This is huge! Right-wing candidate Abelardo De la Espriella has just won Colombia’s presidential election, defeating Marxist socialist Ivan Cepeda. Similarly to President Bukele in El Salvador, he ran on a campaign of cracking down on crime and the cartels. He promised to “disembowel” the Left in Columbia and work with President Trump, unlike the South American country’s current leadership. Earlier this month, President Trump gave De la Espriella his full endorsement. After De la Espriella’s win, President Trump congratulated him in a post on Truth Social. Check it out: AWESOME! President Trump has just publicly CONGRATULATED Colombian right-wing President-elect Abelardo De La Espriella after he defeated the Marxist socialist "He won, BIG!" The right-wing rise is REAL in Latin America. Welcome to the Trump Doctrine! ANOTHER ALLY pic.twitter.com/OvG5oYEShU — Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) June 22, 2026 Secretary of State Marco Rubio personally spoke with Abelardo De la Espriella to congratulate him. Here’s what he had to say in a post on X: Just spoke to Colombian President-Elect @ABDELAESPRIELLA to congratulate him on his electoral victory. The Trump Administration looks forward to working closely with your incoming administration to advance regional security cooperation, end illegal immigration to the United… — Secretary Marco Rubio (@SecRubio) June 22, 2026 Just spoke to Colombian President-Elect @ABDELAESPRIELLA to congratulate him on his electoral victory. The Trump Administration looks forward to working closely with your incoming administration to advance regional security cooperation, end illegal immigration to the United States, and strengthen our economic ties. Colombia’s best days are ahead. Columbians are now taking to the streets to celebrate de la Espriella’s victory. Check this out: Colombians are flooding the streets celebrating after a huge right-wing win. Trump-backed candidate Abelardo de la Espriella just took the presidency, and leftists are getting bodied again in Latin America!pic.twitter.com/04fAdOxgvC https://t.co/MIKSKgsxQV — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) June 22, 2026 Some Columbians have even been seen wearing red “Make Columbia Great Again” hats: WOW! Colombians are wearing red "MAKE COLOMBIA GREAT AGAIN" hats and celebrating in the streets to celebrate Trump-endorsed Abelardo De La Espriella winning the presidential election INCREDIBLE SIGHT! Colombia is going CRAZY tonight, patriots in charge https://t.co/reYLVuKa50 pic.twitter.com/ATDLA4dWRt — Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) June 22, 2026 The New York Times reported further on De la Espriella’s win and the celebrations happening in Columbia: Abelardo De La Espriella, a criminal defense lawyer with no previous political experience, appeared headed for a razor-thin victory on Sunday in Colombia’s presidential election, in what would be a win for his fervent supporters, the global right and President Trump, who had endorsed him. Mr. De La Espriella — who transformed himself from sharply dressed Miami lawyer to populist in a soccer jersey and a straw hat — won 49.7 percent of the vote with more than 99 percent of the votes counted, according to preliminary official results. Iván Cepeda, a leftist senator and a longtime human rights advocate received 48.7 percent. His victory would return Colombia to conservative rule after four years under Gustavo Petro, the country’s first leftist president. It would also advance Latin America’s broader shift to the right in Mr. Trump’s second term. As word of the results spread, Bogotá, the capital, exploded with the din of shouts, car horns and vuvuzelas. People rushed into the streets, whether to celebrate or to march in opposition. President Petro said online that there would be “no president” until the votes had been scrutinized, which is the usual process — but cries of “Out with Petro” filled the air. In Barranquilla, on Colombia’s Caribbean Coast, fireworks erupted and supporters of Mr. De La Espriella waved flares as they waited for him to appear. Speaking to a news outlet, Mr. De La Espriella said, “We defeated the regime.” Mr. Cepeda told supporters in Bogotá that he would await the full vote review but accepted the preliminary results. Remarking on the millions who voted for his leftist government, Mr. Cepeda said, “We stand before the Colombian people to tell you that we are an undeniable force in Colombia.” This is a massive win… However, the battle isn’t quite over, yet. Current Columbian President Petro is already trying to overturn the victory, as the socialist party strives to retain its power. ABC News noted: Colombia’s current president, Gustavo Petro, cast doubt on the election results on social media, citing alleged “irregularities” at polling stations. Elizabeth Dickinson, Bogotá-based deputy director for Latin America at the International Crisis Group, said that half of Colombians voted for a “hard-handed security crackdown,” while she said the other half voted for social and economic reforms. “Colombians voted for two extremes, and whoever governs is going to have to find a midpoint that unites the country,” Dickinson told ABC News. If confirmed, De la Espriella would become one of the most outspoken conservative leaders in Latin America and is expected to strengthen ties with the Trump administration. As long as tonight’s election results in Columbia are certified, this will be a wonderful thing for both their country and ours. It’s also the latest sign that South America is finally shifting away from socialism, at large. Benny Johnson provided additional insight on the situation in this clip: Socialism Just DIED in South America Right-Wing Trump Endorsed Candidate Abelardo de la Espriella Just WON the Colombian Presidential Election. Thousands have already taken to the streets celebrating the downfall of the Marxist regime. Since USAID was defunded, the Right-Wing… pic.twitter.com/BBvsZdoGxy — Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) June 22, 2026 Socialism Just DIED in South America Right-Wing Trump Endorsed Candidate Abelardo de la Espriella Just WON the Colombian Presidential Election. Thousands have already taken to the streets celebrating the downfall of the Marxist regime. Since USAID was defunded, the Right-Wing has won elections in: -Chile -Bolivia -Peru -Honduras And now Colombia. It was all fake. The people are waking up. What are your thoughts? TAP HERE TO ADD YOUR VOTE This is a Guest Post from our friends over at WLTReport. View the original article here. The post BREAKING: Trump-Endorsed Candidate WINS Colombia’s Presidential Election appeared first on 100PercentFedUp.com.

The Supreme Court is sitting on two cases that could decide how much control President Trump has over the federal agencies that operate outside his direct command. One case targets a 91-year-old precedent that has protected independent agency officials from removal. The other could leave the Federal Reserve standing as a special exception. Together, they go straight to the heart of executive power and the sprawling administrative state. The central question is simple: can a president fire the officials who run powerful agencies without giving a reason Congress already approved? For decades, the answer has mostly been no. Trump is asking the Court to change that. Fox News laid out the split between the two cases and why the justices may not treat them the same way. The first case, Trump v. Slaughter, involves former FTC Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter, whom Trump removed after returning to office. The fight is whether the for-cause removal protections Congress wrote for FTC commissioners violate the separation of powers. That puts Humphrey’s Executor directly in the crosshairs. The 1935 ruling said a president could not fire FTC commissioners at will, and it became the legal foundation for the modern independent-agency model. Fox News also highlighted the Cook distinction. That case involves Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook and asks whether Trump had a valid for-cause reason to remove her, which is a narrower question than whether the protection itself can survive. That difference could let the justices expand presidential control over agencies like the FTC while still preserving a measure of independence for the central bank. The likely split is important. Slaughter asks whether the protection itself is constitutional, while Cook asks whether the president satisfied a protection that already exists. The procedural posture of the Cook case shows how carefully the Court is handling the Fed question. The Supreme Court docket identifies the matter as case number 25A312, Trump versus Cook, involving Lisa Cook’s seat on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. The application was docketed on September 18, 2025, after proceedings in the District of Columbia Circuit. It began as an emergency stay request, not as a normal slow-moving merits appeal. On October 1, the justices deferred the application pending oral argument instead of quickly granting or denying the emergency request. That move kept the Fed issue alive for fuller review. The case was set for argument on January 21, 2026, with Solicitor General Sauer arguing for Trump and former Solicitor General Paul Clement representing Cook. The docket moved the Fed fight onto the regular argument calendar, giving both sides a public showdown before the full Court. That timeline shows the justices treated the removal fight as more than a fast emergency dispute. They kept the case alive for a deeper look at presidential authority over the central bank, with the decision expected to land before the term ends. That full-argument treatment matters because the Fed is no ordinary agency. Its independence has long been treated as a stabilizing force for markets, interest rates, and monetary policy. The Slaughter case carries the broader administrative-state stakes. The Supreme Court order shows the justices granted a stay and treated the Trump administration’s application as a petition before judgment. The Court agreed to consider whether the FTC’s removal protections violate separation of powers and whether Humphrey’s Executor should be overruled. That is the heart of the 91-year-old rule now on the line. The order also asks whether federal courts can prevent a person’s removal from public office through equitable or legal relief. In plain English, that means whether a judge can put a fired official back in power. Justice Elena Kagan dissented with Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Ketanji Brown Jackson, warning that the stay allowed the president to remove a protected FTC commissioner while Congress had said differently. That last question matters because lower courts have repeatedly tried to reinstate officials the president removed. A clear ruling would tell those judges where their power ends. None of this has been decided on the merits yet. But the direction of the fight is obvious: the Court is weighing whether a Depression-era rule still fits a constitutional system with one elected chief executive accountable for the executive branch. For Trump, the upside is real. A win in Slaughter would give him and future presidents far more authority over agencies that write rules, levy penalties, and shape American life while standing partly outside direct presidential control. The likely outcome is not that every independent agency disappears overnight. It is that the wall of insulation built over nearly a century gets lower, and a president gains real power to remove officials who answer to no voter. The Fed may keep its carveout. The rest of the administrative state may finally have to answer to the elected branch that runs it. This is a Guest Post from our friends over at WLTReport. View the original article here. The post Supreme Court Could Hand President Trump The Firing Power Washington Fears Most appeared first on 100PercentFedUp.com.

Tim Walz is finishing his time as governor of Minnesota underwater with his own voters. The latest Minnesota Poll puts Walz at 39% approval and 53% disapproval, with 8% unsure. That is the lowest mark of his eight-year tenure, and a 10-point drop from the year before. In the same survey, President Trump sits at 41% approval in Minnesota. A Democrat governor now polls behind a Republican president in a state Democrats have carried in every presidential election since 1972. The 39% number is already being used as a campaign weapon in Minnesota. Tim Walz has a 39% approval rating. Nobody wants his endorsement. But it’s mostly funny because Hakeem Jeffries has a 28% approval rating and she’s bragging about it. https://t.co/JWOaWWfeHw — Dustin Grage (@GrageDustin) June 20, 2026 The Minnesota Star Tribune reported that Walz is now facing the lowest approval rating of his eight-year tenure as he prepares to leave office. The paper tied the collapse to the damage Minnesota’s fraud scandals have done to his political reputation. The poll found a majority of likely Minnesota voters disapprove of his performance, while his approval has dropped 10 points from last year. That is a steep slide for a two-term governor in a state his party normally expects to defend. The paper also noted that Walz has lost ground inside his own coalition. That matters because the problem is no longer limited to Republicans who already opposed him. Last year, 91% of Minnesota voters who backed Kamala Harris approved of Walz. Now that number is 69%, a warning sign for Democrats trying to run away from his record this fall. That is the kind of erosion a party cannot hide with national talking points. The poll was conducted June 8-10, 2026, among 800 likely Minnesota voters by Mason-Dixon Polling and Strategy for the Star Tribune, KARE 11, and the University of Minnesota Hubbard School of Journalism. The margin of error was plus or minus 3.5 percentage points. The sample broke down to 38% Democrat, 31% Republican, and 31% independent or other. That last detail makes the number harder to explain away. This is a Democrat-leaning sample, and Walz still cratered. Fox News added the internal split that shows where the damage is coming from. Its report placed the polling in the middle of the fraud backlash that has followed Walz into his final months in office. Only 1% of Republicans approved of Walz, along with 73% of Democrats and 32% of independents. Losing two-thirds of independents is how a governor ends up below 40% in a friendly state. Fox News also reported that 45% of voters said they trust Republicans to fix fraud, while 38% chose Democrats and 14% chose neither. That gives Republicans a seven-point edge on the issue driving the scandal. That is the political danger for Democrats. The party now has to defend a governor’s approval rating and voters’ trust in state government. The scandal has moved from committee hearings and court cases into voter trust. The outlet also pointed to another sore spot in Minnesota politics: the state flag backed by Walz. Half of voters said they disapprove of the redesign, while only about a third approve. Put it together and Fox’s read is simple: Walz is losing on job performance, fraud credibility, and symbols of state identity at the same time. A separate KSTP/SurveyUSA poll found the public mood on fraud is even sharper. That survey drilled into blame, severity, and whether Minnesota leaders are taking the problem seriously. When voters were asked who deserves the most blame for Minnesota’s widespread fraud issues, 36% blamed the criminals themselves and 33% blamed Walz. Another 13% blamed the Legislature, while 17% said someone else or were unsure. The same poll found 73% said Walz needs to do more to stop fraud and 76% said state lawmakers need to do more. KSTP noted that less than 15% believed those branches had done enough. On severity, 23% called fraud the single biggest problem in Minnesota and 58% called it a major problem. Only 12% called it minor, which means the scandal has broken through as a day-to-day voter issue. Add those together and roughly four out of five voters see taxpayer fraud as a serious issue in their state. That moves it past a narrow partisan complaint and into a statewide confidence problem. The scrutiny extends beyond voter surveys. The House Oversight Committee released a June staff report alleging that senior Minnesota officials, including Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison, knew of widespread fraud in taxpayer-funded social programs and failed to act. The committee said its report drew from testimony and documents alleging that state leaders had authority to stop payments, ban fraudulent providers, and respond to warnings, but repeatedly failed to do so. The report’s title accused Walz and Ellison of fueling Minnesota’s fraud explosion. It also alleged that employees who tried to protect taxpayer funds faced retaliation, allowing schemes to grow inside programs meant for vulnerable people. Those allegations put the polling in a sharper frame. That is why the numbers matter. The report gave Republicans a paper trail; the polls suggest voters are listening. Those are allegations, not adjudicated findings. Walz and Ellison have called the Republican-led scrutiny politically motivated in earlier coverage. But voters appear to have made up their minds about who they trust on the problem, and the answer is not the people in charge. Minnesota Republicans are happy to drive the point home as Walz’s term winds down. Tim Walz’s legacy: fraud, fires, and failure. https://t.co/AJD04iCc2h — Tom Emmer (@GOPMajorityWhip) June 20, 2026 Walz spent a national campaign cycle selling himself as the friendly face of Democrat governance. The voters who know him best just told a very different story. This is a Guest Post from our friends over at WLTReport. View the original article here. The post Tim Walz Now Polls Below President Trump in His Own State appeared first on 100PercentFedUp.com.

Colombia may be about to swing hard to the right, and President Trump called it early. Abelardo de la Espriella, the conservative lawyer and political outsider who ran on crushing the cartels, led leftist Senator Ivan Cepeda in Sunday’s presidential runoff as preliminary results came in. De la Espriella campaigns under the nickname “El Tigre,” and his supporters were already in the streets. President Trump endorsed him before the vote, and the early numbers suggest that endorsement landed. BREAKING: Trump-endorsed right-wing Colombian presidential candidate Abelardo De La Espriella STUNS THE WORLD and WINS the presidential election He plans to go FULL BUKELE MODE, locking up criminals en masse, destroying the cartels and cooperate with President Trump… pic.twitter.com/FwrAGyHnsc — Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) June 21, 2026 AP reported de la Espriella ahead of Cepeda by 49.7 percent to 48.7 percent with 99.9 percent of results released by electoral authorities. That is a razor-thin margin, but it is also a one-point lead with nearly the entire count reported. AP noted election officials had not yet formally announced a winner when it filed its report. That caveat matters: the preliminary result is not the same thing as final certification. The same report described de la Espriella as a business owner and lawyer who earned President Trump’s endorsement despite never having run for office. Cepeda, by contrast, is a progressive lawmaker and ally of current President Gustavo Petro. AP also pointed to the larger stakes: Colombia has been wrestling with fears of renewed internal conflict, drug trafficking, and failed peace efforts with armed groups. That is the backdrop for why a hardline outsider could break through. The margin is narrow, but it was enough to set off celebrations and a wave of reports that de la Espriella appeared headed for the presidency. ABC News reported de la Espriella appeared to be Colombia’s next president based on preliminary runoff results, showing him at 49.7 percent with 99 percent of votes counted nationwide. ABC framed the result as a possible defeat of Cepeda, a long-time left-wing politician. ABC also noted that de la Espriella is a conservative lawyer and dual citizen of the United States and Colombia. That makes President Trump’s endorsement even more politically explosive. His platform was blunt. ABC reported he promised to build 10 mega-prisons in Colombia, inspired by El Salvador President Nayib Bukele’s security policies, as the country faces rising violence. ABC reported Petro cast doubt on the results on social media, citing alleged irregularities. That means the post-election fight may not be over, even if the preliminary count has de la Espriella in front. NOW: MASS CELEBRATIONS erupt across Colombia after they elect a right-wing president supported by President Trump What an INCREDIBLE DAY for the people of Colombia! Is it ANY coincidence that the right-wing's rise coincides with the destruction of USAID and leftist funding… https://t.co/f9zFjZqHW2 pic.twitter.com/Wd5he1JjV9 — Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) June 22, 2026 PBS News reported President Trump gave de la Espriella his complete and total endorsement on Truth Social before the runoff. Trump called him a strong leader and said the election mattered to the future of the U.S.-Colombia relationship. PBS also reported that de la Espriella publicly thanked Trump for the endorsement. He said he received the support with patriotic gratitude, and he leaned into the “El Tigre” brand heading into the vote. The outlet framed the race as another test of the region’s shift toward the right. That is why this result is bigger than one Colombian runoff. Trump has already shown he is willing to weigh in on foreign races where he sees a sharp right-left choice. This time, the candidate he backed appears to have surged past the sitting left-wing government’s ally. Fox News laid out the contrast before voters went to the polls. De la Espriella ran as a law-and-order disruptor who promised to crush criminal organizations and restore state authority. Fox News noted the Bukele comparison that has followed his campaign. Like Bukele, de la Espriella built a brand around toughness, disruption, and public frustration with crime. Fox also contrasted him with Cepeda, who was running as an ally of Petro’s left-wing project. That is the choice voters were handed: more of Petro’s direction, or a hard turn toward cartel crackdowns and a Trump-backed security agenda. For Colombia’s left, that is a brutal signal. For the right, it looks like another crack in the global progressive wall. THE WORLD IS GOING RIGHT! Thousands of fired up Colombians flooding the streets with flags waving high and fireworks lighting up the sky, celebrating the HUGE victory of Trump-endorsed warrior Abelardo De La Espriella! Deep State is losing power. pic.twitter.com/9L7dWgf9kD — Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) June 22, 2026 The official certification still has to land before anyone can treat this as procedurally complete. But the political message is already obvious: Colombia’s voters were given a choice between Petro’s left-wing legacy and a Trump-endorsed anti-cartel hardliner, and the preliminary count put El Tigre in front. This is a Guest Post from our friends over at WLTReport. View the original article here. The post BREAKING: Trump-Endorsed Right-Wing Colombian Presidential Candidate Stuns In Major UPSET Win! appeared first on 100PercentFedUp.com.

The Justice Department just charged 15 members and associates of a Minneapolis group accused of running an organized campaign against federal immigration officers. The case goes far beyond a protest charge. It is a federal indictment built around stalking, threats, assault, and conspiracy. The group is called Direct Action Minnesota, or DAMN, and prosecutors say it was dedicated to obstructing federal law and immigration enforcement. President Trump’s administration is making the point loudly that targeting ICE agents is a crime, not activism. U.S. Attorney Dan Rosen announces charges against 15 Antifa lunatics who violently obstructed ICE operations in Minneapolis. "Today's charges and arrests reflect a broad federal effort to address organized, lawless behavior which seeks to obstruct the execution of federal law." pic.twitter.com/BI6yPIwkKv — Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) June 16, 2026 The Justice Department announced the charges on June 16, 2026, describing DAMN as a Minneapolis-based direct-action outfit with Antifa ties. DOJ said 15 members and associates were charged in an eight-count indictment. The charges include conspiracy to impede a federal officer, multiple counts of interstate stalking, interstate threats, solicitation to commit a crime of violence, multiple counts of assault on a federal officer, and destruction of government property. That range matters because prosecutors are alleging organized conduct, not a single disorderly scene. Homeland Security Investigations ran a coordinated operation over the prior 24 hours and arrested 12 DAMN members, according to DOJ. Two were at large and one was already in federal custody on separate charges. DOJ said the case was investigated by HSI and tied to Joint Task Force Vanguard, the federal effort focused on groups that use violence or threats to achieve political ends. The indictment remains an allegation, and every defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court. The indictment describes hard and soft blockades, Signal group chats, vehicle identification, surveillance, and commuting tactics built to interfere with federal immigration enforcement. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche called it an unrelenting campaign of harassment and violence aimed at federal and local law enforcement. DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin said there would be zero tolerance for violence against law enforcement, and that anyone who assaults or obstructs officers will face consequences. U.S. Attorney Daniel N. Rosen said the direct actions described in the indictment are un-American and would be met with swift justice. That is the right frame. Following an agent’s car and surveilling his movements is not free speech. U.S. Attorney Dan Rosen outlines the violent, highly organized tactics this Minneapolis-based Antifa organization uses to intimidate people, target law enforcement, and disrupt lawful ICE operations. The Trump Administration is holding these lunatics accountable. https://t.co/ce5yjgeRbx pic.twitter.com/80fb4K7mGT — Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) June 16, 2026 The White House tied the Minnesota case to a wider effort on June 17, 2026, framing the charges as part of President Trump’s campaign to disrupt Antifa-linked political violence. The release pointed back to the president’s designation of Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization last year. The White House said that designation was followed by a directive to use federal power to hunt down, disrupt, and dismantle violent anarchist networks. In the administration’s telling, Minneapolis is one chapter in a much larger law-enforcement push. It also pointed to Antifa-related enforcement actions in Oregon, Texas, Washington, New Jersey, California, and Indiana. The list included arrests, charges, convictions, alleged attacks on ICE facilities, and a California bombing plot targeting businesses, ICE agents, vehicles, and other sites. That is the pattern Minnesota fits into. The White House is arguing that attacks on immigration enforcement are being handled as a national public-safety threat, not as scattered local unrest. For years the people running these networks operated like the rules did not apply to them. Block a federal officer, track his vehicle, threaten his family, and walk away as a brave protester. The difference now is that prosecutors are naming names and filing felony counts. Organized violence aimed at the men and women enforcing immigration law is finally being treated as organized crime. That is what law and order looks like when it is taken seriously. The post President Trump’s DOJ Charges 15 In Antifa Network Accused Of Targeting ICE appeared first on 100PercentFedUp.com.