says will reverse the immigration crisis plaguing the country.

In the blistering holiday message, Trump said the United States had been “divided, disrupted, carved up, murdered, beaten, mugged, and laughed at” for its “just plain STUPID” approach to immigration. He made a series of promises aimed at both stopping the flow of new immigrants, and both cutting off benefits to and removing certain populations that are already here.

“I will permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries to allow the U.S. system to fully recover, terminate all of the millions of Biden illegal admissions, including those signed by Sleepy Joe Biden’s Autopen, and remove anyone who is not a net asset to the United States, or is incapable of loving our Country,” Trump pledged.

The president also promised to “end all Federal benefits and subsidies to noncitizens of our Country, denaturalize migrants who undermine domestic tranquility, and deport any Foreign National who is a public charge, security risk, or non-compatible with Western Civilization.”

The nation’s generosity, Trump argued, has been weaponized against it, allowing a vast foreign-born population to overwhelm the country and inflict deep social harm.

Trump said the United States now hosts a “foreign population” of 53 million, citing census data, and charged that many recent arrivals depend on taxpayer-supported welfare programs while coming from “failed nations, or from prisons, mental institutions, gangs, or drug cartels.”

https://www.dailywire.com/news/in-blistering-thanksgiving-post-trump-promises-to-stop-migration-from-all-third-world-countries?author=Hank+Berrien&category=undefined&elementPosition=55&row=3&rowHeadline=Latest+News&rowType=Vertical+Carousel&title=In+Blistering+Thanksgiving+Post%2C+Trump+Promises+To+Stop+Migration+From+%E2%80%98All+Third+World+Countries%E2%80%99

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Episode 1134 – Hamstrung Again!

The Trump administration is being hamstrung by the courts again.

President Trump makes a huge move to counter the corruption in Minnesota cause by Somali immigrants.

And Ohio passes a law forcing store to accept cash. Let’s talk about why that’s an important law and should be pushed throughout the country.

This Will Go Through

According to the Daily Wire:

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi warned former FBI Director James Comey and New York AG Letitia James on Monday that the Department of Justice is not done with them, promising an appeal after a federal judge dismissed charges against the pair.

“We’ll be taking all available legal action, including an immediate appeal, to hold Letitia James and James Comey accountable for their unlawful conduct,” Bondi told the press on Monday, Fox News reported.

“I’m not worried about someone who has been charged with a very serious crime,” she said specifically of Comey. “His alleged actions were a betrayal of public trust.”

U.S. District Judge Cameron McGowan Currie dismissed charges without prejudice against both Comey and James on procedural grounds, The Daily Wire reported Monday. Currie said Lindsey Halligan, the Trump-appointed prosecutor who secured their indictments, was unlawfully serving as interim U.S. attorney.

President Donald Trump appointed Halligan to serve as interim U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, replacing former U.S. attorney Erik Siebert. Siebert resigned from the position after leading investigations into Comey and James, but stopping short of filing charges. Halligan was previously a member of Trump’s legal team.

The Justice Department indicted Comey in September on charges of giving false statements and obstruction of a congressional proceeding. The charges stemmed from testimony Comey delivered to Congress in 2020 on his handling of the FBI investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election.

The department brought charges against James in October, over a loan she received in 2023 to secure a mortgage on a house in Virginia. James allegedly claimed the Virginia home as her primary residence while working as New York’s attorney general, a position which requires James to live in the state of New York. James secured more favorable terms on the mortgage, while the home was occupied by a relative of James instead.

https://www.dailywire.com/news/not-so-fast-pam-bondi-has-message-for-james-comey-and-letitia-james?author=Amanda+Prestigiacomo&category=undefined&elementPosition=1&row=3&rowHeadline=Latest+News&rowType=Vertical+Carousel&title=Not+So+Fast%3A+Pam+Bondi+Has+Message+For+James+Comey+And+Letitia+James

Awesome News!

According to the Daily Wire:

President Donald Trump announced on Friday night that he will end Temporary Protected Status (TPS Program) for Somali migrants in Minnesota, who’ve been connected to a massive welfare fraud.

“Minnesota, under Governor Waltz, is a hub of fraudulent money laundering activity,” Trump posted to Truth Social. “I am, as President of the United States, hereby terminating, effective immediately, the Temporary Protected Status (TPS Program) for Somalis in Minnesota.”

“Somali gangs are terrorizing the people of that great State, and BILLIONS of Dollars are missing,” he said. “Send them back to where they came from. It’s OVER!”

During the tenure of Democrat Gov. Tim Walz, billions of taxpayer dollars have been stolen, reportedly funneled through fake nonprofits and shell companies, and — alarmingly — some of that money has ended up in the hands of the al-Qaeda-linked terrorist group Al-Shabaab, The Daily Wire reported this week.

Much of the fraud has been traced to Minnesota’s Somali community, where politically connected fraudsters have allegedly exploited numerous loopholes in the state’s welfare system. The Medicaid Housing Stabilization Services (HSS) program, designed to help seniors, addicts, and the disabled secure housing, quickly became a cash cow for fake providers. Payments soared from $2.6 million to more than $104 million in just a few years. Operators often ran companies out of dilapidated storefronts, billing for services they never intended to provide.

Additionally, Minnesota’s Medicaid autism programs exploded from $3 million in 2018 to $399 million in 2023, with Somali-run centers inflating diagnoses and paying parents kickbacks to enroll children in therapy programs they didn’t need. Thompson called this a sprawling “network” of fraud, one that has stolen billions from taxpayers while leaving state officials seemingly asleep at the switch.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-terminates-deportation-protections-somali-nationals-living-minnesota-effective-immediately
https://www.dailywire.com/news/send-them-back-trump-is-done-with-somali-migrants-in-minnesota?author=Amanda+Prestigiacomo&category=undefined&elementPosition=13&row=3&rowHeadline=Latest+News&rowType=Vertical+Carousel&title=%E2%80%98Send+Them+Back%E2%80%99%3A+Trump+Is+Done+With+Somali+Migrants+In+Minnesota
https://nypost.com/2025/11/21/us-news/trump-terminating-deportation-protections-for-somalis-in-minnesota

That’s Good News

According to Fox Business:

Ohioans could soon be shopping like it’s 1999 if legislators pass the Currency Access to Spend Here (CASH) bill, which would require businesses and government offices to accept cash for payments up to $500.

The bill would require businesses and government entities to provide at least one point-of-sale location that accepts cash. Additionally, it bans them from charging those using cash for a transaction a higher price than those using other payment methods.

“It’s simple, cash is the basis for business in America. Our taxpayers should always have the ability to use cash in their daily lives,” said Ohio state Rep. David Thomas (R-Jefferson), who introduced House Bill 554.

“I hear from residents who may not trust virtual payment options or just prefer to use physical cash. This bill balances the needs of government and business to be efficient with the ability to still rely on physical currency,” Thomas added.

As retailers, such as Target, Walmart and Costco move towards self-checkout methods that often do not accept cash, this could mean some major changes to their strategy. However, it may not necessarily mean hiring more staff, as the bill states that the cash point-of-sale can be “automated or operated by a person.”

Thomas’ bill mirrors one that Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., and Sen. Kevan Cramer, R-N.D., introduced, known as the Payment Choice Act of 2025. Their bill would also require businesses to accept cash and bar them from charging a higher price to those who chose to pay in cash.

https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/new-cash-law-could-force-walmart-costco-take-your-money-old-fashioned-way

Why Worry About Ukraine?

According to Fox News:

Gunmen abducted 303 children and 12 teachers in an attack on St. Mary’s School, a Catholic institution in Nigeria. Initial reports indicated that at least 52 had been kidnapped before the tally was increased to over 200 children and then to its final count of 303.

Most. Rev. Bulus Dauwa Yohanna said in a statement that the total number of kidnapped children was determined “after a verification exercise and a final census was carried out,” according to The Associated Press. Yohanna is the chairman of the Niger state chapter of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), who visited the school on Friday. The AP noted that the students who were kidnapped were male and female and ranged in age from 10 to 18.

No group has come forward to claim responsibility for the attack, according to the AP. The outlet added that authorities said tactical squads and local hunters were working to rescue the kidnapped children.

After the attack, the state government said that St. Mary’s School reopened despite warnings of increased threats. However, Yohanna denied this claim, the AP reported.

Um, it was Boca Haram.

https://www.foxnews.com/world/number-children-abducted-from-catholic-school-nigeria-explodes-over-300

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Episode 1133 – What A Yellow-Bellied, Spinless Coward!

We get some good news about the economy, but I wouldn’t shoot off fireworks yet.

Marjorie Taylor Greene is out.

And Zorhan Mamdani looks like a frightened puppy while in front of Donald Trump.

Not Bad News

Here is some news concerning the economy:

  • 119,000 jobs were added in September.
  • The unemployment rate rose to 4.4%.
  • Nvidia’s latest reported results (fiscal Q3 2026, quarter ended October 26, 2025) show record revenue, margins, and profits driven by AI data‑center chips, with guidance implying continued very high growth into the next quarter.
    • Revenue: 57.057.0 billion USD, up 22% sequentially and 62% year over year, exceeding prior guidance of about 5454 billion USD.

This is important. Right now, the Republicans are looking to get trounced in 2026, losing the House of Representatives.

Enough is Enough!

According to Fox News:

President Donald Trump on Saturday said Chicagoans are asking to “bring in Trump” amid a recent crime wave in the Democrat-run city.

At least eight teens were shot, one fatally, and multiple police officers were attacked Friday after a riot broke out in the Chicago Loop, the city’s downtown central business district.

The riot, which followed a Christmas tree lighting ceremony, broke out near State and Randolph streets at about 10 p.m. Friday, FOX 32 Chicago reported.

City Alderman Brian Hopkins of Chicago’s 2nd Ward said 300 juveniles were rioting and attacking officers with mace and stun guns.

Donald Trump released a statement in Truth Social:

“Massive crime and rioting in the Chicago Loop area. Multiple Police Officers attacked and badly injured. 300 people rioting, 6 victims shot, one critical and one DEAD. In the meantime, Governor Pritzker and the Low IQ Mayor of Chicago are refusing Federal Government help for a situation that could be quickly remedied,” he added. “The people are chanting, BRING IN TRUMP!!!”

Brandon Johnson also had a statement. He decided the people to blame were the families that went to the tree lighting ceremony.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/president-chicagoans-chanting-bring-trump-after-violent-downtown-riot-8-shot-1-dead

Trump Wins Again

According to Fox News:

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., announced late Friday she will resign her seat in Congress, one week after President Donald Trump publicly pulled his endorsement of the outspoken Georgia lawmaker.

In a lengthy statement posted to X, Greene cited her growing disillusionment with Washington politics, blasting what she called a corrupt “Political Industrial Complex” that she said uses Americans as “pawns in an endless game of division.”

“Americans are used by the Political Industrial Complex of both political parties, election cycle after election cycle, in order to elect whichever side can convince Americans to hate the other side more,” Greene wrote. “And the results are always the same — nothing ever gets better for the common American man or woman.”

Greene said she had “never fit in” in Washington and was leaving Congress to “fight for the people of this country in a different way.”

“I believe in term limits and do not think Congress should be a lifelong career or an assisted living facility,” Greene wrote. “My only goal and desire has ever been to hold the Republican Party accountable for the promises it makes to the American people and put America First, and I have fought against Democrat’s damaging policies like the Green New Deal, wide open deadly unsafe border policies, and the trans agenda on children and against women.”

Greene criticized her own party’s leadership for what she called a “sidelined” majority more focused on “safe campaign re-election mode” than governing.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/marjorie-taylor-greene-announces-resignation-from-congress-after-president-trump-withdraws-endorsement

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