President Donald Trump hasn’t wasted any time implementing his agenda. Since Day One, he’s signed numerous executive orders, and he continues to take action that fulfills promises he made during his campaign. An example of this momentum is the “One Flag Policy,” which has been adopted by the U.S. Department of State. A notable aspect of this new policy is that it effectively bans Pride and Black Lives Matter flags from being flown on any U.S. Embassy or outpost. According to The Washington Post, the policy, issued by the new Secretary of State Marco Rubio, reads: “Starting immediately, only the United States of America flag is authorized to be flown or displayed at U.S. facilities, both domestic and abroad, and featured in U.S. government content. The flag of the United States of America united all Americans under the universal principles of justice, liberty, and democracy. These values, which are the bedrock of our great country, are shared by all American citizens, past and present.” There are only two exceptions, which are the Prisoner of War/Missing in Action (POW/MIA) emblem and the Wrongful Detainees Flag. This policy comes after four years of former President Joe Biden’s administration, in which he flew the Progress flag outside of the White House during Pride Month. In 2021, Biden was also blasted for “a leaked State Department memo that encouraged U.S. embassies to display Black Lives Matter flags on the one-year anniversary of George Floyd’s murder.” Several other government facilities flew Pride and BLM flags during Biden’s administration. Under Trump, the Post warned that “employees from the State Department who go against the policy ‘face disciplinary action, including termination of employment or contract, or reassignment to their home agency.’” The order also states that the policy is designed to be “respectful” to the U.S. flag. Many Americans have celebrated this decision. On X, for instance, the popular conservative account Libs of TikTok said the new policy means “the international embarrassment is over.” Another account wrote, “Stars and Stripes, not rainbows.” One user stated, “When [Trump] said he was returning America to common sense, he meant it. Promises made — promises kept.” Journalist Megyn Kelly referred to the policy as “another win,” while a user commented, “I don’t [foresee] getting tired of winning.” Meanwhile, progressive groups such as the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation are not pleased with the president’s decision to remove LGBTQ+ activism from government. In addition to the “One Flag Policy,” Trump reportedly erased all “LGBTQ” and “HIV”-related content from federal websites. According to Sarah Kate Ellis, GLAAD president and CEO, these actions pose threats to free speech. As she put it, “President Trump claims to be a strong proponent of freedom of speech, yet he is clearly committed to censorship of any information containing or related to LGBTQ Americans and issues that we face.” She continued, “This action proves the Trump administration’s goal of making it as difficult as possible for LGBTQ Americans to find federal resources or otherwise see ourselves reflected under his presidency. Sadly for him, our community is more visible than ever; and this pathetic attempt to diminish and remove us will again prove unsuccessful.” However, as Family Research Council’s Joseph Backholm shared with The Washington Stand, “This is not a free speech issue.” Backholm, a senior fellow for strategic engagement and biblical worldview, explained how these decisions don’t prevent anyone “from saying whatever they want about LGBT issues. Trump has just decided the U.S. government is going to take the equivalent of religious positions about sex and gender. The various flags the LGBT lobby has created in recent years are representative of an ideology that Americans very clearly rejected in the last election, in part, because of that ideology’s hostility to anyone who dares disagree.” He added, “If anything, belief in the freedom of speech and the free exercise of religion mandates exactly what Trump has done, which is the removal of symbols that communicate deep hostility to those who disagree.” But, as Backholm went on to explain, removing leftist ideologies from government websites doesn’t mean Christians can sit idle. “While voters have rejected progressivism for now, we have a unique opportunity to communicate why it doesn’t work.” According to Backholm, “Progressivism denies the reality of sin and insists the world is perfectible if their people have the political power. It misunderstands human nature and frequently calls evil good and good evil.” Progressivism “places our core identity in our race or gender, instead of the image of God we all carry,” he added. “So, instead of emphasizing what unites us, it demands we focus on the things that divide us.” Backholm continued, “It gestures towards human equality but undermines the basis of human equality by insisting we don’t need God.” He further argued that this is why, from the Christian worldview, there’s “a better path in all respects. Christianity isn’t true because it works better, it works better because it is true. God actually created us and told us what is good for us, and it is in our best interest to submit to the laws of nature and nature’s God.” “Personal happiness is not the foundation of a strong civilization,” Backholm contended. “And the belief that personal happiness is the greatest good destroys the family, which is the foundation of a strong civilization.” He concluded that “the Christian worldview explains why progressivism fails to deliver on its promises and can point us to a better path. Hopefully, the church will spend more time explaining this than gloating about what is at least a partial political victory.” Originally published by The Washington Stand The post New Policy Bars Pride, BLM Flags From US Embassies appeared first on The Daily Signal.

Senate Democrats are pulling out every trick in the book to delay confirmation votes for President Donald Trump’s national security Cabinet nominees, hoping to stymie the agenda that gave Trump and Republicans a mandate victory in the 2024 election. At every turn, Senate Democrats are taking advantage of procedural hurdles to prevent Trump’s national security team from taking shape. Now, Senate Republicans are warning these tactics put American national security at risk and are promising to do whatever is necessary to get the 47th president’s nominees across the finish line.  The new president is already behind in having his nominees confirmed compared to his first term. The first time Trump was in office his Cabinet picks for the Defense Department and the Department of Homeland Security were confirmed on day one. This time around the Senate only voted to confirm one of his nominees, former Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, to be secretary of state, on the 47th president’s first day in office. Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., prevented a final vote on John Ratcliffe to be the next director of the CIA on Tuesday—even though Ratcliffe had been voted out of committee by a margin of 14 to 3 the day prior. Some Senate Democrats have expressed appreciation that Ratcliffe had extensive national security experience having served as director of National Intelligence during the first Trump administration, but that did not stop Murphy from the political theatrics. A vote for Ratcliffe is now expected Thursday.  Delaying votes for national security positions also puts the United States in a more precarious position when responding to international crises. Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., who voted to move Ratcliffe out of committee, has publicly acknowledged as much stating, “I think we need to move quickly.” Senate Democrats are also working to prevent the confirmation vote for Pete Hegseth to be the next Secretary of Defense. Hegseth, who dealt with a particularly tense confirmation hearing, had his nomination voted out of committee along partisan lines on Jan. 20. While Democrats have attempted to use discredited allegations against the Bronze Star recipient, Republicans are planning on ending the Democrats’ filibuster Thursday and taking a final vote Friday.  Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, who served as both lieutenant governor and governor of Idaho, emphasized in a statement to The Daily Signal the importance of having a team around a chief executive that he could trust.  “As a former Governor, I know how important it is to have people you trust in your cabinet. We must get President Trump’s cabinet nominees in place as soon as possible. I support President Trump and am working to get his nominees across the finish line,” Risch said. Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., noted the change in tone the Democratic senators have had regarding nominees and national security in a statement to The Daily Signal. “Four years ago, my Democratic colleagues warned that objections to a quick confirmation of President Biden’s national security nominees would put our country at risk. America just lost 14 people in New Orleans. These votes on President Trump’s nominees are a matter of keeping our constituents and country safe,” Cassidy said. Indeed, then-Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., told his Senate colleagues when advocating to have President Joe Biden’s Cabinet swiftly approved that, “Foreign adversaries will seek to exploit this period of transition and we cannot allow America’s military, intelligence, and national security policy to be disrupted by staffing delays.” Sen. Katie Britt also noted how vital it was to have a team in place to respond to ongoing threats to American security. “It is more important now than ever—with threats abroad and just weeks after a terrorist attack on American soil—for the Senate to approve Donald Trump’s national security cabinet posts without delay. Continued Democrat stall tactics do nothing to bolster American safety, security, or strength. All of President Trump’s nominees need expeditious Senate confirmation for the sake of American families,” the Alabama Republican said. “Democrats’ partisan, obstructionist delays are an insult to the hardworking American people who so decisively chose President Trump and his agenda to make America great again,” she added in a statement to The Daily Signal. Senate Republicans have promised to do whatever it takes to get the Cabinet nominations through. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., said on X, “Senate Republicans are ready to work as long as needed to confirm President Trump’s nominees. Nights. Weekends. Recesses.” “Democrats can do this the easy way or the hard way,” Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., said in a statement to The Daily Signal, “but let me be clear: we will get President Trump’s cabinet confirmed.” The post Senate Democrats Stall Trump’s National Security Picks appeared first on The Daily Signal.

Inauguration Day for the 45th and now 47th president of the United States, Donald Trump, featured a host of events in which Trump was in attendance. The inauguration, of course. The inaugural luncheon. The parade at the Capital One Arena. The Commander in Chief Ball and the Liberty Ball. And finally, his first night at the White House. It was a well-orchestrated spectacle that will be remembered for years, as Trump infused his unique brand of entertainment into the festivities. However, it appeared that Trump was eager to prioritize work over pleasure at the Capital One Arena. In addition to addressing and celebrating with a crowd of 20,000 supporters, he seated himself at a desk and did something unprecedented. In the center of the arena, he sat down and signed several executive orders to resounding applause from the audience, later tossing the individual pens used for each signature into the crowd, like a T-shirt toss at a Washington Wizards game—very on brand for Trump. In total, Trump signed 26 executive orders, 12 memoranda, and four proclamations. To start, Trump signed an executive order that revoked 78 executive orders and memoranda signed by former President Joe Biden, which involved numerous issues related to diversity, equity, inclusion, and climate change. Trump also signed an executive order mandating that all federal employees resume full-time, in-person work, as well as an executive order to suspend federal hiring, excluding the military and other key categories. He also signed an executive order to end the weaponization of government and instructed the attorney general to “identify and take appropriate action to correct … politically motivated” actions within the Department of Justice, the Federal Trade Commission, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and other federal agencies. Additionally, he signed an executive order on freedom of speech and mandated the government to terminate collusion with Big Tech companies regarding speech on their platforms—an action the Biden administration was found to have often and controversially engaged in. Furthermore, he signed an executive order restricting the implementation of new regulations—an objective he has maintained since his first term—to mitigate the expanding volume of federal regulations that experts note encumbers thousands of businesses and causes unsuspecting Americans to be imprisoned and heavily fined. He also signed an executive order to withdraw the United States from several climate agreements, including the Paris Agreement—these agreements, Trump has stated, would have ultimately destabilized the U.S. economy and incurred trillions of costs to taxpayers. Trump also signed an executive order to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization. Many in the international community criticize WHO for withholding crucial information early in COVID-19’s emergence that could have aided in preparation and mitigating harm. Critics also point out WHO’s cozy relationship with China at the expense of the United States. The United States contributes the most of any country by far to WHO. Trump fulfilled his campaign commitment to pardon or the commute the sentences of all 1,500 individuals prosecuted for their involvement in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot. Trump has repeatedly stated that the Capitol rioters were penalized unjustly for their actions, that although they trespassed in the Capitol, the gravity of the charges levied against them was markedly disproportionate to other federal offenses typically prosecuted by the DOJ. Many note the lack of arrests or investigations into the frequent riots by left-wing groups on federal property. Controversially, he diverged from his Republican colleagues and signed an executive order postponing the TikTok ban for an additional 75 days. Despite uncertainties regarding the legality of Trump’s actions, the DOJ possesses the authority to impose penalties on TikTok and other providers that offer the applications and websites that ByteDance, TikTok’s parent company, owns. Trump has indicated that, for the time being, he would direct the DOJ to refrain from enforcing these penalties. Trump also signed an executive order revoking the security clearance of 50 former intelligence officials, specifically those who signed on to the notorious 2020 letter asserting that the Hunter Biden laptop, right toward the tail-end of the contentious 2020 election, was part of a Russian disinformation campaign. Trump evidently believes the collaboration between the Democratic Party and these former intelligence officials strongly suggests collusion, and that using their credentials to bolster their credibility during a political hit job was unbecoming of people with that privilege. Through his actions of eliminating governmental corruption, reinstating in-person employment, and withdrawing from international organizations and agreements, Trump is showing that he has evolved into a seasoned veteran. Agree with him or not, he now knows exactly what he can do, and he’s ready to take action. COPYRIGHT 2025 CREATORS.COM We publish a variety of perspectives. Nothing written here is to be construed as representing the views of The Daily Signal. The post On Inauguration Day, Trump Writes the Next Chapter of America appeared first on The Daily Signal.

If you're tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. The World Economic Forum (WEF) has prepared a white paper – titled, Resilience Pulse Check: Harnessing Collaboration to Navigate a Volatile World – to go with its ongoing annual meeting taking place this week in Davos. Yet again reiterating the main theme of the gathering – “collaboration” – the document seeks to promote it among private and public sector entities in order to speed up the process of reaching UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This collection of 17 interconnected goals is criticized by opponents of the spread of digital ID and censorship, since the first is openly, and the second indirectly pushed via the initiative – when it deals with “hate speech,” “misinformation,” and “disinformation” that the UN wants to be treated as threats to information integrity, which negatively impact the ability to achieve the SDGs. The WEF white paper states that its own goal was to find out how businesses are tackling “today’s challenges,” opting once again for some doom-mongering by revealing that responses from 250 (highly likely hand-picked) participants, leaders from the public sector, showed that “84% of companies feel underprepared for future disruptions.” And among the ways to achieve greater “resilience” in this context, the WEF endorses the SDGs, as well as the Paris Agreement (on climate change), and the “societal shifts” they aim for. The white paper invites businesses to “work collectively” and promotes public-private collaboration as “essential” – as it turns out, mainly to find efficient ways to bankroll SDGs with private sector money. The WEF wants to see “determined (and coordinated) action across both the public and private sectors” to get there. This informal group with a massive influence on elites in a large number of countries also pushes a pro-SDG entity, the Global Investors for Sustainable Development (GISD) Alliance, and singles it out as a positive example. The white paper’s authors explain that the GISD Alliance is led by the UN and gathers major financial institutions and corporations who are coming up with coordinated strategies to “channel private investment towards SDGs.” That, however, is not enough – besides the UN-led alliance, the WEF sees other “still untapped opportunities to deepen public-private collaboration.” If you're tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. The post World Economic Forum White Paper Pushes Public-Private Collaboration to Accelerate Digital ID and Censorship Initiative appeared first on Reclaim The Net.

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On Tuesday, PolitiFact showed why Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg was right to end the company’s partnership with its fact-checking partners. Writer Caleb McCullough gave Donald Trump Jr. a “false” rating because he ran afoul of his preferred experts while ignoring experts who may have given him another perspective. Meanwhile, on Wednesday, ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel claimed during an attack on Speaker Mike Johnson that snow in the South is proof climate change is real. The main point of McCullough’s article was that: Climate scientists PolitiFact spoke to disagreed with Trump Jr. and said climate change contributed to the Los Angeles fires’ size and destructiveness. Numerous studies have linked human-caused climate change to the western U.S.’ worsening wildfires. In a Jan. 13 analysis, scientists at the University of California, Los Angeles attributed about 25% of the brush dryness around Los Angeles to human-caused climate change. Increased heat over the summer and fall dried out the brush that fueled the fire, the report said. In the study, that 25 percent is blamed on “anomalous heat” from the summer, but despite being under a bolded headline reading "The Role of Climate Change," the study also says, “Further research is needed to understand how the factors above combined to produce the observed behavior of the January 2025 fires, including the overall contribution of the factors’ climate-change components.” McCullough also writes, “The strong Santa Ana winds that worsened the fires in their initial days were stronger than usual for this time of year, but not unprecedented and not attributable to climate change, the report said.” In other words, it was a hotter summer, but McCullough tried to force a climate change conclusion with a comparison between fall and winter fires started by humans and exacerbated by high winds and summer fires further north caused by lightning strikes. Another perspective would be a group of eight scientists, who nobody could credibly describe as right-wing science deniers, writing in Science Magazine in 2021 that “One hundred percent of SAW fires were human caused, and in the past decade, powerline failures have been the dominant cause.” Some experts are apparently more valuable than others. Meanwhile, PolitiFact hasn’t fact-checked Jimmy Kimmel since 2019, but they may want to after Wednesday night. During an interview with Fox’s Sean Hannity, Johnson declared, “Yeah, we're talking about conditions to this disaster aid. Look, they're natural disasters, but there are man-made disasters as well.”     Putting the conditions debate to one side, Johnson is correct and, as noted above, it is not science denialism to say so. However, Kimmel angrily retorted, “And which one are you? Because you would think, as people living in an area prone to wildfires, we'd get a bit more sympathy from an elf who lives in a hollowed-out tree, but that doesn't fly in MAGAland. Mike Johnson is such a little kiss-ass. I've been trying to figure out who he reminds me of.” Putting up a picture of Jabba the Hutt and Salacious B. Crumb, Kimmel continued, “I think it's this guy. Yes. There's Donald and Mike. The fact of the matter is the only man-made part of this disaster is the climate change part of this disaster, which Mike's party pretends doesn't exist, even though they're having snowball fights on Bourbon Street today.” Climate change is real because the summer was hotter than before, but also real because the winter is colder and snowier. It’s heads they win, tails you lose.  Here is a transcript for the January 22 show: ABC Jimmy Kimmel Live! 1/22/2025 11:37 PM ET MIKE JOHNSON: Yeah, we're talking about conditions to this disaster aid. Look, they're natural disasters, but there are man-made disasters as well. JIMMY KIMMEL: And which one are you? Because you would think, as people living in an area prone to wildfires, we'd get a bit more sympathy from an elf who lives in a hollowed-out tree, but that doesn't fly in MAGAland. Mike Johnson is such a little kiss-ass. I've been trying to figure out who he reminds me of. I think it's this guy. Yes. There's Donald and Mike. The fact of the matter is the only man made part of this disaster is the climate change part of this disaster, which Mike's party pretends doesn't exist, even though they're having snowball fights on Bourbon Street today. Snow in Louisiana today, they got nine inches of snow in Florida today. This hasn't happened in 70 years.

The Elon Musk Salute Hoax marches on, with all manner of Resistance Media types falling over themselves to be seen as being on “the right side” of the Nazi salute that wasn’t. In the most recent instance, New York Times reporter Lulú García-Navarro hilariously gets called a “Salute Truther” by CNN commentator Scott Jennings. Watch as Jennings treats García-Navarro’s goofy evocation of the Salute Hoax with the scorn it so richly deserves (click "expand" to view transcript): .@ScottJenningsKY clowns NYT journalist who tried to resuscitate the Salute Hoax: "What are you, a salute truther? pic.twitter.com/upCQUZYKOM — Jorge Bonilla (@BonillaJL) January 23, 2025 CNN THE SOURCE WITH KAITLAN COLLINS 1/23/25 9:23 PM SCOTT JENNINGS: I think the overall impact of Elon Musk on the Trump orbit has been really good, and his impact on the country is- is really good. So I don't know how this is going to turn out. I know these kinds of announcements are important to presidents. These kinds of investments are important to new administrations. But, you know, I would listen to Elon. I mean, he's obviously got some information and some opinions about this. And I don't know how much of this is going to be aired in front of and behind the scenes, but I would listen to him. LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO: But Elon Musk keeps on overshadowing Donald Trump. I mean, you had in the inauguration, then it was the hand gesture: quote, unquote, um- that is the subject of great mystery and debate.  JENNINGS: What hand gesture? GARCIA-NAVARRO: Yeah. The subject of great mystery and debate. JENNINGS: Are you talking about…? You're not one of these salute truthers, are you? GARCIA-NAVARRO: No, I- JENNINGS: LOL GARCIA-NAVARRO: Oh, is that what we’re calling it now? JENNINGS: Yes! GARCIA-NAVARRO: All I’m saying is- is- JENNINGS: C’mon! It’s worth noting that the conversation was intended to be about the rift between Elon Musk and OpenAI’s Sam Altman, which spilled out subsequent to President Donald Trump’s announcement of the Stargate project along with Altman, Larry Ellison, and the CEO of SoftBank, Masayoshi Son. Jennings stayed on task and delivered his take. It was then that García-Navarro, who once suggested that university pro-Hamas supporters are “sort of representatives of the oppressed”, decided she was going to try to be clever by bringing the Salute Hoax into the conversation. Needless to say, it didn’t work. She began her take by talking about how Elon “overshadows” Trump, and then attempting to infer Nazi without saying “Nazi”. Whereas Erin Burnett and Kasie Hunt went on a whole historical ramble, García-Navarro over enunciated “hand gesture” and said “quote, unquote” while doing air quotes. Between this and the former, I’m convinced that the deliberate avoidance of the word “Nazi” is a defamation lawsuit mitigation strategy, totally understandable given recent events. The key to this exchange is Jennings cutting in with “what hand gesture?”, which put García-Navarro on the defensive and moved her off of her talking point set pieces. It is at that point that Jennings asks her whether she is a “salute truther”. Game over. A recent Daily Caller profile of Jennings cast him in the mold of a wrestling villain, a “heel” to the liberal media, comparing his recent CNN run to Dwayne Johnson’s “Final Boss Rock”. But that might end up being his floor, as Jennings continues to string together a run that is now more comparable to that of The Iron Sheik.  

India has reportedly offered to repatriate all of its citizens who are currently residing illegally in the United States.While India has historically complied with the U.S.' repatriation flights, New Delhi is signaling early cooperation with President Donald Trump's administration to avoid potential visa restrictions and stricter trade policy, a Tuesday report from Bloomberg revealed. 'Both sides are engaged in a process to deter illegal migration.'India seeks to ensure its citizens can continue to enter the U.S. with student visas and through the H-1B program. According to government data, 72% of the H-1B visas granted in 2023 went to Indian nationals.U.S. officials have reportedly identified more than 18,000 illegal Indian nationals for deportation. However, the figure could be significantly higher, sources indicated to Bloomberg.Customs and Border Protection data reveals that agents encountered more than 18,000 Indian nationals in the first three months of fiscal year 2025. The previous year, nationwide encounters of Indian nationals exceeded 90,000. Yet, immigrants from India account for only 3% of total illegal crossings.A report from the Department of Homeland Security estimated that there are roughly 220,000 Indian nationals in the U.S. illegally as of 2022.On Tuesday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar. A Department of State press release indicated that the two discussed illegal immigration concerns.Rubio and Jaishankar "affirmed a shared commitment to continuing to strengthen the partnership between the United States and India," it read. "They discussed a wide range of topics, including regional issues and opportunities to further deepen the U.S.-India relationship, in particular on critical and emerging technologies, defense cooperation, energy, and on advancing a free and open Indo-Pacific region," the press release continued. "Secretary Rubio also emphasized the Trump administration's desire to work with India to advance economic ties and address concerns related to irregular migration."Randhir Jaiswal, spokesperson for India's Ministry of External Affairs, told Bloomberg, "As part of India-U.S. cooperation on migration and mobility, both sides are engaged in a process to deter illegal migration. This is being done to create more avenues for legal migration from India to the U.S.""The latest deportation of Indian nationals from the U.S. by a chartered flight is a result of this cooperation," Jaiswal stated, referring to an October repatriation flight that returned more than 100 illegal aliens to India. During the previous 12 months, over 1,100 Indian nationals were returned to their country of origin.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Former President Joe Biden spent his last days in office doing what he does best, which is, of course, nothing good for the American people. Biden gave pre-emptive pardons to members of his family, Dr. Fauci, General Mark Milley, and January 6 committee members — allegedly to stop Trump from taking swift revenge on them. “I don’t know about you, but I have a real problem with somebody giving people who work in the government blanket pardons for anything that they might have done wrong. That just doesn’t seem like American justice, and it doesn’t seem like a system where you could hold people accountable for what they’ve done wrong,” Glenn Beck of “The Glenn Beck Program” tells famed attorney Alan Dershowitz. “If I were one of the people that Biden pardoned, I would be very upset. First of all, it makes it sound like they did something wrong, even if they didn’t, and second, it denies them their Fifth Amendment rights, so they can now be held in front of Congress and investigated completely,” Dershowitz tells Glenn. “So I don’t think Biden did them any favors, and he also set a dangerous precedent,” Dershowitz continues. “I just don’t understand why Biden did that after violating his own promise to the American public when he said he wouldn’t pardon his own son.” However, this might be a good thing for President Trump. “For President Trump, it probably establishes a good precedent because he now has much more flexibility in his pardons he can issue,” Dershowitz explains. “Look, the most important thing of many important things that President Trump said in his inauguration, one of them is that he wants to put an end to lawfare,” he continues. “If we can end lawfare, then we may see an end to these promiscuous use of pardons as well, because I think the pardons are seen as an antidote to lawfare.” Want more from Glenn Beck?To enjoy more of Glenn’s masterful storytelling, thought-provoking analysis, and uncanny ability to make sense of the chaos, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.

Washington Capitals star T.J. Oshie shook up his social media pages by making a post in support of President Donald Trump, causing fans to both curse him and shower him with praise."America is back," the post began, featuring a quote from President Trump."Every single day I will be fighting for you with every breath of my body. I will not rest until we have delivered the strong, safe, and prosperous America that our children deserve and that you deserve. This will truly be the golden age of America."Oshie added the caption, "God Bless America," with an American flag after.Sharing the message was apparently enough to anger some of his fans, particularly women who directly suggested that Oshie should be ashamed of his Trump support because he has daughters."How could you say this when you have two young daughters," a woman named Noelle wrote."You have little girls. Way to stand up for their rights," Tammy Lynn responded.Another female X user asked Oshie if he knew a lot of his "teammates are immigrants," seemingly misunderstanding that there aren't any professional hockey players in the NHL at risk of deportation.Oshie received praise from other fans, however, including a man who said he "will be purchasing [his] jersey momentarily."Another fan claimed that those preaching "tolerance" are often the first to cast criticism onto others."Isn't it funny how the ones who constantly preach about tolerance and open-mindedness are the first to damn others for having even slightly different sets of beliefs?" the fan wrote.'If it makes you feel better to chirp me over the internet it's cool.'Seemingly noticing the heated rhetoric in his comments, Oshie added a second message to the thread."That escalated quickly!" the 38-year-old began."To be clear I love America and Americans on both sides of the aisle and always will. Yeah even you in the negative comments you little stinkers," Oshie went on.The player added, "I choose to respect everyone until you prove me otherwise. If it makes you feel better to chirp me over the internet it’s cool. Although I don't see the honor in it and it seems silly."Oshie also addressed the fans who made direct comments about his children. "To the people worried about my daughters thank you for your concern. All four of my kids will grow up with Parents who support them, tell them they love them every day, teach them to be strong and above all to be good and kind people." — (@) As for those "little stinkers" in his comment section, Oshie had a parting message for those saying they would throw out their Capitals jerseys."P.S. For those throwing out jerseys … maybe just scrape off the name and number. Remember the name on the front is a hell of a lot more important than the one on the back. Love you guys today and always! God Bless America."Oshie has missed the entire 2024-2025 season after being placed on injured reserve due to back issues.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!