This is Trump's official portrait released on Thursday, ahead of his second term as President of the United States
Trump's mug shot, which was taken in August 2023 at the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta, Georgia, on election fraud charges
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Thursday, January 16, 2025
Excuse me': Bondi shuts down Dem senator’s questioning attacking another Trump nominee'
I was waiting for Bondi to say...
I'll answer all your questions after you tell me about the metals you won during your tour in the Vietnam war.
U.S. Attorney General nominee Pam Bondi clashed with a senior Democratic senator during her confirmation hearing to lead the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday.
Bondi was forced to defend President-elect Trump’s pick to lead the FBI, Kash Patel, when Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., pressed her on his past comments.
He referenced Patel’s suggestion of closing down FBI headquarters and threatening an "enemies list," among other remarks.
President-elect Trump's Attorney General nominee Pam Bondi and Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., clashed during her confirmation hearing.
"Is that a person who, appropriately, should be the FBI director? Aren't those comments inappropriate? Shouldn't you disavow them and and ask him to recant them?" Blumenthal hammered.
Bondi replied, "Senator, I am not familiar with all those comments. I have not discussed those comments with Mr. Patel."
"What I do know, is Mr. Patel…" she began before Blumenthal attempted to cut her off.
Bondi pressed forward, "Excuse me. What I do know is Mr. Patel was a career prosecutor. He was a career public defender, defending people. And he also has great experience within the intelligence community."
President-elect Trump is pushing the Senate to confirm his nominees.
"What I can sit here and tell you is, Mr. Patel, if he works with running the FBI, if he is confirmed, and if I am confirmed, he will follow the law. If I am the attorney general of the United States of America, and I don't believe he would do anything otherwise," Bondi said.
Blumenthal replied, "Well, let me just submit that the response that I would have hoped to hear from you is that those comments are inappropriate, and that you will ask him to disavow or recant them when he comes before this committee, because they are indeed chilling to fair enforcement and the rule of law."
It comes after Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., similarly pressed Bondi on what Democrats have called Patel’s "enemies list."
They are referring to a list of 60 people in Patel’s book "Government Gangsters: The Deep State, the Truth, and the Battle for Our Democracy," who he branded as part of the "deep state."
Bondi defended Patel during Whitehouse’s questioning as well, while vowing there would never be an "enemies list" at the DOJ.
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
WATCH: Pam Bondi completely DESTROYS Adam Schiff, a man who disgraces any government door he darkens.
dir="ltr">WATCH: Pam Bondi completely DESTROYS Adam Schiff, a man who disgraces any government door he darkens.
This is a masterclass on dealing with a pompous, slimy, show trail politician. Bravo, Pam Bondi. pic.twitter.com/8iugTaS8ko— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) January 15, 2025
Couldn't agree more
Goodbye and good riddance, Biden. Americans like me are glad to see Joe go. | Opinion
Nicole Russell, USA TODAY
Wed, January 15, 2025 at 4:03 AM EST
President Joe Biden will give a farewell speech to the nation Wednesday night on his way out of the White House − five days before Donald Trump moves back into the Oval Office.
Biden will undoubtedly paint a picture of a robust, successful tenure. It might be tempting to see America and the world through his rose-colored glasses, but I won't be fooled. The disasters have piled up one after another these past four years while Biden was president.
And I can't say goodbye to Biden fast enough.
Millions of Americans felt left behind in Biden's economy
Biden is sure to talk about what he believes is a strong U.S. economy. In a speech Friday, Biden said that the economy had made "transformational progress" on his watch, and that he added 16.6 million jobs.
Biden did add jobs, I'll give him that. According to Forbes, employment is up 12%. Unemployment is down to 4.1% from 6.2% in early 2021.
Even so, job growth couldn't ease the pain that the high rate of inflation inflicted on Americans during Biden's presidency. Consumer prices grew at an average annual rate of 5.4%. The annual inflation rate was only 1.9% during Trump's first term.
President Joe Biden leaves the stage after his speech at the State Department in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 13, 2025.
The high cost of food, housing and even used vehicles has left many Americans frustrated and discouraged. The American dream seems more like a vapor than an attainable goal.
The Associated Press' VoteCast, a survey of Americans who cast ballots in November, found that 3 in 10 voters reported “falling behind’’ financially in recent years, and that an extraordinary 90% of voters were somewhat or very worried about the cost of groceries. About 80% were concerned about the cost of health care, housing and gasoline.
No president is entirely responsible for the success or failure of the U.S. economy. But Biden continued to pile up trillions of dollars in deficit spending even after alarms about surging inflation were clanging.
I won't miss a president who ignored inflation until it was too late, and I bet most Americans won't, either.
In his farewell speech, Biden also will likely put a positive spin on his handling of foreign relations. On Monday, the president delivered a speech at the State Department defending his foreign policy record.
"Compared to four years ago, America is stronger, our alliances are stronger, our adversaries and competitors are weaker," Biden said. "We have not gone to war to make these things happen."
The reality, however, is far more grim.
On Biden's watch, Russia invaded Ukraine, Hamas attacked Israel, the United States bungled its withdrawal from Afghanistan and military alliances binding China, Iran, North Korea and Russia grew stronger.
Americans are still being held hostage in Gaza after more than 15 months of captivity, and antisemitism has increased in the United States and around the globe.
We'll never know for certain what disasters might have been avoided if a stronger U.S. president had been in office. But we do know that the United States and the world enjoyed a period of relative peace when Trump was in the White House.
I won't miss a president who looked weak and failed to deter war around the world.
Biden refused to be honest about his health
The biggest thing I won't miss about Biden is his blatant dishonesty.
The president failed to be straight with Americans about his failing health and his ability to serve a second term. That sowed even deeper distrust among Americans at a time when the public's trust in our government is dangerously low.
He also vowed repeatedly that he would not pardon his son Hunter, who was convicted in federal court on felony gun and tax charges. But then the president broke his vow, handing Hunter a get-out-of-jail-free card that erased 11 years' of actual and potential crimes.
Despite what Biden is likely to claim in his farewell address, the truth paints a different story. From high inflation and rampant dishonesty, to standing by as wars broke out, Biden failed repeatedly in his one term in the White House. I won't miss him.
Goodbye and good riddance, Mr. President.
Tuesday, January 14, 2025
This is so Trump
Trump’s MAGA garbage truck expected to join inaugural parade
President-elect Donald Trump’s inaugural parade is expected to feature the MAGA-adorned garbage truck he rode last year in a nod to President Biden’s shot at the then-Republican nominee’s supporters.
The Make America Great Again-themed garbage truck, which made its first appearance on the campaign trail last October in Green Bay, Wis., is set to rumble down the streets of Washington, DC, during the traditional Inauguration Day parade held after the president takes the oath of office, multiple outlets reported on Monday.
Trump, donning an orange safety vest and hard hat, rode in the passenger seat as the “big, beautiful” truck maneuvered around a Wisconsin airport tarmac in a political stunt one day after Biden, 82, referred to Trump supporters as “garbage.”
Trump unveiled the custom garbage truck in Green Bay, Wis, last October. REUTERS
“How do you like my garbage truck?” Trump asked reporters when he unveiled the vehicle before a rally in Green Bay.
“This truck is in honor of Kamala and Joe Biden,” he added.
The garbage truck followed Trump’s motorcade to the rally venue, where the 45th president – still wearing his workman’s vest – explained how the plan to seize on Biden’s attack with a customized sanitation vehicle was hatched.
“One of my people came in and said, ‘Sir, you know, the word garbage is the hottest thing right now. Would you like to drive a garbage truck?’” Trump said.
“And they pulled up this garbage truck – I don’t know how the hell they did it so fast,” he marveled.
Trump used the truck on the campaign trail after President Biden referred to his supporters as “garbage.” FOX News
Next week’s parade, organized by the Trump Vance Inaugural Committee, will take the newly-minted president from the Capitol Building down Pennsylvania Avenue to the White House.
About 7,500 participants representing veterans’ groups, first responders, high school and university marching bands, and equestrian teams are also expected to take part in the parade, which will commence immediately after the noon ceremony for Trump at the Capitol concludes.
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