Marlow: Trump Baiting the Left to Take Stand on Behalf of Burning the American Flag

Pam Key 26 Aug 2025

Tuesday on Newsmax TV’s “Finnerty,” Breitbart Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow said President Donald Trump’s executive orderon flag burning was meant to bait the “left to take a really principled stand on behalf of burning the American flag.”

“I don’t know why that they think that gender sterilization and open borders and defending criminals over the citizens is preferable to just doing basic stuff like law and order and things of that nature but I think it’s about cognitive dissonance,” Marlow said of the Democrats.

“They think that if Trump does it, it must be wrong.

And ironically, Trump has based his entire first seven, eight months ofthis second term on only 80/20 issues. He’s not taking a single issue that’s not an 80/20 issue and making it a top-tier priority.

Maybe he’ll throw some something out hereor there, but overall,he’s going with bread and butter stuff, andhe traps them one timeafter the next after the next.

They’ve stepped on every single rakeand they can’t help themselvesbecause to them, Trump is always wrong and he’s always bad.”

He added, “I’m a First Amendment guy, too, so I’m fine with the flag burning being legal at this pointbut I like what Trump does where he resets people’s thinking.

• He questions things that we assume as gospel.

• It should not be gospel that you’re allowed to burn the flag.

• I am excited to see what the Supreme Court is ultimately going to say about it, and how they’re going to weigh in.

Trump is also baiting people on the left to take a really principled stand on behalf of burning the American flag.”

https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2025/08/26/marlow-trump-baiting-the-left-to-take-stand-on-behalf-of-burning-the-american-flag/

(Picture: MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN - MAY 15: Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan walks into the Court)

Wisconsin Judge Loses Court Battle After Allegedly Helping Migrant Escape

Elizabeth Weibel 26 Aug 2025

A federal judge dismissed a defense claim by the Milwaukee Circuit Judge who allegedly helped an illegal alien escapefrom U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials.

Judge Hannah Duganhad argued she was exemptfrom prosecution for helping the illegal immigrant. But U.S. District Judge LynnAdelman rejected Dugan’s argument, according to the Associated Press (AP).

Adelman explained that “the dispute boils down to Dugan arguing that there is a general rule of immunity for judges from prosecution,” while thegovernment “argues that the cited exceptions are simply examples of types of prosecutions that have been brought”:

Adelman said the dispute boils down to Dugan arguing that there is a general rule of immunity for judges from prosecution, with some limited exceptions, while the government argues that the cited exceptions are simply examples of types of prosecutions that have been brought.

“A review of the relevant history reveals the government has the better of the argument,” Adelman wrote.

Breitbart News’s Paul Bois reported in July that a U.S. magistrate judge hadalso stated that the case against Dugan was able to proceed.

In May, a grand jury indicted Dugan, and in the a “two-page indictment,” Dugan was accused of “obstructing a U.S. agency and concealing an individual to prevent an arrest,” according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:

The two-page indictment accuses Dugan, 66, of obstructing a U.S. agency and concealing an individual to prevent an arrest.The two charges carry a maximum penalty of six years in prison and a $350,000 fine, but sentences in cases involving nonviolent offenses typically are much shorter.

“Two days after” the grand jury indicted her, Dugan pleaded not guilty to the charges brought against her, according to the Washington Post.

https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2025/08/26/wisconsin-judge-loses-court-battle-helping-migrant-escape/

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I saw the same thing on a CNN article today, why are they doing this? And who are they?

Trump Is Likely to Win in His Fight with Fed Governor Cook

1/2Excellent Analysis

Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook’s attempt to overturn her removal faces long odds.The controlling doctrines point to a narrow judicial role here, and even a win on the merits would most likely yield back pay, not a return to Constitution Avenue. If you strip away the noise and look athow courts actually handle “for-cause”removals, Cook’s case is uphill on every material point.

The strongest thing Cook has going for her in the fight against President Donald Trump is thatthe Supreme Court has already signaled that it will likely uphold the for-cause tenure Congress gave Fed governors. While the Justices have been striking down similar for-cause tenure provisions for many agencies, bureaus, and commissions, the Supreme Court went out of its way in a recent emergency order to say that its reasoning in those cases—basically, that the limits on removal unconstitutionally infringe on the independence of the executive branch—does not apply to the Federal Reserve.

“Finally, respondents … contend that arguments in this case necessarily implicate the constitutionality of for-cause removal protections for members of the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors or other members of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC).We disagree. The Federal Reserve is a uniquely structured, quasi-private entity that follows in the distinct historical tradition of the First and Second Banks of the United States,” the Court said.

Although the court did not spell it out in detail,one of the key features that makes the Fed’s structure unique is that it is designed to perform a legislative function rather than an executive function. The Constitution assigns to Congress the power to “coin Money, regulate the Value thereof.” The Supreme Court has interpreted the power to coin money and regulate its value to include the authority to regulate every phase of currency, including chartering banks.In other words, monetary policy belongs to Congress, not the executive, and Congress likely has more leeway to impose removal restrictions on a central bank carrying out a Congressional power.

But the Court is likely to be reluctant to micromanage what qualifies as “cause” inside that distinctive regime.Section 242 of the Federal Reserve Act is terse:governors serve 14 years “unless sooner removed for cause by the President.” It does not define “cause,” mandate a hearing, or set an evidentiary burden. When Congress writes a sparse standard for a uniquely independent institution, courts generally read that as a reason for restraint, not a license to invent criminal-style procedures.

No Hunt for the Real Motive

Many commentators have argued that the mortgage fraud allegations are mere pretext for policy retaliation. That is unlikely to carry the day. In the canonical removal cases,the Court assessed the legal sufficiency of the reason offered, not the president’s “real motives.” If the White House presents a facially valid basis—here, integrity concerns tied to a financial transaction—judges typically decide whether that fits the statutory category of “cause,” full stop.

The Supreme Court’s recent decision in Trump v. United States reinforces why courts won’t probe presidential motives here. The Court made clear thatjudges “may not inquire into the President’s motives” when there are facially valid reasons for executive action, warning that such inquiry would be “highly intrusive” and risk exposing official conduct to examinationbased on “mere allegation of improper purpose.” This doctrine applies with particular force when, as here, the stated reason involves financial misconduct allegations supported by documentary evidence. Courts are meant to assess whether mortgage fraud concerns constitute valid “cause” under Section 242,not to psychoanalyze whether the president’s true motivation was policy disagreement.

(long article but great read)

And even if a court glanced at context, the policy-retaliation story doesn’t really add up.Removing one governor from the 12 memberFederal Open Market Committeedoes not shift monetary policy, and Cook’s rate stance at the last meeting was reportedly shared by nearly all other participants.That makes it hard to argue the true aim was to change the outcome on interest rates.

https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2025/08/26/breitbart-business-digest-why-lisa-cooks-lawsuit-to-keep-her-job-is-likely-to-lose/

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Cause Isn’t a Conviction

Because §242 supplies no procedures or burden,courts are not going tograft a “beyond a reasonable doubt” requirement—or anything close—onto a presidential removal. The right question isn’t “Can the President prove fraud?” but “Is there a non-frivolous evidentiary basis for believing conduct occurred that reasonably bears on fitness to serve on the nation’s bank-regulatory board?”

If the administration puts forward contemporaneous documents supporting the allegation that two incompatible primary-residence attestations were signed two weeks apart, that will likely clear the threshold to let the removal stand while litigation proceeds. Courts have been especially wary of yo-yoing officials in and out of office during suits. The institutional bias of our judicial system is toward stability now and damages later.

Some of Cook’s advocates have pointed out that the alleged misconduct predates her Fed service. That matters, but it isn’t dispositive. In other federal contexts, pre-appointment dishonesty can be “cause” because it goes to candor and suitability. The key is nexus: does the evidence credibly show misrepresentation in a financial transaction such that a banking regulator’s integrity is implicated? If the answer is yes, courts will not say “too old” or “too private” simply because the paperwork came before the oath.

Win the Case, Lose the Seat

Even if Cook were to win on the merits, perhaps convincing the court that the for-cause threshold has not been met,she’s still unlikelyto keep her seat on the Fed board.

The Supreme Court has long-avoided directly orderingthe government to continue to employ officialsin the face of a purported presidential removal. When removals are held unlawful, the historic remedy is back pay or relief aimed at subordinate officials,not an injunction to the Oval Office–. For a sitting Fed governor, that remedial pattern matters more than any lofty rhetoric about independence. It means Cook’s best-case courtroom outcome looks like a paycheck or a pension, not reinstatement==. That reality weakens the litigation leverage and underscores why front-end injunctions are so hard to obtain.

But this is not entirely clear-cut. In Cook’s case, the Supreme Court could avoid ordering the president of the United States to do anything at all. It could instead order Fed officials to treat her as a sitting governor. That would effectively keep her in office—providing at least a narrow path to victory for Cook.

Independence by Design

Allowing this removal to stand does not hand any president a joystick for monetary policy. A replacement must still be nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate. Fourteen-year, staggered terms dilute the impact of any single appointment. And the Federal Open Market Committee is a 12-vote body that includes Reserve Bank presidents; one vacancy or one new governor rarely moves outcomes by itself. If a White House overreaches on “cause,” the confirmation process is the proper venue for pushback.

Add those strands together and the court’s likely posture comes into focus. Justices will preserve the existence of a for-cause constraint for the uniquely structured Federal Reserve, but they won’t inflate that constraint into a criminal code or a roving license to interrogate presidential motives. They will ask whether the administration has some competent evidence of conduct that, if true, undermines a governor’s fitness for a financial-regulatory role. If so, the removal is likely to remain in place while the case winds through the courts.And even if Cook ultimately wins, the payoff will almost certainly be compensation, not a judicially ordered return to the Board.

The independence of the Federal Reserve matters for American economic stability. But that independence is best preserved by the architecture Congress built—Senate confirmation, long staggered terms, a multi-member FOMC—not by inviting courts to supervise personnel decisions in real time. The unique structure already recognized by the Supreme Court is the safeguard rather than orders from the judicial branch.

On the law as it stands, Cook’s challenge is unlikely to succeed on the front end, and even a back-end victory would be mainly symbolic.

https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2025/08/26/breitbart-business-digest-why-lisa-cooks-lawsuit-to-keep-her-job-is-likely-to-lose/

GOP Marks Abbey Gate Anniversary, Vows Biden-Harris Will ‘Never Be Let Off the Hook’ for ‘Tragic, Reckless’ Exit

Joshua Klein 26 Aug 20251/3

Republican lawmakers on Tuesday marked the fourth anniversary of the deadly Abbey Gate bombing by honoring the 13 fallen service members while demanding accountability for what they called former President Joe Biden’s “reckless withdrawal from Afghanistan,” which led to the “tragic but preventable attack,” with multiple members vowing to “never let him off the hook for his utter failure as Commander-in-Chief.”

President Donald Trump on Monday signed a proclamation declaring August 26, 2025, as a day of remembrance for the Abbey Gate victims, flanked by Gold Star families as he blasted the Biden administration’s chaotic withdrawal. “This is a very special group of people. I’ve been with them from the beginning, Abby Gate,” Trump said, calling August 26, 2021, “one of the dumbest days in our nation’s history.”

Trump said the administration should have kept Bagram Airfield and withdrawn from there rather than the vulnerable Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul. “At a minimum, they should have been at Bagram, the big field where we have hundreds of acres around it. Nobody’s going to get near it. They left from a small airfield, and the consequences were horrible,” Trump said at the ceremony, joined by Vice President JD Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

The president also recognized the wounded. “We have, like, 32 maybe more, but approximately 32 who lost their arms and their legs,” he said. “We remember these great 13 souls, but we also remember the people that were so badly injured, our soldiers, and we’re in contact with them always.”

On Tuesday, GOP lawmakers across both chambers took to social media to honor the fallen and demand accountability, stressing that the tragedy “didn’t have to happen” and blasting what they called Biden’s “strategic incompetence.”

“Four years ago, thirteen American service members gave their lives during the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wrote on X. “Their sacrifice will never be forgotten. We owe it to them and every warrior who wears the uniform to ensure that something like this never happens again.”

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) directly tied the bombing to Biden and Harris, writing, “Four years ago, 13 American heroes were killed at Abbey Gate because of Joe Biden & Kamala Harris’s reckless withdrawal from Afghanistan. It didn’t have to be this way.”

Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) delivered one of the sharpest critiques, saying, “The Biden administration bears full responsibility for the chaos in Kabul. By ignoring military advice, disregarding intelligence, and prioritizing politics over strategy, they created the conditions that cost 13 American lives.”

House Republicans echoed the same message. Rep. Brian Babin (R-TX) wrote, “Four years ago today, 13 brave U.S. service members and 170 civilians were murdered at Abbey Gate in Kabul. It was totally preventable. Biden’s disastrous withdrawal cost American lives.”

Several lawmakers honored service members from their home states. Rep. Harriet Hageman (R-WY) remembered Wyoming native Lance Corporal Rylee McCollum, writing, “Among the 13 was Wyoming’s own Rylee McCollum from Jackson. Rylee’s courage, along with the sacrifice of each of the fallen service members, will forever be remembered and honored.”

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) honored Lance Corporal Jared Schmitz from Missouri, saying, “Today marks four years since the Biden Administration’s disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan that cost 13 American lives,including Lcpl Jared Schmitz from Missouri. The families deserve accountability.”

Republican lawmakers onTuesday marked the fourth anniversary of the deadly Abbey Gate bombing by honoring the 13 fallen service members while demanding accountability for what they called former President Joe Biden’s “reckless withdrawal from Afghanistan,” which led to the “tragic but preventable attack,” with multiple members vowing to “never let him off the hook for his utter failure as Commander-in-Chief.”

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/08/26/gop-marks-abbey-gate-anniversary-vows-biden-harris-will-never-be-let-off-the-hook-for-tragic-reckless-exit/

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President Donald Trump on Monday signed a proclamation declaring August 26, 2025, as a day of remembrance for the Abbey Gate victims, flanked by Gold Star families as he blasted the Biden administration’s chaotic withdrawal. “This is a very special group of people. I’ve been with them from the beginning, Abby Gate,” Trump said, calling August 26, 2021, “one of the dumbest days in our nation’s history.”

Trump said the administration should have kept Bagram Airfield and withdrawn from there rather than the vulnerable Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul. “At a minimum, they should have been at Bagram, the big field where we have hundreds of acres around it. Nobody’s going to get near it. They left from a small airfield, and the consequences were horrible,” Trump said at the ceremony, joined by Vice President JD Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

The president also recognized the wounded. “We have, like, 32 maybe more, but approximately 32 who lost their arms and their legs,” he said. “We remember these great 13 souls, but we also remember the people that were so badly injured, our soldiers, and we’re in contact with them always.”

On Tuesday, GOP lawmakers across both chambers took to social media to honor the fallen and demand accountability, stressing that the tragedy “didn’t have to happen” and blasting what they called Biden’s “strategic incompetence.”

“Four years ago, thirteen American service members gave their lives during the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wrote on X. “Their sacrifice will never be forgotten. We owe it to them and every warrior who wears the uniform to ensure that something like this never happens again.”

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) directly tied the bombing to Biden and Harris, writing, “Four years ago, 13 American heroes were killed at Abbey Gate because of Joe Biden & Kamala Harris’s reckless withdrawal from Afghanistan. It didn’t have to be this way.”

Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) delivered one of the sharpest critiques, saying, “The Biden administration bears full responsibility for the chaos in Kabul. By ignoring military advice, disregarding intelligence, and prioritizing politics over strategy, they created the conditions that cost 13 American lives.”

House Republicans echoed the same message. Rep. Brian Babin (R-TX) wrote, “Four years ago today, 13 brave U.S. service members and 170 civilians were murdered at Abbey Gate in Kabul. It was totally preventable. Biden’s disastrous withdrawal cost American lives.”

Several lawmakers honored service members from their home states. Rep. Harriet Hageman (R-WY) remembered Wyoming native Lance Corporal Rylee McCollum, writing, “Among the 13 was Wyoming’s own Rylee McCollum from Jackson. Rylee’s courage, along with the sacrifice of each of the fallen service members, will forever be remembered and honored.”

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) honored Lance Corporal Jared Schmitz from Missouri, saying, “Today marks four years since the Biden Administration’s disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan that cost 13 American lives, including Lcpl Jared Schmitz from Missouri. The families deserve accountability.”

Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA) laid out the circumstances of the attack, noting it followed Biden’s “rushed withdrawal from Bagram Airfield in July 2021, which left U.S. forces without a defensible base and allowed the Taliban to release thousands of extremists, including the attacker responsible for Abbey Gate.”

Collins added that “Americans and Afghan allies were abandoned and $85 billion in U.S. military equipment was left behind,” while listing all 13 fallen heroes by name.

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/08/26/gop-marks-abbey-gate-anniversary-vows-biden-harris-will-never-be-let-off-the-hook-for-tragic-reckless-exit/

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The House Foreign Affairs Committee issued a statement underscoring accountability, stating, “Bad policies have consequences. Four years ago today, President Biden’s failed withdrawal from Afghanistan resulted in the tragic but preventable bombing attack at the Abbey Gate, robbing us of our thirteen young men and women in uniform.

We will never forget the names of these brave servicemembers gone too early.”

Chairman Brian Mast (R-FL) and Chairman Emeritus Michael McCaul (R-TX) both honored the fallen by name. McCaul connected the tragedy to his oversight work, saying,“This tragedy didn’t have to happen. As my 2024 report into the Afghanistan withdrawal revealed, the Biden admin prioritized optics over security at every step of the way — putting servicemembers, State Department employees, and innocent Afghans in mortal danger. While we remember and mourn those who died on that tragic day,we must also continue working toward answers and accountabilityto ensure this never happens again.”

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) honored Navy Hospital Corpsman Third Class Maxton Soviak, writing, “It’s been four years since Max Soviak paid the ultimate sacrifice for his country at the Abbey Gate in Kabul, Afghanistan. We will never forget his service. God Bless him and his family.”

Other Republicans emphasized their continued push for accountability. Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) wrote, “We will never forget the sacrifice of every lost life and those injured that day, and thanks to President Trump, these heroes’ families will finally get the answers they deserve!”

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) honored Staff Sergeant Ryan P. Knauss, noting her successful effort to dedicate a post office in his memory. “His courage and sacrifice will never be forgotten,” she said.

The RNC Research account delivered one of the harshest broadsides, stating, “Four years ago today 13 brave service members lost their lives during Biden’s botched Afghanistan withdrawal. Kamala Harris laughed.”

Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) called the withdrawal “a stain on our nation,” writing, “The Biden admin’s botched Afghanistan withdrawal will forever be a stain on our nation. Four years ago today, 13 American heroes were killed at Abbey Gate. We join in grief with our Gold Star families & will never forget the fallen 13.”

The House GOP’s official account summed it up, writing, “The disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal claimed the lives of 13 fearless American service members. Military veterans of the @HouseGOP remind us to never forget their sacrifice — and to never let Joe Biden off the hook for his utter failure as Commander-in-Chief.”

Joshua Klein is a reporter for Breitbart News. Email him at jklein@breitbart.com. Follow him on Twitter @JoshuaKlein.

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/08/26/gop-marks-abbey-gate-anniversary-vows-biden-harris-will-never-be-let-off-the-hook-for-tragic-reckless-exit/

Where are the Democrats to honor these Soldiers? Are they not standing up for Soldiers? Why ignore it?