The small cracks of dissent emerging in Trump's GOP

Story by Alex Isenstadt • 5h

As President Trump basks in his success in the Middle East, hairline fractures within his Republican base are cropping up on a smattering of domestic issues.

Why it matters: Republicans have been in near-lockstep with Trump in his second term. So the small pockets of resistance — on the National Guard deployments, free speech, the federal shutdown and more — signal concerns within the GOP as the 2026 midterms come into sight.

A sample of Republicans who've been pushing back:

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia: Once one of Trump's most loyal and outspoken supporters on Capitol Hill, Greene (along with Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie) has been vocal in calling on the White House to release the Epstein files. And Greene has seemed to echo Democrats in chiding GOP congressional leaders over the shutdown.

"I'm carving my own lane," Greene posted on X last week, adding that she was "absolutely disgusted" that health insurance costs for millions of Americans would soar if the GOP-led Congress doesn't extend the tax credits Democrats are demanding to end the shutdown.

2.Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt:He told The New York Times that he disagreed with Trump's decision to send Texas National Guard troops to Illinois as part of the president's crackdown on crime. Stitt, like scores of Democrats, called it a violation of "states' rights."

"Oklahomans would lose their mind" if Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) "sent troops down to Oklahoma during the Biden administration," Stitt said.

3.Utah Gov. Spencer Cox:He took to X over the weekend to express his unhappiness about the Trump administration canceling North America's largest solar power project, saying, "This is how we lose the AI/energy arms race to China."

4.Vivek Ramaswamy:The former GOP presidential candidate, now running for Ohio governor, made clear he disagreed with the administration's pressuring of ABC that led to the brief suspension of late-night TV host Jimmy Kimmel, a frequent Trump critic.

5.Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas:He compared FCC Chair Brendan Carr's implied threats to broadcasters such as ABC to mafia tactics, calling them "dangerous as hell." (Cruz still thinks he can be the President)

Cruz said he plans to introduce a bill to make it easier for people to sue the government for censorship.

6.Sen. Susan Collins of Maine:The senator, who's up for reelection next year, criticized White House budget director Russ Vought last week over his decision to permanently lay off thousands of federal workers during the shutdown.

"Regardless of whether federal employees have been working without pay or have been furloughed, their work is incredibly important to serving the public," Collins said.

The other side:The criticisms have drawn the attention of MAGA supporters, including pro-Trump activist Laura Loomer.

"So what's happening? Well, ingrate Republicans who attached themselves to Trump think they don't need him anymore or they are retaliating because he didn't endorse them," Loomer wrote in a Friday morning post on X.

What's next:Trump has been underwater in recent voter surveys — just 40% in a new Reuters/Ipsos poll.

GOP strategists say Trump could get a polling bump from his historic peace accord in the Middle East, which could tamp down some critiques from within the party.

But "if you're a Republican member in a district that's even remotely competitive, you have to have areas where you can show some distance" from Trump, said former Pennsylvania Rep. Charlie Dent, a Republican.

What they're saying:White House spokesperson Kush Desai dismissed the idea that the president is facing pushback within the GOP, saying it was "more united than ever under President Trump's leadership."

"President Trump and congressional Republicans are working in lockstep to implement the agenda the American people voted for last November," Desai added.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/government/the-small-cracks-of-dissent-emerging-in-trump-s-gop/ar-AA1OqGW4

All of these people are losers, so they are pouncing 1-1/2 and 3-1/4 years before the next election.

Multiple airports refuse to play Kristi Noem video that blames Democrats for government shutdown

By Alexandra Skores, Hanna Park, CNN

Tue October 14, 20251/2

Several major US airports - including Las Vegas’ Harry Reid International, Portland International, Seattle-Tacoma International, Charlotte Douglas International Airport and three in New York - are refusing to play a video of Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem in which she blames Democrats for the federal government shutdown.

The dispute highlights the remarkable push by the Department of Homeland Security to insert a political message into the airport security experience that virtually every air traveler must go through.

The video, released last week and first obtained by Fox News, is intended to play at security lines, with Noem stating, “It is TSA’s top priority to make sure that you have the most pleasant and efficient airport experience as possible while we keep you safe.”

She also says, “However, Democrats in Congress refuse to fund the federal government, and because of this, many of our operations are impacted, and most of our TSA employees are working without pay.”

Airport officials have cited a variety of reasons for refusing to play the video, from its “political content” to a potential violation of federal law.

In an email to CNN, a spokesperson for the Port of Portland, which operates Portland International Airport, Hillsboro Airport and Troutdale Airport, confirmed a request came from the Transportation Security Administration to display the video message.

“We did not consent to playing the video in its current form, as we believe the Hatch Act clearly prohibits use of public assets for political purposes and messaging,” said Molly Prescott, spokesperson for the Port of Portland.

The Hatch Act is a 1939 law which prohibits political activities of federal employees to ensure government programs are administered in a nonpartisan fashion.

Prescott added Oregon law states no public employee can promote or oppose any political committee, party or affiliation.

TSA checkpoints often include videos featuring government officials welcoming travelers and explanations of procedures, but they usually do not contain political messages.

A Port of Seattle spokesperson also told CNN Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, will not play the video “due to the political nature of the content.”

“We continue to urge bipartisan efforts to end the government shutdown and are working to find ways to support federal employees working without pay at SEA during the shutdown,” the spokesperson said.

A spokesperson for Charlotte Douglas International Airport told CNN the video was not permitted under North Carolina municipal law and the airport’s policies, adding that “TSA does not own any monitors at the airport’s checkpoints.”

https://lite.cnn.com/2025/10/13/us/kristi-noem-tsa-video

>>23736633

2/2

In Westchester County, just north of New York City, the airport will not display the video either.

“The PSA politicizes the impacts of a federal government shutdown on TSA Operations, and the County finds the tone to be unnecessarily alarmist,” County Executive Ken Jenkins said in a statement. “It is inappropriate, unacceptable, and inconsistent with the values we expect from our nation’s top public officials.”

A spokesperson for the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority, which operates Niagara Falls International Airport and Buffalo Niagara International Airport — both about 400 miles from New York City — told CNN the decision was based on NFTA’s “long-standing policy” banning “partisan messaging in its facilities.”

“Therefore, we are not airing this video on airport-controlled screens,” the spokesperson said.

A spokesperson for Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas told CNN in a statement it “declined” to display the video because of its “political messaging that did not align with the neutral, informational nature of the public service announcements typically shown at the security checkpoints.”

And in Phoenix, Sky Harbor International Airport declined to play the video, saying airport policy does not permit political content.

In a statement to CNN Tuesday morning, the Department of Homeland Security reiterated much of the language from the video, including blaming the shut down on Democrats.

“Our security operations remain largely unimpacted at this time. It’s unfortunate our workforce has been put in this position due to political gamesmanship,” the statement said. “Our hope is that Democrats will soon recognize the importance of opening the government.”

https://lite.cnn.com/2025/10/13/us/kristi-noem-tsa-video

Bannon: The Historic Part Of This, To Be Blunt. Was What Happened In Egypt Today.

14:06

https://rumble.com/embed/v6y2uk0/?pub=4

>>23736660 Bibi destroyed all of the Palestinian land, they tried to destroyed every home and dwelling

Ex UK deputy prime minister Nick Clegg calls for a “populist” pro-Europeanism. Good luck with that!

17:04

https://rumble.com/embed/v6y2mi8/?pub=4

14 Oct, 2025 14:51

Russia’s ally says it’s ready for ‘big deal’ with US

Any agreement with Donald Trump must take Belarus’ interests into account, President Alexander Lukashenko has said

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has announced that he is ready to secure a “big deal” with the US.

In a meeting with senior officials in Minsk on Tuesday, he said that after recent contacts with President Donald Trump’s envoys, Belarus is willing to meet certain “global proposals” from the US.

“But our interests must also be taken into account. And everything must be fair,” he stressed.

The US has moved to reopen diplomatic relations with Belarus for purely “pragmatic purposes,” the president said.

Our policy on resuming relations with the United States must also be built exclusively on Belarusian interests.

Lukashenko added that according to Belarusian national airline Belavia, despite an earlier agreement to loosen restrictions US “sanctions have not yet been fully lifted,”and the carrier still faces certain restrictions on destinations and repairs.

The Trump administration moved to thaw relations with Belarus and lift Biden-era sanctions on Belavia last month as part of a deal that freed 52 prisoners from the country.

Washington imposed the restrictions in 2023, after accusing Lukashenko of election fraud and “complicity” in the Ukraine conflict.

US sanctions on Belarus have been in place since 2021, when Washington accused Lukashenko of election fraud committed in the 2020 presidential election.

Protests swept the country in the wake of the vote, which Minsk has said was orchestrated by the US, Western European nations and Ukraine.

https://www.rt.com/russia/626430-russia-ally-ready-deal-us/

This is a very interesting move!

14 Oct, 2025 14:52

Beijing vows to ‘fight to the end’ in trade war with US

Donald Trump has threatened to impose extra 100% tariffs on all Chinese goods

China has said it is prepared to “fight to the end” in the ongoing trade war with the US, reaffirming Beijing’s uncompromising stance toward tariff threats from Washington.

US President Donald Trump announced plans to place additional 100% tariffs on all Chinese imports starting November 1, in response to Beijing’s imposition of export controls on rare earth minerals used in the weapons industry. The US president also signaled tighter export controls on critical software used in defense and high-tech industries.

Chinese exports to the US currently face tariffs of 30% under a 90-day trade truce that ends in November, while Beijing imposes a 10% duty on American goods.

Speaking on Monday, a spokesperson for the Chinese Commerce Ministry said: “On the issue of tariffs and the trade war, China’s position has always been consistent. If they want to fight, we’ll fight to the end; if they want to talk, the door is open.”

Trump’s threat of extra tariffs was voiced shortly after Beijing introduced export restrictions on rare earth elements and magnets, which are crucial in military production.

The Chinese Ministry of Commerce defended the move, calling it a “legitimate measure to improve the national export control system” that is aimed at “safeguarding national and international security.” The ministry had previously criticized US tariffs as a clear example of “double standards.”

The latest escalation comes ahead of a planned meeting between Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in South Korea, which kicks off on October 31. While issuing his tariff threat last week, Trump suggested that the meeting may not take place.

However, on Sunday, the US president struck a more conciliatory tone, saying “it will all be fine,” stressing that Washington “wants to help China, not hurt it.” The Wall Street Journal, citing sources, reported that Trump has discussed with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and other officials how to signal a willingness to reduce trade tensions with Beijing.

(Chinese has leverage since the 1970 since Nixon given them status as a developed country, and they’ve crushed up every year since then, and have stolen every thing they could from large companies.)

https://www.rt.com/business/626427-china-fight-us-tariff-trump/

🇺🇸 Mike Davis 🇺🇸

@mrddmia

Crossfire Hurricane is the biggest scandal in U.S. history.

Obama, Biden, Hillary, and many others politicized and weaponized intel agencies and law enforcement to take out Trump.

This is ongoing criminal conspiracy.

Justice is definitely coming.

Thank you,

@MariaBartiromo

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https://x.com/mrddmia/status/1977399354131460183

>>23736838Other Patriots believe that since Bidan was incompetent that Trump never turned over the nuclear codes and maintained the CiC mantle, and that’s what they were looking for. Remember Nancy wanted Joe to have to codes to Congressit was not totally crossfire Hurricane, maybe somewhat. But when the FBI raided Mar A Lago, Trump called from NY and said, “are they crazy would they really try to take the Nuclear Codes away from meseven and a half months out of office

>>23736838

the one thing Davis doesn’t think about even if Trump brought the binder with him, who is to say he didn’t have it copied and stowed in another place. How many homes does he have in the U.S. they pretended about finding Crossfire Hurricane binder but never found “the biscuit”.

This racks up the crimes by the FBI and President to Federal crimes that will put them in Gitmo. Almost everyone knew the details.

Early on an X poster showed Trump at MAL with a SS (probably military) carrying the suitcase, that matched the black bag of the President. I guess they are afraid of conspiracy theories

Ancient fault in New York awakens with rare earthquake

14 Oct 2025 By STACY LIBERATORE, US SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY EDITOR

A small earthquake rattled upstate New York on an ancient fault that occasionally reawakens, producing a brief but noticeable tremor in the region.

The US Geological Survey (USGS) detected a magnitude 2.6 quake on Monday at 11:40pm ET, just outside Chazy, about 25 miles south of Montreal, at a shallow depth of roughly five miles.

The quake occurred far from any tectonic plate boundary, deep within the North American Plate, making it a rare intraplate earthquake.

Tremors like this are uncommon in the northeastern US, where ancient faults only occasionally release built-up stress.

The tremor was lightly felt across the Lake Champlain Valley, including Plattsburgh, New York and Alburgh, Vermont, where residents reported a quick jolt lasting only a few seconds. More than 100 locals reported feeling shaking to the USGS.

This quake is unusual because the region lies far from plate boundaries, and its ancient faults only rarely release built-up stress.

The USGS noted that earthquakes of this size are unusual but not unheard of along the northern Appalachian fault zones.

No injuries or damage were reported; however, local emergency officials advised homeowners to inspect their foundations and outbuildings for cracks as a precaution.

The earthquake highlights how even ancient, deep-seated faults can produce noticeable tremors far from plate boundaries.

The Adirondack region has seen several notable earthquakes over the years.

==The largest on record struck in 1944, a magnitude 5.8 quake=+ that caused roughly $20 million in damage in Massena, New York and Cornwall, Ontario.

A magnitude 4.9 tremor in 1983 caused minor damage in a remote part of the southern Adirondacks, and a magnitude 5.0 quake near Plattsburgh, New York, on April 20, 2002, also produced localized damage.

Moderately damaging earthquakes typically occur somewhere in the region every few decades, while smaller quakes are felt every three to four years.

While Monday's earthquake was small, an assessment from Michigan Tech University showed that people typically do not feel quakes with a magnitude of 2.5 or less.

Those from 2.5 to 5.4 are often felt but only cause minor damage.

The area near Chazy is situated within the Champlain Thrust Fault Zone, a significant geological feature that extends from southern Quebec through western Vermont and into eastern New York.

This east-dipping thrust fault was primarily active during the Taconic Orogeny in the Ordovician period, approximately 450 million years ago, and has experienced reactivation during subsequent tectonic events, such as the Acadian Orogeny in the Devonian period.

Although the Champlain Thrust is an ancient fault, it is not considered dormant.

The region's seismic activity, including the recent magnitude 2.6 earthquake near Chazy, suggests that these faults can still produce noticeable tremors, albeit infrequently.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-15190807/new-york-earthquake-ancient-fault.html

Jesse Watters

@JesseBWatters

🚨 NEW: Trump is USHERING in a NEW GOLDEN AGE— in the MIDDLE EAST 🚨

Trump says the Gaza Peace Deal is his “BIGGEST ACCOMPLISHMENT YET” — and now BOTH the Arabs and Israel are giving the American President a HERO’S WELCOME 🙏

They’re even wearing MAGA HATS in the MIDDLE EAST— they LOVE TRUMP 🤣

IN A WAY, Biden made this all possible— the Jews and the Muslims NEVER AGREED ON ANYTHING… until they both agreed they HATED JOE BIDEN 🤣

https://x.com/JesseBWatters/status/1977903724795510880

'DELUSIONAL': Hosts BLAST Biden for claiming credit in Gaza peace deal

Fox News' Trey Yingst reports on the return of Hamas hostages to Israel and shares highlights from his exclusive interview with President Donald Trump in the Middle East, where he signed the Gaza ceasefire deal. 'Fox & Friends' co-hosts discuss Democrats' response to Trump's peace agreement.

12:28

https://youtu.be/zM0yXkacWpU

>>23737013

What pisses me off, they are asking how to disable the tunnels. Erik Prince went there on day one, recommended flooding the tunnels, they could have gotten the terrorists out in short time. Bibi, Mossad and IDF said no. They had no intention of getting rid of Hamas quickly. They wanted an extended war.

I’m listening to a Shawn Ryan show with Erik Prince, taking about how weird Butler assassination attempt on Trump. He said our government hides everything, he said that Congress in the 1960’s sealed the docs but mandated all documents to be released on the Kennedy Assassination in 25 years, all of them.They were to come out in 2017, and Mike Pompeo blocked all documents from coming out in 2017. And we only got a few of them in 2025!

>>23737165

The show is older but very much important to keep in mind.

SRS #123 Erik Prince - Breakdown of the Donald Trump Assassination AttemptPS the Secret Service is still incompetent!

JULY 29, 2024

Erik Prince is an American entrepreneur, former U.S. Navy SEAL Officer and founder of the private military company Blackwater. Returning as a guest and fan favorite on SRS, Erik joins Shawn for an in-depth exploration of the recent assassination attempt on former President Donald J. Trump. Together, they delve into unresolved security and operational issues surrounding the tragic event, speculating on how the situation might evolve as new information emerges. Leveraging their backgrounds, Shawn and Erik offer distinctive perspectives rarely found in mainstream media coverage.

1:45:48

https://youtu.be/t81CeoEcCik?si=veWD3TroKsjOZ6rQ