This is what we voted for!! NO MORE handouts and bullshit!

The Trump Administration is moving so fast that stories of events that happened yesterday never get written. Everyone in Washington is doing a quick step to keep up with the pace of Trump and his team.

Trump, his allies, and we the people have learned more than we ever wanted to learn in the past four years. That knowledge is paying off by the minute to save this country.

No one can keep up, especially the Democrats and Fake News. The Democrats have nothing to say. Their policies and ideas are proven massive failures. All they have in their worn-out playbook is to instill fear and call people nazis and racists.

These are historic days, in every single way. Be sure to take time to appreciate where we are in the arc of history. This is what we voted for.

https://defendingtherepublic.substack.com/p/this-is-what-we-voted-for

Art Of The Deal: Trading The Income Tax For Tariffs.

President Donald Trump suggested during the 2024 campaign, replacing the federal income tax with tariffs on foreign imports. We don’t need to see an economic analysis to believe this is debate worth having. Of all the good Trump could do as president in the next four years, eliminating the federal income tax would be one of his greatest achievements.

Trump also reminded the fussbudgets and change-fearing conventionalists who will predict that without a federal income tax the country will fall into a decline that until the 16th Amendment was ratified in 1913, there was no federal income tax. That’s right, establishing a federal income tax required a change to the Constitution. The Supreme Court in 1895 struck down an effort in the year before to establish a national income tax. It was, said five justices, unconstitutional.

An income tax at any level is insidious. Internal taxes, Thomas Jefferson said, were an assault on liberty, which “covered our land with officers and opened our doors to their intrusions.”

https://issuesinsights.com/2025/01/27/art-of-the-deal-trading-the-income-tax-for-tariffs/

Exclusive Poll: Voters Not Satisfied with Education System, Back Parental Empowerment and School Choice.

U.S. voters are not satisfied with the existing education system and overwhelmingly believe in empowering parents and expanding school choice.

The survey, conducted by Fabrizio, Lee & Associates, a public opinion research firm found that 75 percent of voters would rate the public education system in the U.S. as fair or poor. At the same time, voters believe by nearly a 2-to-1 margin that parents should be in charge of deciding the best education for their children, as opposed to local school boards, teachers’ unions, and the government.

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/01/26/exclusive-poll-voters-not-satisfied-education-system-back-parental-empowerment-school-choice

Trump Media Announces Expansion into Financial Services.

Trump Media and Technology Group Corp. (Nasdaq: DJT) (“TMTG”), operator of the social media platform Truth Social and the video streaming platform Truth+, is announcing today that the company’s board of directors has approved a financial services and financial technology strategy, which will include the launch of the financial services and FinTech brand Truth.Fi.

To diversify the Company’s cash and cash-equivalent reserves of over $700 million as of December 31, 2024, the board has approved the investment of up to $250 million to be custodied by Charles Schwab. In addition to traditional investment vehicles, these funds may be allocated to:

Customized separately managed accounts (“SMAs”);

Customized exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”);

Bitcoin and similar cryptocurrencies or crypto-related securities.

https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/01/29/3017197/0/en/Trump-Media-Announces-Expansion-into-Financial-Services.html

USDA inspector general escorted out of her office after defying White House.

Security agents escorted the inspector general of the U.S. Department of Agriculture out of her office on Monday after she refused to comply with her firing by the Trump administration, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.

Phyllis Fong, a 22-year veteran of the department, had earlier told colleagues that she intended to stay after the White House terminated her Friday, saying that she didn’t believe the administration had followed proper protocols, the sources said.

The White House defended the firing of Fong and the other inspectors general, saying "these rogue, partisan bureaucrats… have been relieved of their duties in order to make room for qualified individuals who will uphold the rule of law and protect Democracy."

The USDA inspector general has a broad mandate, pursuing consumer food safety, audits and investigations of the Agriculture Department as well as violations of animal welfare laws. The USDA has been at the heart of concerns about bird flu, which has spread among cattle and chickens and killed a person in Louisiana.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/usda-inspector-general-escorted-out-of-her-office-after-defying-white-house/ar-AA1y4NtE

Pretty sure Trump's freeze on "stuff" was bait to see who freaks out the most. "Those who scream the loudest" comes to mind. Planned Parenthood is a non-profit organization that's partially funded by the govt, so it's no wonder the Dems are throwing a tantrum.

Tim Walz: ‘While Trump Was Out Golfing, He Threw The Country Into Crisis,’

Later on Tuesday, Walz said on “The Rachel Maddow Show” that people shouldn’t be surprised by the freeze because it was laid out in Project 2025, a playbook written by Trump loyalists to guide the actions of his new administration. He also called out Republican governors, saying, “Shame on you” for staying silent about the freeze.

“We’re going to need some courage,” Walz said. “This is a long fight. … They want to destroy the federal government.”

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/tim-walz-while-trump-was-out-golfing-he-threw-the-country-into-crisis/ar-AA1y4hFg

DOJ drops appeal against Trump co-defendants, ending classified documents case.

The Justice Department asked a federal appeals court Wednesday to drop the criminal case against President Donald Trump’s two former co-defendants, who were accused of conspiring to hide classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago home in Florida.

U.S. Attorney Hayden O’Byrne in Florida asked the Atlanta-based 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals court to dismiss the case against the co-defendants, Walt Nauta and Carlos De Oliveira, in a way that it could never be filed again.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/doj-drops-appeal-against-trump-co-defendants-ending-classified-documents-case/ar-AA1y4CIY

Former US Senator Bob Menendez sentenced to 11 years in prison in gold bar bribery case.

Former U.S. Senator Bob Menendez was sentenced on Wednesday to 11 years in prison over his 2024 conviction for taking bribes including gold bars in exchange for favors for Egypt and New Jersey businessmen.

U.S. District Judge Sidney Stein imposed the sentence at a hearing in Manhattan federal court.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/former-us-senator-bob-menendez-sentenced-to-11-years-in-prison-in-gold-bar-bribery-case/ar-AA1y5aUZ

Pam Bondi wins Senate committee approval on party-line vote.

The Senate Judiciary Committee voted Wednesday in favor of President Donald Trump's pick for attorney general, Pam Bondi. The vote was divided along party lines, with 12 Republicans voting in favor, and 10 Democrats voting against.

The vote means Bondi's nomination will now be presented to the full Senate for a vote on her confirmation. If confirmed, Bondi will head the Justice Department and serve as the top law enforcement officer in the United States.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-attorney-general-pick-pam-bondi-wins-senate-committee-approval-on-party-line-vote/ar-AA1y3YIy

Minneapolis mayor announces city will not cooperate with Trump's deportation policy.

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey announced Tuesday that he would not cooperate with federal law enforcement officers on deportations of illegal immigrants.

Over the first weekend of President Donald Trump’s second term, federal agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and their partners conducted nationwide roundups of more than 1,200 illegal immigrants who were charged with or convicted of committing crimes on American soil.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/minneapolis-mayor-announces-city-will-not-cooperate-with-trump-s-deportation-policy/ar-AA1y3KMj