President Trump in One Word

posted by Richard Blakely at American Thinker 

Brilliant!  President Donald Trump is absolutely brilliant!

President Trump’s first international trip was not to a NATO ally, but to the Middle East, because that is where the money is.  His trip began in Saudi Arabia, where the Saudis rolled out the lavender carpet for Trump because lavender is the symbol for generosity and Trump was wearing a matching lavender tie.  The lavender represents the lavender wild flower blossoming in their desserts.  Jesse Watters said in Saudi Arabia, it’s like rapper Lil’ Kim stated, “It’s about money, power and respect.”  Jesse says, “That’s Trump’s language.”

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, ruler of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, broke protocol and met President Trump on the tarmac.  President Trump gave a speech where he stated,

A new generation of leaders is transcending the ancient conflicts, forging a future where the Middle East is defined by commerce, not chaos, where it exports technology, not terrorism, and where people of different nations, religions and creeds are building cities together, not bombing each other out of existence.

[snip]

I will never hesitate to wield American power if it’s necessary to defend the United States or to help defend our allies [pointing at the Saudi prince].  And there will be no mercy for any foe who tries to do us or them harm.

Trump continued, saying, 

We have the biggest business leaders in the world here today. They are going to walk away with a lot of checks, a lot of this you are going to provide [looking at the crown prince].  And in the United States, it’s probably about two million jobs we are talking about.

Watters reported that “executives from Coca-Cola, Citigroup, IBM, Delta, United, BlackRock, Google and Amazon, all in the desert with Trump… Trump came on a mission to spread money and peace.”  The goal of this trip is to secure $1 trillion in investment in the U.S. with $600 billion already secured.  After the meetings, the crown prince stated that a phase two will raise the agreements to $1 trillion.

Brilliant!  President Donald Trump is absolutely brilliant!  

Next, Trump was off to visit the nation of Qatar, situated on the border of Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Iran, and the United Arab Emirates.  Qatar is a semi-constitutional monarchy, where Emir Tamin bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, reigning since 2013, stated, “Together the U.S. and Qatar are feeding and fueling the world.  This energy partnership alone is also valued at $1.5 trillion dollars.  So, we have been ‘drill baby drilling’ for the last four years.”  Looking at President Trump, the Emir continued and said, “And we are glad to have you back on board.”

Of the meeting Watters quipped: “Qatar’s pumping oil and sending us the money.  $1.2 trillion?  Not a bad thing for a day in Doha.”  Also, Jesse stated as a result of President Trump’s visit, Qatar put in “the biggest order for Boeing aircraft ever: 210.  That’s $100 billion dollars.”

But this trip was far more than just a trip about making trillions and billions of dollars for America.  Jesse stated, “Trump did something that no U.S. president has done in 25 years.  He met with Syria’s president, who used to be a bad guy, but now he’s our bad guy.”  Trump shocked the world and lifted sanctions on Syria stating that he was giving them “a chance at greatness.”  Jesse stated, “We are trying to peel Syria away from Russia and have them play nice with Israel, and peel Syria away from Iran.  The less friends Iran has in the neighborhood, the better chance they sign the nuke deal.”

Brilliant!  President Donald Trump is absolutely brilliant!

At the Qatar dinner President Trump shook hands with about 400 people and in a speech stated,

I hope you can help me with the Iran situation, because it is a perilous situation, and we want to do the right thing.  We want to do something that’s going to save, maybe millions of lives… We’re really helping the region.  We are helping the world.  We’re helping your country, and we are trying to get it done, if we can.  We are trying to get it done.  We have to move quickly, and I just hope Iran realizes what a great friend they have right here [Qatar].

Then Jesse stated,

If we can sign a nuke deal with Iran, we can lower sanctions and bring their oil back on line.  And when we get the Saudis to pump more oil, it will drive the price down, starve Russia’s war machine and force Putin to the negotiating table, and end the war in Ukraine. We are also selling these Arabs chips and weapons.  And if Netanyahu settles the war in Gaza, the Gulf States will re-up the Abraham Accords and we can all do business with Israel.  Everyone will be doing business together:  Jews, Muslims, and the United States.  Moscow will be pushed out of the region.  China will be pushed out.  And you will have a nice U.S.-sponsored trade alliance with an American security blanket, soft and cozy.  Then we can pivot out of that desert back to the Western hemisphere and to the Far East, where the action is.  His [Trump’s] main pitch this week is make money not war.  Trade goods, not missiles. It’s a ‘Hail Mary,’ but it might work.

Brilliant!  President Donald Trump is absolutely brilliant!

If all of this were not great enough, Trump then left for the United Arab Emirates, one of the richest countries of all, where he received a hero’s welcome in the palace at Abu Dhabi, UAE.  Trump secured a $1.4 trillion business deal and they lit up their city in red, white, and blue to celebrate, but the best was yet to come.  President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan awarded President Trump with his nation’s highest honor, the Order of Zayed:

This is the United Arab Emirates’ highest civil decoration named after the first president of the UAE, Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan. The Order is a necklace made of pure gold, featuring an elaborate design that reflects luxury and appreciation. The main necklace bears the name ‘Zayed’, the founder of the United Arab Emirates, surrounded by decorative details that express the cultural and heritage character of the Emirates.

What an honor for an American president.

The world is watching in awe while this great free-world leader — leads — with unity, strong love and common-sense peace. How refreshing.

In fact, it’s brilliant!  President Donald Trump is absolutely brilliant!

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US Leadership in the World

posted by Alan Joseph Bauer at Townhall 

Donald Trump’s first foreign visit reminds the world that it needs leadership.

When Michael Jordan retired for the first time from the NBA, the league had a problem. Sure, Kobe and other stars were still in their prime, but there was no replacement for Michael Jordan. People who had no great connection to basketball would watch games and buy merchandise. The entire city of Chicago was overjoyed by the success of the Bulls and their biggest star. When Jordan left the game, viewership dropped and there was much less excitement for the sport.

Donald Trump is finishing up his first overseas trip. His reception in three three Gulf states was out of this world. From fighter plane escorts to events and activities designed to impress the US president, the three Arab leaders did not hold back. Trump, for his part, led a delegation that signed trillions of dollars of deals for planes, weapons systems, advanced chips, and more. In every way, it was a win for the US economy and the Gulf countries.

It is always very hard to perform a precise dissection to know how much of the pomp and pageantry was for Trump the individual and how much was for the office of the president of the United States. Trump’s reception in Saudi Arabia was miles ahead of a similar reception for his predecessor just a few years back. And while the Gulf potentates seemed to be on very friendly personal terms with the US president, the joy and enthusiasm in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE represent more. These leaders, like much of the world, have been looking for strong world leadership, and Donald Trump came to their countries to deliver it.

Look at how Trump addressed Iran and Syria. He told the former that they cannot have a nuclear weapon and that they must give up their support for terror. Only someone who has the means to prevent them from going against his will can make such demands. And with Syria, he told al-Julani that he needs to clean up his country and make peace with Israel if he wants to move forward with the US. One may or may not agree with the US dictating terms, but Donald Trump left no doubt: play by my rules and you will do well. Cross me, and you will pay. If you could find General Suleimani’s ear, you could ask him if he is serious.

While some might claim that the world does not want or need an American policeman, the bottom line is that for eighty years, the world has gotten used to and benefited from US global power projection and leadership. Half of the aircraft carriers in the world today fly an American flag; one-third of the decommissioned carriers plied the world’s oceans for the US Navy. Since the end of World War 2, the US has not only worried about its own affairs but has also played a major role in the way the world is run. Part of it has been for self-protection: overt and clandestine actions were often directed at weakening America’s enemies or preventing activities that worked against American interests. The other part has been to hold together a world order that favors American military and economic power. The US patrols the worlds’ shipping lanes; not since the British of yore has any country done the same. And no other country today can or is interested in doing the same. One should remember that all of the bombing in Yemen was to guarantee free movement of shipping into and out of the Suez Canal.

The world needs a leader, just as a ship needs a captain and a plane requires a pilot. Actually, they could fly our commercial flights with either no pilot or just one. But people refuse: they want at least two people up in the cockpit should one become incapacitated. The world needs to know who’s in charge and who’s calling the shots. The palpable enthusiasm for Donald Trump in the desert kingdoms reflected joy that the US is once again taking its position of leadership. China’s concerns are food and energy, not world policing. Russia is too weak to take such a mantle from the US. When allies of the US see the president taking a strong stand on the world stage, they feel that they have an ally who has their back. After four years of a clueless Biden administration, Trump’s very muscular US posture is a relief for them. The disastrous exit from Afghanistan, container ships being bombed by the Houthis, and the wars in Ukraine and Gaza were signs of the US having left the world stage.

While allies may be relieved that the US has ended its retreat from world affairs, less friendly nations need to take stock of their options. Do they play ball with the US? Do they attack US interests and risk a devastating response? China, India, England and others came pretty quickly to renegotiate arrangements after Trump raised US tariffs significantly on their products. They did not try to play a very long trade war; rather, they understood that by dancing to the president’s violin they would come out best. Donald Trump has said that he wants other countries—including pariahs like Syria and Iran—to succeed. He is not trying to destroy them or weaken them economically. He just wants them to play by the US’ rules.

It was said that when the Berlin Wall was built, John Kennedy was relieved. He did not want people stuck in the Soviet hellhole, but he understood that a wall would prevent a war. Prior to the Wall, American and Soviet tanks came face to face in Berlin. They had to be walked back until the situation was defused. Kennedy wanted freedom for everybody, but he wanted stability and in a perverse way, the Berlin Wall provided the same until it came crashing down.

When countries,both  friends and foes, know where the US is holding, they know how to take care of their own affairs. No other country in the world has the military might, economic power, and will to play the role that the US can play. Look at President Trump doing nearly $4 trillion in business in a week of hectic travel. Not even the Chinese could pull that one off.

With sword dances in the desert, the US is back on the world stage. 

Democrats Are the Greatest Threat to Democracy We’ve Ever Faced

posted by Derek Hunter at Townhall 

Forget any foreign adversary or terrorist group, Democrats in this country are the greatest threat to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness our country has ever known. Internal threats are always dangerous, especially to a country as strong as ours, but that half the political establishment and almost all of the media are active participants in actions designed for the specific purpose of harming American citizens (up to and including their deaths) and destroying the country is something for which there is no precedent.

Think of all these “progressive” idiots who hid Joe Biden’s decline. That treachery still has not been viewed in its entirety. It is only through the grace of God that something horrible didn’t happen while that doddering, old fool was in the White House. His handlers kept him insulated from exposure, which protected us from him starting a war or having our enemies see just how gone he was to embolden them to take action somewhere else. 

But those bastards were the ones who should have exposed his inability to do the job. Only for reasons of their political agenda did they conspire to hide it – agenda über alles – from the public. And hide it they did. I don’t know if that is full treason or not, but if it is not, it is as close as one can get without getting there.

None of this would have been possible without a compliant media. If I could see it, and you could see it, in the limited, necessary public “proof of life” appearances Biden made during his administration, the people just outside the inner bubble sure as hell could. They chose to ignore it. 

More than that, they actively worked against anyone who pointed out the truth. They’re selling books now and working diligently to wash their hands of complicity by asking the politicians when they noticed and why they didn’t say anything, but that’s a bit like accusing your friend of cheating to distract from your own infidelity.

There is enough guilt to go around because every single one of them had the opportunity to do the right thing for the American people, and not one of them chose to. I realize that would have elevated Kamala Harris to the presidency, but I don’t care. She’s horrible, but she is aware of her surroundings and cognizant of actions and their consequences. The same cannot be said for Joe.

Everyone says it all the time, but you can’t hate these people enough. They called you crazy, they called you a “threat to democracy” because you noticed what was happening in the White House, and you asked questions. I’d say there’s a special place in hell for people like that, but there isn’t a segment – they’re what hell was created for.

That we survived the Biden years as well as we did is a testament to America and the result of a cosmic coin toss. It could have gone the other way, easily. 

Even still, Democrats are claiming they had no idea. There are Democrats who insist that there was nothing wrong until that debate. Yet, every excerpt I’ve seen from the latest attempt at progressive absolution is littered with anonymous “Cabinet Secretaries” unwilling to put their names out for the public to see. 

It doesn’t matter which ones are speaking about which event Biden fumbled; every Cabinet Secretary was complicit, as not a single one of them said anything about Joe’s decline or a lack of access to the president for four years. 

How is that not a form of treason? The oath they swear is not to a president, it is to the Constitution and the country. They chose to ignore that for their own political purposes.

What’s even more telling is you know that if any had spoken out, Democrats – all of whom knew the truth – would have turned on them, tried to ruin them. The “reporters” who ignored what was right in front of them are now getting book deals and winning journalism awards, but they’d be unemployable had they said anything.

But that’s what true heroes do: they stand up when it is necessary, not when it’s popular or convenient. Yes, some made passing references in columns or commentary about Biden’s age being a possible issue, but not one of them beat a drum over it. They checked the box so they could later, should the truth come out, point to that passage or column and claim they’d been on it; that they were one of the good ones.

No one wrote about what is the biggest scandal since a stroke completely incapacitated Woodrow Wilson, and his staff and wife secretly ran the country until it was “safe” and necessary. If Democrats continued to deny the truth, they would lose by more next time. This is a time for confession, hand-washing, and buck-passing. But a Silkwood Shower can’t wash off these stains. 

AOC knew and lied, Joe Scarborough knew and lied, Nancy Pelosi knew and lied, David Muir knew and lied, Rachel Maddow knew and lied, and Chuck Schumer knew and lied. You name the Democrat, and they knew and lied, not just about Joe but about us when we told the truth. 

There are a lot of words that can be used to describe these people, their character, and what they did, none of which are good. Whichever words you choose to use, you are correct. Let this haunt them to the grave, let us remind them of what they participated in until they’re there. And let’s fight like hell to make sure these bastards never even come close to sniffing power again. 

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GOP Moderates Are Learning the Wrong Lessons from 2024—and Risk Losing Everything in 2026

Joe Cunningham reporting for RedState 

This column really has two audiences. The first is moderate Republicans who are getting in the way of major fiscal reforms necessary to correct decades of financial irresponsibility. The second is Republican leadership who, in all honesty, are in a tough position trying to herd a bunch of unruly cats with personality disorders ranging from extreme anxiety to a desire to fight everything that moves. 

Throughout this entire chaotic budget fight over the One Big Beautiful Bill, a dangerous delusion has begun creeping back into the Republican Party, especially among the moderate class and some in GOP leadership. It’s this belief they are getting once again that they won’t be able to win and stay in power if they don’t moderate on some of their positions.

Things like restructuring/reforming Medicaid, asserting fiscal responsibility, and pushing back hard against progressive social ideology. 

Sure, they’ve talked a great game on immigration, but it’s been done through executive action. There has not been one serious attempt by the party to codify any immigration enforcement policies into law. There has not been any serious attempt to curtail the insane levels of government spending that have put us on a dangerous path.

What have moderate Republicans done? The “SALT Caucus” has demanded the federal government reward their states’ bad tax policies by reintroducing state and local tax deductions. Some, reportedly including President Donald Trump himself, have suggested tax hikes on the rich. More have wavered on ending the Green New Deal policies in the Inflation Reduction Act. They understand that Medicaid reform is necessary, but they are too uncomfortable with how it might impact their re-election bids.

The problem? There really isn’t much evidence in the past several years to justify their fears.

The 2022 and 2024 Elections Don’t Lie

Trump didn’t win the presidency by compromising on his positions. Republicans didn’t retake the Senate by tacking to the center. The House didn’t hold together by hedging on tough issues. Conservative ideas won because voters rejected the Democrats’ failures and backed the vision Republicans offered. Republicans, in a moment of rare competence, had plans. The Democrats had fear.

Moderates want you to believe otherwise. They’re pushing to water down conservative reforms, cut deals on spending, avoid social issues, and retreat from the cultural battles that defined the campaign. Why? Because they think it’ll save their seats in the 2026 midterms. They’re even now still floating the idea that Roe v. Wade being overturned was bad and that Planned Parenthood funding is an issue we should let slide. 

Medicaid reform? Don’t touch it. Budget cuts? Political suicide, they claim.

But if 2022 taught us anything, it’s that poor candidates, not conservative ideas, hurt the GOP’s momentum. And while the GOP should have won in Georgia, Arizona, and Pennsylvania, they didn’t because the candidates were terrible and were awful messengers of the alternative Republicans promised.

And in 2024, conservative messaging delivered wins across the board. There is zero evidence that elected Republicans trimming conservative principles from their governing style helps them win. None. The voters who turned out for Trump didn’t do so because they wanted moderation. They did it because they wanted action on the multiple issues that came with Democratic governance under the Biden administration.

Stop Playing Defense

I do believe in the strategic use of rhetoric, and there isn’t always a time to say everything you want to say or do. But that isn’t the same as deciding to switch to being a moderate when that isn’t what you promised voters when you got elected (or re-elected). Voters don’t need to know everything you want to do, but they also need to know you’ll do what you promised you would. Turning around and doing none of what you promised will hurt you more often than being too conservative.

I’ll be blunt: Moderate politicians didn’t get us Republican governance. Conservatives did. And moderate voters looked between the progressive and conservative politicians and decided that the conservative ones had the best ideas for getting us out of the mess we were (and still are) in. 

And it’s time to stop pretending we need to govern like we’re still trying to win purple districts. That isn’t the playbook that won Georgia, Arizona, or Pennsylvania. It wasn’t what got us a Senate majority. It wasn’t what kept the House. It wasn’t what put Trump back in the White House.

Every time the GOP wins a majority, we get the same tired script from the inside-the-Beltway crowd: “Tone it down. Don’t overreach. Wait until after the midterms.” And what do we get? Nothing. We win elections and lose the mandate because we let caution kill momentum.

Voters didn’t elect Republicans to be Democrats with better branding. They elected Republicans to do the things they promised. Cutting spending. Fixing the broken border. Defunding radical progressive programs. Reforming broken entitlement systems. Ending the DEI garbage that has infiltrated government and education. They didn’t vote for the GOP so they could turn around and abandon everything they ran on—they voted for our side so we could stop the left.

What the GOP Needs Is a Backbone

Here’s what’s really happening: the moderates are scared. They’re afraid of being unpopular for five minutes on MSNBC and CNN. They’re afraid of upsetting entrenched interests. They’re afraid of standing firm on conservative values because they might get uncomfortable headlines. 

But guess what? The voters who elected you don’t care about your cable news appearances. They care about results.

They care about whether you meant it when you said you’d cut the size of government. They care about whether you’ll hold the line on spending. They care about whether you’ll stand up for their values, not compromise them away to keep a seat warm.

The American people are tired of promises. They’re tired of Republicans winning elections only to govern like Democrats. I won’t go so far as to say they want bold, unapologetic leadership instead of political triangulation, but I will point out that they did elect Donald Trump twice (and the Biden years in between those two terms came amid a pandemic and an economic collapse).

And if you think backing off is what saves you in 2026, then you haven’t been paying attention to what got you here in the first place.

If You Promised to Govern Like a Conservative, Then Do It

I get that some of these fights are hard. But that’s why the voters hired you. And if you think you can abandon your base and coast through the next cycle without paying the price, ask Mitt Romney how that worked out in 2012. 

This isn’t about ideology for ideology’s sake. It’s about governing with integrity. Voters gave conservatives a mandate—so act like it. That means keeping our promises. That means following through. That means stop being afraid of doing what’s right just because it’s not easy.

You weren’t elected to be safe. You were elected to be bold. So grow a spine, get back in the fight, and give the voters the leadership they were promised.

Trump Admin to Allow Forced-Reset Triggers Sales. As Usual, Legacy Media Gets It Wrong.

Ward Clark reporting for RedState 

The Trump administration's Justice Department, as part of the settlement of a lawsuit by the National Association for Gun Rights, is reversing a policy from the first Trump administration. The new policy will allow the sale of forced-reset trigger devices. These devices, while allowing a rifle or handgun to fire rapidly, do not alter the actual operation of the gun in any way; it still requires one actuation of the trigger to fire one and only one round. 

And, as we might expect, the legacy media doesn't report this accurately.

The Justice Department on Friday announced a settlement in a lawsuit brought by the National Association for Gun Rights. The lawsuit challenged an ATF rule banning “forced reset triggers” — devices that allow semiautomatic weapons to fire rapid bursts of bullets.

“This Department of Justice believes that the 2nd Amendment is not a second-class right,” Attorney General Pamela Bondi said in a statement. “And we are glad to end a needless cycle of litigation with a settlement that will enhance public safety.”

Here's the thing about these devices: Barring the sale would accomplish precisely nothing and is a waste of the taxpayer's time and money; the policy appeals to people who have no idea how these devices work. They have no idea how the firearms work, for which they are designed to be accessories. 

As usual, the gun-control advocates also get it wrong.

Vanessa Gonzalez, a spokeswoman for Giffords, the national gun violence prevention group led by former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, condemned the move.

“The Trump administration has just effectively legalized machine guns. Lives will be lost because of his actions,” said Gonzalez. “This is an incredibly dangerous move that will enable shooters to inflict horrific damage. The only people who benefit from these being on the market are the people who will make money from selling them, everyone else will suffer the consequences.”

No. The Trump administration has not legalized machine guns, and we must note, actual machine guns are still legal for law-abiding citizens to own, if they are willing to invest the considerable costs and leap through a few government hoops that have been in place since 1934.

These devices do not alter the operation of a weapon. Any semi-auto rifle or handgun with one of these attached functions, as it was designed: One shot per trigger pull.

Histrionics by groups like Giffords aside, this entire issue was a sideshow. These devices, allowed or banned, will have no effect on the national violent crime rate either way. Giffords and groups like them know nothing about the guns they propose to ban, and that shows by their clueless rhetoric around this topic. They propose, as always, to condemn the sword for the hand that wields it, and in so doing accomplish little besides increasing the earth's temperature by some fraction of a degree with their endless output of hot air.

With this settlement, the Trump (47) administration has corrected a misstep from the Trump (45) administration. Full credit to them for that; and, as usual, the gun-control advocates embarrass themselves with their ignorance of the things they propose to control.

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Where Most Live in Caves—Discovers Weirdly Smart Reason Why

President Trump asks a Looming Question, Who Was Behind the Biden Auto-Pen?

Sundance reporting for CTH 

At first blush the question seems curious, but when you further think about it the question becomes rather important.  If Joe Biden was not cognitively aware of what was happening around the office of the president, then who exactly was controlling the use of his signature via the auto-pen?

In a functioning democracy with a purposefully curious media, the fourth estate would be demanding a congressional investigation to get the answers and context for who was really carrying out the agenda of the Biden administration.  Unfortunately, as a nation we lost that ‘fourth estate’ a long time ago, and congress is of no help.  President Trump:

…”Whoever had control of the “AUTOPEN” is looking to be a bigger and bigger scandal by the moment. It is a major part of the real crime, THAT THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF 2020 WAS RIGGED AND STOLEN! Millions and millions of people knew that, but the Radical Left Democrats waged a campaign of inoculation and innocence like none that had ever been waged before. THIS IS WHY THE UNSELECT COMMITTEE OF POLITICAL THUGS, WHO WERE GIVEN A FULL AND COMPLETE PARDON BY THE PERSON WHO WIELDED THE NOW ILLEGALLY USED AUTOPEN, DELETED AND DESTROYED ALL EVIDENCE AND INFORMATION FROM THEIR CORRUPT AND VICIOUS WITCH HUNT AGAINST ME, AND MANY OTHER PEOPLE, WHOSE LIVES WERE COMPLETELY SHATTERED AND DESTROYED BY THIS HISTORICALLY CRIMINAL EVENT. Remember, it all began with DIRTY COP James Comey, Obama, a hapless and cognitively impaired Sleepy Joe Biden, and my now very famous ACCUSATION that,“THEY SPIED ON MY CAMPAIGN!” Whoever had control of the Autopen is just the beginning. The biggest crime of all is that THE 2020 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION WAS RIGGED! I (MAGA!) WON THE ELECTION BY MILLIONS OF VOTES, AND EVERYONE KNOWS IT. GOD BLESS AMERICA, FOR THE FIGHT HAS JUST BEGUN!!!” (source)

Joe Biden’s Dept of Justice – Merrick Garland was AG In Name Only for a Specific Reason

Sundance reporting for CTH 

There has been a lot of discussion about who was running the Biden administration against the backdrop of numerous revelations about his cognitive incapacity while in office.  However, one key point keeps being overlooked about the DOJ during his tenure.

Merrick Garland was not selected to be Joe Biden’s Attorney General because the crew in control of the events wanted Merrick Garland as Attorney General.  Garland was removed from his position as DC Circuit Court Justice in order to make room for Ketanji Brown-Jackson to take Garland’s place, get Senate confirmed and then await the resignation of Supreme Court Justice Stephen Bryer. {GO DEEP}

As a standalone Supreme Court nominee, Judge Ketanji Brown-Jackson would have been a radical pick.  Judge Brown-Jackson was a known activist in the DC District Court; however, by removing Garland as chief circuit justice and replacing him with KBJ, who needed Senate confirmation as chief circuit justice, she could get through a later Senate confirmation easier and then sit on the Supreme Court for thirty years.  Garland was removed to make room for KBJ.  It was a strategy.

Garland was a U.S. Attorney General in name only.  The actual lead of the DOJ was from Obama’s crew, Deputy AG Lisa Monaco.

WHY?

Back in 2009 President Obama selected Eric Holder to be Attorney General.  AG Holder’s role was to lead the Lawfare ‘fundamental transformation’ we have seen in the 16 years since.  In the 2010 midterms, Obama was “shellacked,” that triggered AG Holder to ask the Treasury Department to participate in a “special research project.” {Go Deep}

The IRS was asked for the Schedule-B’s of groups who were registered as “patriot” groups (Tea Party Patriots) and other names associated with the political uprising against Barack Obama and the takeover of federal healthcare, ie Obamacare.   The Cincinnati field office of the IRS then sent the DOJ a batch of CD-ROM’s containing the names of the individual donors listed on the IRS 501-c (3)(4) forms.  That list was then compiled and used by the federal government to target the donors and supporters.  A whistleblower came forward; the IRS controversy swirled in 2012.

On September 25, 2014, the Justice Department said Attorney General Eric Holder would resign as soon as his successor is confirmed. Holder was succeeded by Loretta Lynch on April 27, 2015. Lynch was selected because she was the bridge to Hillary Clinton’s campaign in 2016. Remember the Bill Clinton and Loretta Lynch tarmac meeting?  It’s all connected.

[Sidebar – the reporter who broke the story of the Arizona Clinton/Lynch tarmac meeting later died from “suicide.”]

Summary so far:  Obama appointed Holder to lead and create the weaponized Lawfare transition within Main Justice.  Eric Holder did just that, and also created the DOJ-National Security Division (to use FARA investigations against DC operatives as leverage).  Holder then left the DOJ, took the special research project data, and went to work in California.  Loretta Lynch was then appointed as the transitional AG between Obama and Hillary Clinton.  That was the plan.  The DOJ/FBI would protect Clinton’s interests, and that’s exactly what they did in 2015 and 2016.

Eric Holder was then hired by the State of California right after the surprising and unexpected election result of 2016 [LINK].  Eric Holder then began constructing the BETA test for what was to come later.  Eric Holder organized the motor-voter rolls in California to auto-register illegal alien voters.  The California legislature passed a law permitting illegal aliens to get drivers licenses.  Eric Holder’s program linked those drivers licenses automatically to voter registration.  Do you remember the 2018 mid-term election in California?

For weeks after 2018 election day in California, the new process of mail-in ballots changed the entire election day outcome.  California was the BETA test for the national 2020 mail-in ballot fraud system.  It all links back to the California ballot and illegal alien voter registration operation carried out by Eric Holder.

Eric Holder was Obama’s weaponized Attorney General (2009-2015).  Loretta Lynch was the Attorney General in place to facilitate the transition to Hillary Clinton (2015-2016). Merrick Garland was Biden’s Attorney General (2021) to pave the way for Ketanji Brown-Jackson to be a U.S. Supreme Court Justice (2022).  Lisa Monaco was the person running the day-to-day DOJ operations (2021-2025).

KBJ was put into the planning book back in February 2020, yes, 2020!

It was February 25th, 2020, to be precise, just four days before the South Carolina Democrat primary.  South Carolina Representative James Clyburn went backstage at the presidential debate and told Biden, “You’ve had a couple of opportunities to mention naming a Black woman to the Supreme Court,” Clyburn lectured his friend of nearly half a century, like a schoolteacher scolding a child. “I’m telling you, don’t you leave the stage tonight without making it known that you will do that.” {link}

Unbeknownst to Biden at the time, just two days earlier Barack Obama and James Clyburn came to an agreement and created the most consequential alliance of the 2020 Democrat campaign.  Barack Obama the figurative and ideological leader of the movement known as “Black Lives Matter”, and James Clyburn the figurative and ideological leader of the political construct within the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) church, had struck a deal.

Obama and Clyburn really had no choice but to come to an agreement and form the alliance.  If they did not act fast, Bernie Sanders was gaining momentum, and they could not have Sanders at the top of the 2020 ticket, because he was too outside the club system which was now almost exclusively focused on racial identity as a tool for political power.

A Bernie Sanders -vs- Donald Trump general election would have been a disaster; and it would be almost impossible for the racial operatives in the key precincts [Atlanta (GA), Philly (PA), Clark County (NV), Wayne County (Mich), Madison (WI)] to feel inspired enough to risk themselves and commit fraud to help Bernie win.

To get rid of Sanders, BLM and AME aligned.  This was the actual moment when Hillary Clinton was cast into the pit of irrelevance in Democrat politics.

Within the agreement, Obama and Clyburn selected Biden as the tool they could easily control to deliver on their larger, progressive, leftist intentions.

A few days later, James Clyburn then endorsed Biden while Barack Obama began making phone calls telling each of the other candidates to drop out in sequence and support Biden or else the club would destroy them.  The only one told not to drop out yet was Elizabeth Warren, as she would be needed as the insurance policy, the splitter against Bernie Sanders.

Each of the candidates was promised the traditional indulgences for toeing the party line, and the rest is history.  Joe Biden wandered around doing what everyone told him to do, which was mostly stay in his basement and let the club work on his behalf, until the club delivered the nomination.

Inside that process, the strategic map was modified to ensure Ketanji Brown-Jackson would advance to the Supreme Court.

With Biden installed, he would select Merrick Garland as his Attorney General.  Judge Garland was an important judge on the important DC Circuit Court.  Garland’s replacement would need to be a Senate confirmed seat for that Circuit Court assignment. Brown-Jackson would be put into Garland’s open spot, and the Senate could not deny her the SCOTUS confirmation, having just confirmed her months before. {Go Deep}

It was always the team around -and including- Barack Obama operating in the background of Biden.