The next time you hear a Far-Left loon cry about Trump arresting Maduro and try to tell you it’s not America-First, kindly show them this. Glenn Beck just put out a brilliant 15-minute video explaining what is really going on in Venezuela, why it’s absolutely about the oil but not in the way you think, and why this is the most America-First thing he’s seen in his whole lifetime! And I completely agree. Glenn absolutely knocks it out of the park with this one, please enjoy: Trump’s capture of Maduro IS “America first.” Not because we get oil, but because we STARVE China of it. Without Venezuela’s oil (and hopefully soon, Iran’s), it’s game over for China: No Taiwan invasion.No AI dominance.No BRICS reserve currency. pic.twitter.com/3b48AdVN7O — Glenn Beck (@glennbeck) January 5, 2026 That is a six minute clip from a longer 15-minute segment that is really good from start to finish. Here’s the full 15-minute video: FULL TRANSCRIPT: Been interested in seeing all of the people that are talking about this, everybody is arguing, “No, they don’t get it. It’s about this. No, they don’t get it, it’s about that.” Know? “It’s about oil, it’s about drugs, it’s about terrorism. It’s about Trump and his ego,” whatever it is. I wanna give you a completely, I think, different perspective on what happened in Venezuela. Let me just say this, it is not about the oil. It’s not about drugs. It’s not about terrorism. It’s not about China. It’s not about communism, Marxism, or socialism. It’s about all of those things. So if anybody tells you that this is really all about the oil, just listen to them, because they might have a very good point on the oil thing, and go, “Okay, well that’s cute.” But that’s not all it’s about. So let me tell you exactly. This is the first time in my lifetime that we have a president who is not reacting, not managing America’s decline, not trying to stabilize a collapsing system. Trump is doing something I have never seen any president do. He is playing to win. And I mean win all of it. Never have I seen this before. Donald Trump has been saying, “America first, America first,” his entire life. It’s not, uh, hasn’t been a slogan, it’s been the way he’s, it’s his world view, and it always has been. And whether you like it or not, you like his style or not, you can’t deny this truth: the world is splitting apart. And on one side, you have the communists, you have China. Parts of the Western hemisphere that are, that are going communist. You’re seeing it in New York, okay? You also have Islamism. This is stretching from Iran throughout the Middle East. And it is also beginning to sweep here in America, and beginning to sweep in Europe. You also have authoritarianism. Russia and its satellites. Got it? You also have, and this was what we were left with on all other presidents, you have the discredited globalist middle. This mushy, bureaucratic, you know, elitist system that promises peace and prosperity. And delivers nothing but debt, decay, censorship, instability, and war after war after war. That has been discredited, and that is totally collapsing. So what are we gonna be? This is so important that you understand this, because this will change the way you view the entire world. What are we going to be? If that mushy middle isn’t working, then what are we going to be? Europe has decided they’re going to go more fascistic. They’re gonna go to a global government, and the government is gonna control everything, including business. Okay? That’s fascism. Like it or not, that’s what that is. China, communism. What are we going to be? So into that vacuum comes the decision point for all of humanity, and especially Americans, because this moment isn’t just about, uh, geopolitics. This is truly about who sets the table and the agenda for the next 100 years. Who’s it going to be? A global government? The Chinese government? AI, some technocratic government? Or the American government? This, w- like it or not, we are in a war. I’ve been saying we’re in World War III for a while, you just don’t realize it yet, ’cause it’s gonna be fought differently. And hopefully it won’t get any worse than this. We’re in the 4th industrial revolution. What that means is AI, quantum computing, advanced manufacturing, all of it is going to determine who leads the world. And it is critical. Whoever gets to AI first wins. This is not about speeches, not about summits. There’s, not about climate panels. This is all about resources, energy, capital, supply chains, data. And I know I already said energy, but let me just say it in a different way. Power. That’s the battlefield. That’s what we’re playing for. BRICS, the nations Brazil, India, and the other ones, um, w- what they, what they know is they understand that, uh, this is a play for the entire world. China, Russia, Iran, Venezuela, Nigeria, India, all of them know not one of them can challenge the United States. But together, they can if America continues to decline. And that’s what we were, that’s what we’ve lived under under George W. Bush, under Barack Obama, under Joe Biden, is a declining America, and they were managing the decline of America. That’s why you have been taught for the last 40 years that America’s not that special, it’s not that great, because they need you to lose faith in America, to be able to have a decline. And you not to pitch a hissy fit, so they can collapse it into something else. Their stated goal is not a multipolar world. It’s not freedom, it’s not liberty. But it’s a world where no one nation can stop the elites, where the dollar is dethroned, the authoritarian system, whatever it is—flourishes under the cover of balance. So we’ve been putting all those pieces into place. Our government, our congressmen, our senators, our presidents have been saying one thing to our face but they’ve been putting all of these things into place. For the last 50 years, especially in the last 20 years, this has just been accelerated and they’ve been putting it into place and building this system piece by piece, year after year, and then Trump came back. The first time they had to destroy him because they knew he doesn’t view the world that way, he doesn’t view America that way. He views it differently. He believes America is a special place and needs its own place at the table. They had to destroy him. They thought they were gonna keep him out of office. They didn’t, they didn’t. And in that 4 years between ’20 and ’24, he figured a lot out. I mean, I am amazed at what I am seeing. You can disagree with it, but just like I said with the progressive movement. That took 100 years to put in place, I have said someday people will study this and go, “Look at the brilliance of this plan. Look at how they just dismantled the entire West.” “It is brilliant. It’s evil, but it’s brilliant.” Let me say the same thing. I don’t know who the advisors are that he’s listening to. I don’t know if he just woke up in the middle of the night. And he’s like, “No, this is the way it is.” I don’t know. But we’re going to look back at this time, assuming that it works, and we’re going to say, “That was brilliant.” Do you know that because of Venezuela, we don’t need the oil? I’m gonna get into this here in a second. We don’t need the oil. Did you know that this is the first time since FDR that the world’s resources are now back under American, not control, but in friendly territory? That we’re the ones that dominate not just our oil. But the resources, I think it’s 50 or 60% of the resources now around the world are now dominated. It wasn’t like that 2 years ago. A year ago, it wasn’t like that. Okay, so I wanna go over, I put a chalkboard up and, and if you’re watching us at glennbeck.com, you’ll see Venezuela, China, Iran, they’re all connected. All of these things are connected and if one, if somebody tells you this is all about the oil, listen to them, because it is, but I don’t know if they understand what they’re even saying. And I’ll explain in a second. If they’re saying, “Well, this is about drugs,” uh, okay. “This is about terror. This is about the hemisphere. This is about the US military and the war machine.” Yes to all of those things. So let me pull them apart. First of all, right now Venezuela has the largest proven oil reserves on Earth, 303 billion barrels. That’s $17-plus trillion at the current market value. They also claim, uh, about 8,000 to 10,000 tons of gold that is still in ground. Okay? Now here’s the part you’re not being told. With all of that oil, we don’t need the oil. Have you noticed the gas prices? They keep coming down. We don’t need the oil. We need to pull the oil out of the ground ourselves, which we are. We need to refine it ourselves, which we are. China needs the oil. China buys 60 to 90% of all of Venezuela’s crude exports. China also buys 85 to 90% of all of the oil from Iran. China also buys nearly half of all Russian oil. What’s happening right now? Well, 60 to 90% of all of the exports from Venezuela now not going to China. How is China gonna be able to power all of their electricity needs? How are they gonna do that if they don’t get oil from Venezuela? Oh, and what else has been destabilized this weekend? Iran. They buy 85 to 90% of all of the oil in Iran, and those are huge oil reserves as well. So when people say this isn’t about oil, or this is about oil, the argument goes back and forth, “No, it’s not about oil. We don’t need it.” No, it absolutely is about oil, but not for us. This is about Donald Trump, again, playing to win the long game. You’re not going to have any of the oil from Western allies. Not gonna happen. We don’t need you to win because you have all of the energy. You’re not gonna do it. We need the energy, the West needs the energy. And you’re not pulling it out of our hemisphere. Okay, if Iran and Venezuela fall at the same time, China loses 70% of its non-US regulated oil supply. 70%. What else does that mean, besides AI? You lose 70% of your oil from the f- that’s non-US. You lose 70%. What else can’t you do? Well, you can’t go into Taiwan. You certainly can’t have a war with Taiwan. You can’t have AI dominance. There’s no BRICS reserve currency. So just on the oil front, absolutely it’s about oil. But not the way everybody—”Oh, that’s ’cause Exxon’s gonna get rich.” No, because if you shut down the oil, no war in Taiwan, ’cause they don’t have the energy to do it. No AI dominance, because they won’t have the energy to do it, and no BRICS currency. Game over. For now. That’s why this matters, and that’s only one piece of this. Here’s what Marco Rubio said over the weekend. “We don’t need Venezuelan oil. We’re not going to allow, what we’re not going to allow, however, is for the oil industry in this hemisphere to be controlled by adversaries of the United States.” Is that imperialism? Or is that the defense of the hemisphere? I want you to know, and we’ll talk about this later, ’cause I think we have a George AI today after this show. And we’ll talk to Jason about this, I think George AI is gonna talk about, uh, act of war and, you know, what the founders thought about foreign entanglements and everything else. Um, but we can argue about the constitutionality of what Donald Trump did. Does he have the right to do it? Well, I don’t know. I don’t know. I think he does. I don’t necessarily like it, but I also don’t like the fact that Congress would have to be involved on short-term things. The way it’s generally been played is. I think it’s 30 or 45 days he can go in and do something in defense of the country, and then they have to approve any ongoing things within 30 or 45 days. And I’m kind of comfortable with that, uh, but we can argue about that. There’s, there’s, you know, strict constitutionalists who say, “Absolutely not,” and you know what? You might be right. There are other people who say, “No, he has the right,” and you know what? Mm, ah, I have a harder time believing that, no, he can do whatever he wants. That’s not true. But we can argue about it. What you cannot argue about is if you say you’re America first, this is an America first. This is absolutely America first. This is the most America first thing I have ever seen. Notice another thing. Trump is not just confronting our enemies. He’s stealing alliances. The UAE, don’t like a lot of the stuff in the Middle East, but notice they’re not being bombed. They’re being courted. Why? Why? Because power flows through relationships, not just weapons. This is all about blocking Iran, China, and Russia. More on this going deeper in just a second. Backup here if needed: Glenn Beck: 15 minutes worth your time This is the first time since FDR the world’s resources are back under the American umbrella. Yes; it’s about oil… it’s about ALL of it — we’re going to look back at this one day and realize just how significant it was, and just how close… pic.twitter.com/WalDHsU7it — MJTruthUltra (@MJTruthUltra) January 6, 2026

Absolutely massive news to share with you… It’s really hard to pick a favorite thing among everything President Trump is doing these days, often hard to even pick one favorite PER DAY. But this is a definite contender for my favorite overall. After decades of being forced to vaccinate our children 72 times in their earliest and most fragile of years (you literally cannot opt-out), President Trump just slashed that by 85%, from 72 down to only 11. That puts us on par with Europe, which has its own problems but has at least been smart enough to know not to poison their children: OMG. Trump just released this updated childhood vaccine schedule. From 72 down to 11. Biggest blow to the corrupt medical establishment in American history. God bless him. pic.twitter.com/m24yQifL4J — johnny maga (@_johnnymaga) January 5, 2026 Here is the full post from President Trump on TruthSocial just a while ago: And full text here in case that is hard to read: Today, the Trump Administration is proud to announce the United States of America’s updated Childhood Vaccination Schedule. This Schedule is rooted in the Gold Standard of Science, and widely agreed upon by Scientists and Experts all over the World. Effective today, America will no longer require 72 “jabs” for our beautiful, healthy children. We are moving to a far more reasonable Schedule, where all children will only be recommended to receive Vaccinations for 11 of the most serious and dangerous diseases. Parents can still choose to give their children all of the Vaccinations, if they wish, and they will still be covered by insurance. However, this updated Schedule finally aligns the United States with other Developed Nations around the World. Congratulations to HHS Secretary Bobby Kennedy, CDC Acting Director Jim O’Neil, FDA Commissioner Marty Makary, CMS Administrator Dr. Oz, NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya, and all of the Medical Experts and Professionals who worked very hard to make this happen. Many Americans, especially the “MAHA Moms,” have been praying for these COMMON SENSE reforms for many years. Thank you for your attention to this matter! DONALD J. TRUMP PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA You have no idea how massive this is! Now watch Autism rates plummet!

After Venezuela, President Trump is now turning his attention to Mexico. Yesterday, President Trump warned Mexican leadership to “get their act together” and stop the threat of cartels at the United State’s southern border. Watch this: BREAKING: President Trump WARNS cartel-controlled Mexican President Sheinbaum “She’s scared of the cartels.” “We’re gonna have to do something. WE’D LOVE Mexico to do it!” Trump is playing NO games! pic.twitter.com/sBGmtY46DI — Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) January 5, 2026 But now, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum seems to be shrugging off President Trump’s warning. While delivering remarks today, Sheinbaum confirmed that President Trump has repeatedly brought up the idea of sending the U.S. military to help stop the dangerous drug cartels in her country. However, while Sheinbaum admits that the cartels are a huge problem, she is refusing President Trump’s offer for military assistance. Watch what Sheinbaum had to say here: Backup here, if needed: Trump Pushes Action on Cartels as Mexico’s President Rejects U.S. Military Role MEXICO CITY — Former U.S. President Donald Trump has once again underscored the seriousness of the cartel threat after Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum confirmed that he repeatedly raised the idea… pic.twitter.com/jPOZwj1Lnf — Noah Christopher (@DailyNoahNews) January 5, 2026 Trump Pushes Action on Cartels as Mexico’s President Rejects U.S. Military Role MEXICO CITY — U.S. President Donald Trump has once again underscored the seriousness of the cartel threat after Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum confirmed that he repeatedly raised the idea of U.S. military involvement to combat drug cartels operating inside Mexico. Speaking publicly, Sheinbaum acknowledged that Trump brought up the proposal during several direct conversations, emphasizing the growing danger posed by cartel violence. While she firmly rejected the idea on sovereignty grounds, her comments effectively confirmed that Trump was actively pushing for decisive action against criminal organizations destabilizing the region. “We have said no, very firmly,” Sheinbaum said, citing Mexico’s opposition to foreign military intervention. She added that while cooperation is acceptable, military involvement is not something her government will allow. Notably, Sheinbaum openly admitted that cartels remain a real and serious threat — a point Trump has consistently highlighted for years. Her remarks reinforce Trump’s long-standing argument that the cartel problem is not hypothetical, but urgent and cross-border in nature, affecting both Mexico and the United States. Trump’s Position Clarified Trump has repeatedly argued that drug cartels function more like transnational criminal armies than traditional gangs, and that treating them as such is necessary to protect American lives from fentanyl trafficking, human smuggling, and organized violence. His push for stronger measures, supporters say, reflects urgency rather than aggression. While Mexico continues to reject military assistance, Sheinbaum’s own statements confirm that Trump pressed the issue seriously — and that the danger he warned about is real, ongoing, and unresolved. The divide highlights a central contrast: Trump calling for forceful solutions to dismantle cartel power, and Mexico insisting on handling the crisis internally, despite acknowledging the scale of the threat. While delivering remarks today, President Sheinbaum also directly condemned President Trump and the U.S. military’s actions in Venezuela. Fox News has more on what she said: Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Monday condemned what she described as U.S. intervention in Venezuela and rejected the idea of American troops entering Mexico, reaffirming her government’s commitment to national sovereignty. “We categorically reject intervention in the internal affairs of other countries,” Sheinbaum said at a press conference in Mexico City, according to an official transcript of the speech released by her office. “The history of Latin America is clear and forceful, the intervention has never brought democracy, it has never generated well-being or lasting stability. Only people can build their own future, decide their path, exercise sovereignty over their natural resources and freely define their form of government,” she said… Sheinbaum said her country is cooperating with the United States to help fight against drug trafficking, organized crime and the flow of fentanyl. “I don’t believe in an invasion. I don’t even think it’s something they’re taking very seriously,” Sheinbaum told reporters in Spanish when asked about a potential U.S. intervention, according to Reuters’ translation of her remarks. Let’s see how this works out for her… We already saw how ignoring President Trump worked out for Maduro. What do you think? Would you support U.S. military action in Mexico to end the dangerous drug trade?

This is a developing story. The Arizona Supreme Court building has been evacuated after a suspicious package containing explosives was found. Officials say that the package was discovered in the building’s mailroom and tested positive for “homemade explosives.” Thankfully, there were no injuries. Bomb squads and hazmat teams were sent out to secure the area. Here’s some footage from the scene: Backup here, if needed: BREAKING: Arizona Supreme Court Evacuated After Explosive Material Detected in Suspicious Package PHOENIX, AZ — The Arizona Supreme Court was evacuated on Tuesday after a suspicious package discovered in the building’s mailroom triggered a hazardous materials response.… pic.twitter.com/0NNA1qvgTf — Noah Christopher (@DailyNoahNews) January 5, 2026 BREAKING: Arizona Supreme Court Evacuated After Explosive Material Detected in Suspicious Package PHOENIX, AZ — The Arizona Supreme Court was evacuated on Tuesday after a suspicious package discovered in the building’s mailroom triggered a hazardous materials response. According to court officials, staff were alerted to a “hazardous situation” after preliminary testing indicated the package contained materials consistent with homemade explosives. As a precaution, authorities ordered an immediate evacuation of the courthouse, along with surrounding parking areas. Local and state law enforcement agencies responded swiftly, securing the perimeter and launching a comprehensive sweep of the building. Bomb squad units and hazardous materials teams were deployed as part of the investigation. No injuries have been reported, and officials emphasized that the evacuation was conducted out of an abundance of caution. What’s Next? Authorities say the building will remain closed until the investigation is complete and the site is deemed safe. Further updates are expected as law enforcement works to determine the origin and intent behind the package. This remains a developing story. At this time, we don’t have any information about when the package was sent to the building or who sent it. An investigation is ongoing. 12 News has the latest update: The package was apparently sent to the court’s mail room and “tested positive for homemade explosives,” according to an email sent out to court staff. 12News has learned that the Arizona Supreme Court building was evacuated as a result of the suspicious package. A complete sweep of the building will be conducted and the package will be removed, the message to staff stated. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has responded to the Phoenix court building to partake in the investigation. This region of downtown Phoenix, located near 15th Avenue and Washington Street, is the site of several state government buildings. We’ll continue to bring you any further updates as they come in.

The MAHA movement scored a monumental win after a controversial provision, which would have provided pesticide manufacturers immunity from lawsuits claiming their products harmed people, was removed from a government funding bill. “Section 453 granting pesticide companies immunity from harm has been removed from the upcoming House spending bill!” MAHA Action wrote. “The Senate version of the bill also does NOT contain Section 453. Once again MAHA has proven just how powerful our voice is when we come together on an issue,” it continued. MAHA WE DID IT! Section 453 granting pesticide companies immunity from harm has been removed from the upcoming House spending bill! The Senate version of the bill also does NOT contain Section 453. Once again MAHA has proven just how powerful our voice is when we come… pic.twitter.com/Akfbp7AHVQ — MAHA Action (@MAHA_Action) January 5, 2026 “We are thrilled that section 453 the pesticide immunity shield has been removed from the House spending bill! Our moms and many others have been emailing and calling feverishly since New Year’s Day. Rumor has it that, consequently, elected officials saw this section as a ‘Poison Pill’ meaning it would kill the chance of the bill passing. That’s not all that a pesticide immunity shield would kill- it would kill our soil viability, our water quality, and potentially hundreds of thousands of Americans from cancer, chronic disease, and miscarriages. We are grateful to the citizens of America and the elected officials who had the courage to speak up,” Moms Across America Founding Executive Director Zen Honeycutt said. Proof that our phone calls, our emails, our posting, makes a difference. KEEP GOING! pic.twitter.com/I3uMuBKJRn — Moms Across America (@yesmaam74) January 5, 2026 The Hill shared further: Known as Section 453 for its position in a House bill released earlier this year, it has drawn significant ire from MAHA-aligned activists. Opponents of the provision argue that it can be a liability shield for major chemical corporations, preventing them from facing failure-to-warn lawsuits by not disclosing health effects of their products. MAHA figures celebrated the provision’s exclusion from the legislation. “This is an important win for farmers, rural communities, and children. The pesticide industry must be held accountable for the harms of its products. It’s unconscionable that members of Congress have been fighting on behalf of pesticide companies to grant them legal immunity. We applaud the members of the Appropriations Committee who fought to strip the ‘cancer gag’ language from the bill,” said Jason Davidson, Senior Food and Agriculture Campaigner with Friends of the Earth. “We remain vigilant for other efforts, in the halls of Congress and beyond, that seek to undermine our rights in favor of pesticide company profits,” Davidson added. “Big Chem is quietly pushing for pesticide immunity through Section 453 in a congressional spending bill. This would protect pesticide companies from accountability even when their products harm people. No company should be above the law,” MAHA Action previously wrote. MAHA we need your voice now. Big Chem is quietly pushing for pesticide immunity through Section 453 in a congressional spending bill. This would protect pesticide companies from accountability even when their products harm people. No company should be above the law. Call your… pic.twitter.com/YyIxQbaU7G — MAHA Action (@MAHA_Action) January 4, 2026 “An upcoming appropriations bill will limit warnings, regulations, & guidance applied to pesticides. I plan to sponsor an amendment to strike section 453,” Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) said on Monday. An upcoming appropriations bill will limit warnings, regulations, & guidance applied to pesticides. I plan to sponsor an amendment to strike section 453.(1) full bill text:https://t.co/y0wum51cCQ(2) pesticide industry rebuttal:https://t.co/mwiGeV1fWl(3) current section 453: https://t.co/74E5scOArR pic.twitter.com/ZGemTE7xBk — Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) January 5, 2026 “Great news! This bill has been consolidated with two other appropriations bills and SECTION 453 HAS BEEN REMOVED due to public feedback. The new bill doesn’t have an HR # yet, but the text of the new legislation to be considered can be found here,” Massie later said. Great news! This bill has been consolidated with two other appropriations bills and SECTION 453 HAS BEEN REMOVED due to public feedback. The new bill doesn’t have an HR # yet, but the text of the new legislation to be considered can be found here: https://t.co/mijP6wE2oO https://t.co/XQ9dWECCI2 — Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) January 5, 2026