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President Donald Trump had harsh words for Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, a Democrat, who is fighting the administration’s efforts to take criminals off American streets. The Daily Signal asked the president after his Cabinet meeting on Tuesday how he plans to respond to Pritzker’s saying he encourages residents to engage in “nonviolent resistance” if Trump sends the National Guard to crack down on Chicago crime. “This guy doesn’t know what resistance is, or nonviolent resistance is,” Trump said. “He’s a bad politician.” I asked @POTUS his response to @GovPritzker encouraging "nonviolent resistance" to potential National Guard in Illinois."This guy doesn't know what resistance is, or nonviolent resistance is. He's a bad politician.""He's an incompetent man. He should have never been put in a… pic.twitter.com/xs1KVh4Rb1— Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell (@TheElizMitchell) August 26, 2025 “He’s an incompetent man,” Trump added. “He should have never been put in a position like that.” Pritzker said Monday to the president: “Do not come to Chicago.” Illinois Democrat Gov. JB Pritzker speaks to the press in the shadow of Trump Tower in Chicago on Monday. Pritzker spoke about President Donald Trump’s plan to send National Guard troops into Chicago to combat rampant crime. (Scott Olson/Getty Images) “Be sure to continue Chicago’s long tradition of nonviolent resistance,” he said. Trump said he would love Pritzker and other Democrat governors to call him and ask for help. “I would have much more respect for Pritzker if you call me up and say, ‘I have a problem. Can you help me fix it?’ I would be so happy to do it,” he said. “Not that I don’t have the right to do anything I want to do. I’m the president of the United States. If I think our country is in danger—and it is in danger in these cities—I can do it.” The post Trump Slams Illinois Governor for Calling for ‘Resistance’ to National Guard appeared first on The Daily Signal.

FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The U.S. State Department’s law enforcement arm is joining forces with police in the crackdown on crime in Washington, D.C., in a bid to make the city safe for visiting foreign leaders. “As our nation’s capital, Washington, D.C., is often the first place foreign leaders, dignitaries, and officials see when they come to the United State,” principal deputy spokesman Tommy Pigott told The Daily Signal. “It is a representation of our country to the rest of the world, and it is our duty to ensure that it is safe and clean.” The Diplomatic Security Service is actively partnering with the Metropolitan Police Department and other law enforcement to support the president’s mission of reducing and deterring crime in Washington. “[Secretary of State Marco] Rubio is proud to have members of the Diplomatic Security Service helping to implement the president’s priority to ensure D.C. is a safe place for our fellow Americans and guests to visit,” Pigott said in an exclusive statement. “Thank you to the brave men and women of the Diplomatic Security Service and to all officers who are supporting this important mission.” The Diplomatic Security Service routinely assesses its priorities and job functions based on the administration’s strategic interests, while maintaining its mission to lead worldwide security and law enforcement efforts, and to protect State Department people, property, and information, a senior State Department official told The Daily Signal. The DSS is staffed to carry out its global and domestic mission. State’s highest priority is the safety and security of the American people, abroad and at home, the official said. The Diplomatic Security Service has more than 2,500 employees worldwide, the State Department’s website says. Officers can carry firearms. The DSS’ mission is to “lead worldwide security and law enforcement efforts to advance U.S. foreign policy and safeguard national security interests.” Rubio recently said in an interview that Washington “is the front porch of our country” to foreign leaders. “When we bring leaders here from all over the world—from all over the world, they come to Washington to meet with us and so forth—this is what they see,” he said. “And what they see is a place that is increasingly violent. What they see when they turn on the news is news reports that someone got assaulted, someone got murdered, someone got this. This is our nation’s capital.  We have to have pride in it.” The post Why Making DC Safe Is Critical for American Foreign Policy appeared first on The Daily Signal.

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Americans who’ve been victimized by “stupid leadership” might end up getting a “dividend” check, thanks to the lucrative tariffs he’s imposed, President Donald Trump suggested Tuesday. Taking media questions at a cabinet meeting, Pres. Trump was asked about his past comments teasing the idea of giving Americans “rebate checks,” as a result of the extraordinary tariff revenue being taken in by his administration. “Well, we have a lot of money coming in, rebate checks for the Americans, and it’s coming in at tremendous numbers,” Trump said, noting that U.S. revenue will greatly increase once the plants foreign countries have agreed to move to the U.S. are opened, thanks to his tariff negotiations. But, instead of rebate checks for everyone, Trump said, the money could be given back in the form of a dividend – to those Americans who’ve had to endure “stupid leadership”: “There’s a concept of making a – you could call it a dividend, as you would say – making a dividend to the people in this country who’ve had to suffer through stupid leadership.” “And they paid a lot of taxes and they got nothing for it. Or they got attacked, like you were, okay, for it,” Pres. Trump said, calling the stupid-leadership dividend payments a possibility: “Primarily, we want to pay down debt. But, there’s a possibility that we take a piece of it and make a dividend.”

The Department of Transportation is taking action to further clamp down on non-English-speakers with commercial driver's licenses, following President Donald Trump's executive action.The Obama administration's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration issued a memorandum in 2016 that removed a requirement to place drivers out of service due to a lack of English proficiency. 'States don't get to pick and choose which federal safety rules to follow.'Trump reversed that action in April, calling for the enforcement of the law to protect American roads following an increase in fatal accidents involving semi-trucks.DOT Secretary Sean Duffy announced on Tuesday that the agency would pull federal funding for states that fail to comply with English language proficiency requirements. He accused California, Washington, and New Mexico of failing to place drivers out of service for ELP violations. Duffy warned the three states that they have 30 days to comply or the DOT will withhold all funding from the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program.California receives $30 million, Washington receives $10 million, and New Mexico receives $7 million through that program, Duffy stated during a Tuesday press conference.RELATED: Florida teams up with ICE to crack down on illegal alien truckers after deadly crash Photographer: Eric Lee/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesThe California Highway Patrol told Overdrive in July that it does not plan to place drivers out of service for ELP violations despite the Trump administration's new guidance. The CHP "has not implemented any enforcement changes in response to recent federal guidance requiring commercial drivers to speak English, as it is not part of California law," a spokesperson told the outlet."States don't get to pick and choose which federal safety rules to follow," Duffy stated. "As we saw with the horrific Florida crash that killed three, when states fail to enforce the law, they put the driving public in danger. Under President Trump's leadership, we are taking aggressive action to close these safety gaps, hold states accountable, and make sure every commercial driver on the road is qualified to operate a 40-ton vehicle." A spokesperson for California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) appeared to blame the Trump administration for the recent fatal crash in Florida involving Harjinder Singh, an Indian national who received his commercial driver's license in California. Earlier this month, Singh's truck crushed a minivan, killing all three passengers, after he allegedly performed an illegal U-turn."This is rich. The Trump administration approved the federal work permit for the man who killed 3 people — and now they're scrambling to shift blame after getting caught," Diana Crofts-Pelayo, a Newsom spokesperson, told NBC News. "Sean's nonsense announcement is as big a joke as the Trump administration itself. SAD!"RELATED: American trucking at a crossroads: Deadly crash involving illegal alien exposes true cost of Biden’s border invasion California Gov. Gavin Newsom. Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesDepartment of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin denied those claims. "False. Harjinder Singh is in the United States illegally and his work authorization was rejected under the Trump Administration on September 14, 2020. It was later approved under the Biden Administration June 9, 2021," McLaughlin wrote in a post on X. "The state of California issues Commercial Drivers Licenses. There is no national CDL.""Thank you for confirming that the federal government issued him a work permit and you FAILED to revoke it!" Newsom's office responded.The Washington and New Mexico governors' offices did not immediately respond to a request for comment from NBC News. — (@) Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

President Donald Trump dismissed the claim of a Russian official as the commander in chief continues to negotiate peace talks with Ukraine. Sergey Lavrov, Russia's minister of foreign affairs, recently said that Russian President Vladimir Putin would not sign a peace deal with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy because he is viewed as an "illegitimate" leader. Trump shot down Lavrov's comments during Tuesday's Cabinet meeting, saying, "Everybody is posturing." 'The issue of who is going to sign the deal on Ukrainian side is a very serious issue.'"It doesn't matter what they say," Trump told reporters. "Everybody is posturing. It's all bullsh**t." Trump also offered United States Special Envoy Steve Witkoff the opportunity to chime in, to which he simply said, "I agree with you, sir." The room filled with reporters and government officials promptly erupted with laughter. Notably, Zelenskyy's five-year presidential term was set to end in May 2024, but no elections have been called due to the ongoing conflict with Russia.RELATED: Trump demands death penalty for DC murderersReporter: "This weekend Sergey Lavrov was saying Putin will not sign a peace deal with Zelenskyy because Russia views him as illegitimate..."President Trump: "It doesn't matter what they say. Everybody is posturing. It's all bullshit." pic.twitter.com/8H8AeKNqAC— TheBlaze (@theblaze) August 26, 2025 Although the Trump administration has held separate summits with both Zelenskyy and Putin in recent weeks, Lavrov said there is "no planned meeting" between the two leaders. In addition to challenging Zelenskyy's leadership, Lavrov reiterated the slew of preconditions Russia is demanding from Ukraine. Some of these preconditions include Ukraine agreeing not to join NATO, "the discussion of territorial issues," and for Zelenskyy to cancel any legislation "prohibiting the Russian language."RELATED: Trump makes a bold push for global competitors to abandon nukes: 'The power is too great' Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images "Irrespective of when this meeting might take place, and that must be very well prepared, the issue of who is going to sign the deal on Ukrainian side is a very serious issue," Lavrov said over the weekend. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

The FBI has signed settlement agreements with Garret O’Boyle, Steve Friend, and six other FBI whistleblowers that will provide them with back pay, lump-sum damage payments, restoration of their security clearances, and, in some of the cases, reinstatement to jobs with the bureau.O’Boyle and Friend were among eight remaining whistleblowers whose settlements were announced Tuesday by Empower Oversight, which represented the current and former FBI employees in their retaliation cases. Two other settlements were previously announced on Aug. 1 and in 2024 under the Biden administration.‘This settlement closes a painful chapter for my family and me.’“Whistleblowers risk it all for the sake of simply telling the truth. These 10 whistleblowers’ brave actions were met with intense bureaucratic blowback that caused severe financial and emotional hardship,” said U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, who helped mediate between the FBI and the whistleblowers.“Their lives were upended for years, but I never stopped fighting until things were made right,” Grassley said.The whistleblower saga has been a black eye for the FBI. Many expected the cases to be resolved quickly after the election of President Donald J. Trump. FBI Director Kash Patel has come under increasing fire for not getting agreements in place sooner to bring justice for the aggrieved whistleblowers.RELATED: Is the FBI salvageable? Here's what bureau insiders have to say Former Special Agent Steve Friend was a member of the Omaha FBI SWAT team and investigated human trafficking cases.Photo courtesy of Steve FriendFour of the eight whistleblowers will voluntarily retire as part of the agreement package. Three — O’Boyle, Friend, and Zachery Schoffstall — will be reinstated at the FBI. One other remained at the FBI during her case.“I am grateful to finally see a measure of resolution in my case,” O’Boyle told Blaze News in a statement. “This settlement closes a painful chapter for my family and me, but it does not erase the years of retaliation, reputational harm, and financial hardship that we endured simply because I told the truth.”Tuesday marked day 1,065 of O’Boyle’s unpaid suspension that will come to a close with his reinstatement.‘The work to combat weaponization and whistleblower retaliation is far from over.’Friend said he also “signed the deal,” some 20 months after he resigned from the bureau just before giving sworn whistleblower testimony to the U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary. He said the victory will not mean much if the FBI continues its punishment of whistleblowers.“While this reinstatement is a vindication about the retaliation I experienced, the victory will ring hollow if the FBI engages in similar retribution against future whistleblowers,” Friend told Blaze News in a statement. “I pray we see the necessary changes to ensure justice for anyone willing to come forward with reasonable concerns about the agency.” The news of settlements is huge vindication for the FBI whistleblowers, all of whom faced varying types and degrees of retribution for making legally protected disclosures.Friend refused to take part in an FBI SWAT raid at the home of a misdemeanor Jan. 6 suspect, saying the heavy use of force wasn’t justified in the case. O’Boyle made disclosures on COVID-19 shots and policies, the establishment of a tag for investigating parents who attend local school board meetings, and nearly two dozen other issues.Blaze News has reached out to the FBI for comment.RELATED: Going rogue? FBI agent gathered information from private citizens questioning Rep. Cory Mills’ record FBI whistleblowers Garret O’Boyle, Steve Friend, and Marcus Allen testify before the House Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in May 2023.Photo by Alex Wong/Getty ImagesMonica Shillingburg, who now works at the FBI’s Criminal Justice Information Services, reported potentially illegal restructuring being carried out at the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. She was removed and reassigned for reporting her concerns.Michael Zummer, a former special agent, lost his security clearance after he reported potential prosecutorial misconduct in public corruption cases in New Orleans.“For each of these cases where whistleblowers finally received at least some measure of justice for the retaliation they faced just for telling the truth about wrongdoing, there are many more who still need a remedy,” wrote Tristan Leavitt and Jason Foster, president and founder of Empower Oversight, in a letter to Grassley.“There are more who still have no remedy and no justice,” the men wrote. “The work to combat weaponization and whistleblower retaliation is far from over.”Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!