How Trump Can Start Draining the Swamp
Posted By: Imright, 11/9/2024 2:18:22 AM
It took less than a day following Donald Trump’s decisive victory November 5 for Democrats to start talking about their plans to hamstring his incoming administration. There’s little Trump can do about third parties seeking to undermine his presidency aside from vigorously responding to them, and we can rest assured that he and his team will do just that. But efforts to derail Trump’s mandate aren’t limited to politicians in Albany or Sacramento. There are thousands of Biden administration appointees currently working in the Executive Branch, and Trump can and should get rid of every single one of them on January 20.
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Look back into European history for a troubling spectre of a political doctrine that has hijacked our national governing.
The doctrine of “monarchical absolutism” asserted that kings derived their authority from God and could not be held accountable for their actions. Thus, those governing were “above” the governed; they were the “Elite” to which the everyday laws did not apply; their existence was in a sphere totally different than any others. The governing enjoyed privilege, wealth, conveniences, and latitudes that were forbidden to the “ruled common man.”
Jack Smith 'plans to resign' before Trump
takes office with cases on brink of shutting down 5 replies
takes office with cases on brink of shutting down 5 replies
Special counsel Jack Smith is planning to resign before Donald Trump enters the White House, a report claims.
The federal prosecutor's two cases against the president-elect are on the brink of being closed.
Sources close to Smith told the New York Times he wants to finish his work and avoid being fired 'within two seconds' of Trump being sworn in on January 20. The two complex investigations into Trump have cost the taxpayer around $50 million.
One involved classified documents the former president kept after leaving office following his first term.
The other focused on Trump's efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss in the lead up to January 6.
Hollywood actor Wendell Pierce— known for his roles in The Wire, Suits, and Amazon’s Jack Ryan — is entirely underwhelmed at President-elect Donald Trump nominating Fox News host Pete Hegseth to serve as the new Secretary of Defense.
The Elsbeth star took to social media site X – once known as Twitter – to voice his anger and accuse the incoming president of behavior “That is UNAMERICAN” in the posting.
See for yourself what he wrote below: (X) As Breitbart News reported, Trump announced his nomination of Hegseth on Tuesday, touting his career accomplishments, including his military service and his advocacy for veterans.
“Pete is tough, smart and a true believer
In a recent episode of her podcast, Megyn Kelly said that it’s just a matter of time before MSNBC gives Joy Reid the boot. Megyn also mentions progressive MSNBC contributor Elie Mystal and refers to him and Reid as racists.
Megyn’s comments are not just hyperbole. Recent reports indicate that ratings at MSNBC are in total collapse.
Joy Reid has always been hateful in her coverage of Trump and other Republicans, but in the months leading up to the 2024 election, she really ripped off her mask and showed herself for who she truly is and it’s ugly.
Here’s a partial transcript via Real Clear Politics:
Fox News personality and Army National Guard member Peter Hegseth’s latest book slamming the military’s embrace of “woke” ideologies helped secure his nomination for secretary of defense by President-elect Donald Trump.
Trump shocked political observers Tuesday night by tapping the “Fox & Friends Weekend” co-host – a vocal Trump supporter and advocate for exiling military leadership who enforce diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives – to serve as defense secretary.
Hegseth, who has served tours of duty in Iraq, Afghanistan and Guantanamo Bay as an infantry officer, is the author of “The War on Warriors,” a best-selling book in which the Trump nominee blames the “woke military” for the recruiting crisis
With Donald Trump’s return to the Oval Office just over two months away, America is once again open for business.
Anthony Pratt, an Australian businessman whose company Pratt Industries is worth an estimated $35 billion USD, confirmed that he had been granted permanent residency in the United States.
“Over the past 30 years we have invested to build 70 factories in America, creating 12,000 well-paying American manufacturing jobs,” he wrote on LinkedIn.
“I will remain Chairman of Visy Australia, and will be returning to Australia on a regular basis,” he continued.
President-elect Donald J. Trump is sending signals to the military brass. They’re going back to protecting our country, killing our enemies, and enhancing our national security. The era of woke nonsense and sensitivity training is over. The Wall Street Journal first reported on Trump’s plans for the Pentagon, alluding to the “chilling” effect it could have on the officer corps, but the president-elect has a mandate and should use it. The reported executive order would create a “warrior board” of retired generals and other senior personnel who would review the leadership qualities of the officers in question. There’s no re-election effort lingering overhead either, so don’t be shocked if
Teamsters President Sean O’Brien suggested that Democratic Rep. Nancy Pelosi of California and Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York should “step aside” following Vice President Kamala Harris’ defeat in the presidential election.
The union announced in September it would make no endorsement in the election, even though President-elect Donald Trump received overwhelming support in electronic and phone surveys of the rank-and-file members of the Teamsters. O’Brien said he stood by that decision when asked by “Your World” host Neil Cavuto.
Ratings-challenged CNN is reportedly set for a major bloodbath — with boss Mark Thompson expected to lay off high-priced on-air talent as part of wide-ranging layoffs.
The cable network — which lagged behind rivals MSNBC and Fox News during last week’s Election Night coverage — will implement “layoffs that will impact hundreds of employees across the organization,” according to Puck News.
Thompson, who took over last year after the ouster of Chris Licht, will cull personnel from CNN’s television production teams whose “talents won’t necessarily be needed in the new digital-first landscape,” the outlet added.
Joe Biden met with Israeli President Isaac Herzog to discuss Middle East issues, the Gaza war especially, and he didn’t fall asleep, mention a dead head of state, or fall. It certainly was a better photo opportunity than the last where Biden looked as if he had fallen asleep (via CBS News): President Biden met with Israeli President Isaac Herzog at the White House Tuesday, as the two leaders address the conflict with Lebanon, the humanitarian situation in Gaza and the hostages still being held by Hamas.
The meeting, which Herzog called "very productive," lasted about an hour.
Friendship Trumps politics..We breathe. We live. We have friends. We lose friends. We have fights. Life goes on.
You may not like my memory — but I feel the need to say this:
Donald is my friend — 50ish years plus — longer than many of you are alive.
I was nobody. A model, a young bride to comedian Joey Adams who — like Ronald Reagan handled movie actors on the West Coast — was president of all the singers, dancers, variety performers on this East Coast.
Joey, political, emceed every VIP black-tie dinner at the Waldorf. A senator became president, Joey was at the mike. A prelate became a bishop,
Pack Your Bags, Mr. FBI Director
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President-elect Donald J. Trump is back. He’s already making cabinet moves. Today, he nominated former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee as our next ambassador to Israel. At the Federal Bureau of Investigation, they’re reportedly shell-shocked over the 2024 results, which was a total bloodbath for Democrats. Over 80 percent of counties shifted to the right, with Trump scoring the largest Electoral College win for a Republican in 36 years, along with the popular vote. (Snip) One person under consideration for Wray's job is Trump adviser Kash Patel, who is also being considered to lead the CIA, according to two other sources.
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President-elect Donald Trump's promise to unleash a big oil boom in the US and lower gas prices is running up against a market reality: The world is already awash in fossil fuels. ExxonMobil CEO Darren Woods told Semafor on November 12 that while he wants to maintain US oil production at its current highs, the market is already well supplied. "I don't think today that production in the US is constrained," he said. "I don't know that there's an opportunity to unleash a lot of production in the near term."
Hakeem Jeffries could be the next presidential candidate to run for the Democrats when it comes to the 2028 presidential election.
Although still four years away, anger and soul-searching has taken hold of the Democratic Party after Kamala Harris' election loss that left some party officials blindsided.
Some party members believe plans should already start to be made as to how the Democrats will come back from such a devastating defeat and who might be the leader to take them there, given many now-familiar names may be leaving the political stage.
CBS’s Stephen Colbert revealed on Monday’s show that he has been stress eating in the days since President-elect Donald Trump won the election.
Stephen Colbert said his plan to cope with Trump’ victory is to lift weights and get “super jacked,” or, “I’m just going to get super fat. One of those two and I’ve got a pretty good clue of where it’s going to be. Because over the weekend, what I like to do when I’m feeling stressed out, I cook.” Colbert then listed the meals he prepared, including Tuscan white bean soup, roasted cauliflower in coconut milk, and an almond bread pudding.
Top Story at the Washington Post Today
Advises Liberals on How to Move to Another Country 27 replies
Advises Liberals on How to Move to Another Country 27 replies
The liberal Washington Post is out with a story today about how to leave the USA and live in another country. It’s one of their top stories for today. As the GP recently pointed out, we have been down this road before, but the people who claim they want to leave rarely follow through and actually do it in the end.
Threatening to leave the country because Trump won the presidency seems to be some sort of rite of passage on the left.
here are lots of people on the left who don’t appreciate how good they have it by living in the United States of America. Maybe living abroad would help.
Hollywood actor Wendell Pierce— known for his roles in The Wire, Suits, and Amazon’s Jack Ryan — is entirely underwhelmed at President-elect Donald Trump nominating Fox News host Pete Hegseth to serve as the new Secretary of Defense.
The Elsbeth star took to social media site X – once known as Twitter – to voice his anger and accuse the incoming president of behavior “That is UNAMERICAN” in the posting.
See for yourself what he wrote below: (X) As Breitbart News reported, Trump announced his nomination of Hegseth on Tuesday, touting his career accomplishments, including his military service and his advocacy for veterans.
“Pete is tough, smart and a true believer
Donald Trump warned not to pull out of
Paris climate agreement—by the CEO of
oil giant Exxon Mobil 26 replies
Paris climate agreement—by the CEO of
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Donald Trump’s thumping re-election threatens to upend the business of an industry he’s sworn to protect: Big Oil.
Should his incoming administration follow through on plans to once again pull the United States out of the landmark 2015 Paris climate agreement—as a way to loosen regulations on fossil fuel companies—it could actually end up hurting companies like Exxon Mobil, according to the oil giant’s CEO. (snip) The Exxon Mobil boss was in Azerbaijan to attend COP29 in Baku, the second straight time that a city rich from exploiting its fossil fuel deposits played host to the United Nations climate conference after Abu Dhabi last year.
Air pollution breathed in by women during pregnancy may be linked to a greater risk of developing autism, according to new research.
A review of the latest literature found babies with a genetic predisposition to autism exposed to four common air pollutants were more likely to develop the condition.
It's thought that when breathed in during early childhood or in the womb these pollutants can get into the bloodstream. There, they can bypass the protective layers of the brain, causing inflammation, changing the way nerves function and develop.
Oprah Winfrey denies report that Harris
campaign paid her $1 million: ‘I was
paid nothing — ever’ 25 replies
campaign paid her $1 million: ‘I was
paid nothing — ever’ 25 replies
Oprah Winfrey on Monday shut down a report that Kamala Harris’ failed presidential campaign paid her $1 million to stump for the Democrat.
“I was paid nothing — ever,” Winfrey told a TMZ reporter who approached her as she walked to her car.
The reporter asked about the claims that the Harris team paid her the massive figure for the star-studded, virtual town hall called “Unite for America” that the talk show star hosted on behalf of the Democratic nominee in September. (Photo) “Not true,” Winfrey, who endorsed Harris, said.
Chris Wallace to Leave CNN
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CNN anchor Chris Wallace announced on Monday that he would leave the network at the end of his contract, citing the growing influence of podcasters such as Joe Rogan and Charlamagne tha God.
Wallace – who joined CNN in January 2022 after nearly 20 years at Fox News – told the Daily Beast he would leave the network at the end of his three-year contract in favor of independent broadcasting.
Describing podcasts and streaming platforms as “where the action seems to be,” Wallace pointed to Rogan and Charlamagne’s influence during the 2024 election, before adding, “I don’t flatter myself to think I will have that sort of reach.”
President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday that former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee is his choice to be the next U.S. ambassador amid the ongoing war in Gaza.
Huckabee is a former presidential candidate himself who is the father of Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, who served as Trump's White House press secretary and interviewed him on stage at a campaign rally.
'I am pleased to announce that the Highly Respected former Governor of Arkansas, Mike Huckabee, has been nominated to be The United States Ambassador to Israel,' Trump wrote, although he does not yet have the formal power to make nominations until he takes the oath of office.
It’s hard to know just how much of the country hates Donald Trump. The easy answer is about half. But that’s probably wrong. Much less than half of the country voted against him last week and it would be a mistake to think that every one of those Americans hates the man. Surely a significant portion of Harris-Walz voters made their decisions simply because they either like Democratic policies or oppose the Republican agenda. If so, it would seem that Trump has an opportunity to unify a bitterly divided nation.
Still, there’s an angry, petty and vocal faction on the left that has no interest in unity because
President-elect Donald Trump nominated Fox News host Pete Hegseth to serve as his Secretary of Defense, hailing him as a champion of his “peace through strength” policy.
Trump announced his nomination of Hegseth on Tuesday, touting his career accomplishments, including his military service and his advocacy for veterans.“Pete is tough, smart and a true believer in America First. With Pete at the helm, America’s enemies are on notice — Our Military will be Great Again, and America will Never Back Down. Pete is a graduate of Princeton University, and has a Graduate Degree from Harvard University,” said Trump. “He is an Army Combat Veteran who did tours in