Harvard University Professor Graham Allison, he of “Thucydides Trap” fame, writes in the National Interest that President Trump may be able to end the Ukraine War on acceptable, if imperfect, terms if he emulates President Dwight Eisenhower’s strategy that ended the Korean War. It is an intriguing comparison — one that will surely upset Allison’s Harvard colleagues, who will scoff at the notion that Donald Trump and Dwight Eisenhower should be mentioned in the same sentence. It is not that his liberal colleagues admire Eisenhower, the president — they don’t. But Trump Derangement Syndrome doesn’t allow those that it afflicts to imagine Trump channeling the Allied Supreme Commander in World War II. (RELATED: Eisenhower: A Conservative in Action, Not Ideology) Yet, Allison is right — Eisenhower’s success in ending the Korean War on terms unsatisfactory to all sides is a good model for Trump to use to end the Ukraine War. (RELATED: When Ike Said No) In the 1952 presidential campaign, Republican candidate Eisenhower pledged to “go to Korea” to bring an end to the costly and politically divisive war. In 2024, Republican candidate Trump promised to end the Ukraine war soon after he takes office. (RELATED: Trump: The New Eisenhower on NATO) Even before taking office in 1953, Eisenhower offended our ally South Korean leader Syngman Rhee — who wanted to fight on to victory — by opposing Rhee’s plans for another offensive and threatened to end joint operations with South Korean forces — as Allison puts it, Ike threatened to leave Rhee “on his own, unless he fell in line.” Ike’s administration then worked toward a ceasefire with our opponents in China, North Korea, and the Soviet Union. (RELATED: The Korean Armistice: The Triumph of Containment Over Liberation) Trump, shortly after beginning his second term as president in 2025, offended Ukrainian President Zelenskyy, who, like Rhee, wants to fight on to victory, by telling him Ukraine must seek peace with Vladimir Putin’s Russia to bring an end to the costly and indecisive war. Trump, like Eisenhower, threatened to end support for Ukraine’s war effort. Trump was criticized by Ukraine’s supporters in the U.S. and Europe for trying to strike a deal with Vladimir Putin. Eisenhower was dealing with North Korea’s Kim Il Sung, China’s Mao Zedong, and Soviet leader Josef Stalin — totalitarian despots whose murderous deeds and crimes against humanity far exceeded anything Putin, as bad as he is, has done thus far. If Ike’s administration could negotiate with those regimes, Trump’s administration can surely negotiate with Putin. Eisenhower understood that a negotiated peace would have to reflect the facts on the ground. Even though the United States and the United Nations had pledged to unify the Korean peninsula under Syngman Rhee’s rule after Gen. Douglas MacArthur’s stunning Inchon landing in September 1950, which liberated Seoul and sent North Korean forces retreating across the 38th Parallel, the massive intervention of Chinese troops in October-November 1950 turned the tide of war against U.S., U.N., and South Korean forces. By the time Ike entered office as president, the Korean War was a bloody stalemate. President Trump, like Eisenhower in Korea, recognizes that the Ukraine War is a bloody stalemate, and that Ukraine has no hope of victory. As Allison notes, Russian forces have been seizing eastern Ukrainian territory slowly but consistently, especially in the Donbas region. Trump, like Eisenhower in Korea, wants to “forge a sustainable peace.” He, like Eisenhower, wants the dying and destruction to stop. (RELATED: Liberals Supported Deals With Communists but Not With Putin) No one was happy about the armistice that ended the Korean War, except the troops on both sides who got to go home, and the prisoners of war on both sides who were released and repatriated. The Korean peninsula remained divided, as it still is today. North Korea continues to be ruled by the tyrannical Kim dynasty, while South Korea has enjoyed, for some time, a functioning if imperfect democracy and relative economic prosperity. If Trump’s deal with Russia can achieve something similar, Allison writes, “he will be able to claim that he has achieved the peace ‘deal of the century.’” That would drive Allison’s Harvard colleagues crazy. READ MORE from Francis P. Sempa: Trumpian Geoeconomics Are We at the End of American Maritime Hegemony? No, Professor Willerton: Reagan Changed the World and Gorbachev Let Him The post Harvard Professor Tells Trump to Channel Ike in Ukraine — Yes! appeared first on The American Spectator | USA News and Politics.

Coal is America’s bedrock — a gritty, enduring force that smelted the steel of our cities, lit the lamps of our progress, and carried us through the dark nights of war and want. From the anthracite veins of Pennsylvania to the sprawling basins of Wyoming, it built a nation. Yet today, this titan of our heritage teeters — its flame flickering under the weight of shifting markets, zealous environmentalism, and a headlong dash to newer fuels. Production has tumbled from 1,172 million short tons in 2008 to 577.9 million in 2023; its share of electricity generation has shrunk from 48.5 percent to a mere 19.5 percent over 15 years. Critics herald its demise, waving banners of green promise. But to let coal fade is to forsake a legacy of strength and a resource still vital to our future. America must not just preserve its coal industry — it must patriotically stoke its fires, gradually increasing production to honor our past while securing our tomorrow. Coal’s story is one of resilience, a testament to the grit that defines us. In 2023, it powered 387.2 million tons of electricity, 90.9 percent of its use, delivering a steadfast hum to a grid too often left wanting. Renewables dazzle — wind at 11 percent, solar at 5 percent — but their dance with the weather falters when clouds gather or breezes still. Spring 2023 saw coal’s power share dip below 15 percent, yet by late 2024, stockpiles swelled to 138 million tons — a $6.5 billion testament to capacity begging to be unleashed. Natural gas, now over 40 percent of generation, purrs at $2.50-$3/mmBtu, but its pipes froze in Texas’s 2021 deep chill, while coal churned on, its 40 percent capacity factor a quiet bulwark against gas’s 60 percent when fortune holds. As AI and data centers loom — demand is poised to surge 20 percent by 2030 — coal stands ready, a patriot’s answer to an uncertain grid. This isn’t just about power; it’s about people. The industry, worth $30 billion in 2025, cradles 45,476 souls — not the 863,000 of 1923, but a lifeline in West Virginia’s hollers (11,500 miners) and Wyoming’s plains (239 million tons yearly). Mechanization — 5.66 tons per worker-hour in 2023 — has trimmed the ranks, but each job is a spark. A 2022 study clocks coal’s economic ripple at 2.6 — every miner lifts over two others, from rail hands to schoolteachers, outpacing solar’s 1.8 or wind’s 1.5. Boost production to 650 million tons by 2030, still shy of 2008’s peak, and 5,000 more could join, breathing life into towns where pride hangs on a thread. These aren’t statistics; they’re the heartbeat of America’s forgotten places. The chorus against coal rings loud, and its tune carries weight. In 2023, it belched 1.5 billion tons of CO2—36 percent of energy emissions — while PM2.5 claimed 1,600 lives. But let’s weigh the scales fairly. Scrubbers slash sulfur by 90 percent and mercury by 80 percent. Wyoming’s low-sulfur coal burns cleaner than Appalachia’s denser seams. Carbon capture, mocked at $100/ton against coal’s $47, edges closer. Wyoming’s $1.2 billion R&D fund eyes a 50 percent emissions cut by 2035. Meanwhile, renewables stumble: solar’s 10 million tons of future waste and wind’s unyielding blades mock their purity. Coal bears scars, but its foes wear blemishes too. Then there’s steel, coal’s unsung anthem. Metallurgical coal, a mere 10 percent of output, forged 32.5 million tons of exports in 2023, feeding India’s 240-million-ton hunger. The world still builds with steel, and hydrogen’s promise lags. America’s 21 percent of global reserves is a patriot’s trump card — push exports to 50 million tons by 2030, ease port chokeholds (Norfolk and Baltimore moved 40 million tons in 2022), and reap $2 billion yearly. This isn’t clinging to yesterday; it’s claiming our stake in a world that won’t wait. Doubters cry market doom — gas and solar undercut coal’s $60-$100/MWh with $30-$40. Gas plants purr leaner; renewables sprout fast. But markets turn. Gas hit $8/mmBtu in 2022; coal’s $47.22 in 2023 offers a ballast. A steady rise, paired with permits slashed from five years to one, could coax utilities back, especially as AI strains gas lines. Of 150 GW coal capacity, 100 GW retires by 2035 — but 50 GW could stand if need calls. The EIA’s 2025 dip to 469 million tons isn’t destiny; it’s a challenge to defy. This is about more than economics: it’s about honor. Appalachia’s miner murals aren’t quaint; they’re a cry. Coal towns bear 15 percent poverty, twice the national rate, while green jobs bloom far from their dust. Scaling output fuels not just plants but pride. Reclamation costs loom — $24 billion needed, $11 billion bonded — but coal’s taxes ($1.4 billion in Wyoming, 2022) could mend the land if we dare to grow. To abandon it is to leave wounds no windmill heals. We don’t seek a rewind — coal won’t reclaim 48 percent of the grid, nor should it. A rise of 10-15 percent above 2023’s 577.9 million tons is enough — a bridge to tomorrow. Blend it with brilliance: carbon capture, like Texas’s million-ton cuts, or grids weaving coal with wind. With 250 billion tons of reserves, 400 years at today’s pace, America holds a treasure India and China covet. To let it lie fallow while they burn theirs is to squander our birthright. The countercry rings, why coal when cleaner paths shine? Because purity is a myth. Renewables’ 20-23 percent leap in 2023 didn’t stop outages; gas falters under geopolitics (Russia’s shadow) and storms. Coal isn’t forever; it’s our forge, steadying us as we hammer out what’s next. It’s fire, tended with care, warms without devouring. America is forged in bold acts, not meek surrenders. Coal lit our rise; it can steady our stride. Lift production — not rashly, but with purpose — and we honor a legacy of fortitude. The grid holds firm, livelihoods endure, steel sails forth, and ingenuity takes root. To quench coal is to dim a flame we may yet crave. Let it blaze on, tempered but triumphant — a patriot’s ember for a nation unafraid. READ MORE from Ronald Beaty: Trump’s Mineral Revolution Secures Our National Sovereignty The Tariff Reckoning: America’s Economic Resolve in Trump’s Second Act The Spiritual Roots of the Second Amendment The post Forged in Fire: America’s Coal Industry Deserves a Proud Revival appeared first on The American Spectator | USA News and Politics.

With all the banter regarding tariffs on imports and while many sports aficionados were consumed with filling out their NCAA basketball tournament bracket, the Major League Baseball (MLB) season’s annual road show got underway in Tokyo, Japan. Provided you forgot, the Los Angeles Dodgers, who are the defending World Series champions, took two from the Chicago Cubs. The two regular-season games in the land of the rising sun included four spring training games that drew a combined 252,795 to the Tokyo Dome. The MLB Tokyo Series Fan Fest attracted more than 450,000 over a weeklong celebration of baseball in Japan, amounting to the most-visited fan festival and with it the best sales day of any international baseball event in MLB history, surpassing the 2024 London Series by 320 percent. Twenty percent of Japan tuned in to the two-game set making it the most-watched MLB games in Japan — a record that also saw ticket prices cost as much as a scalped ducat to the Super Bowl. After all, the series showcased the homecoming of Japanese MLB all-stars: Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, and Rōki Sasaki. (RELATED: San Francisco Swings and Misses on Crime, Theft, and Shohei Ohtani) Shohei Ohtani, the game’s best and most versatile player — a generational talent if there ever was one — did not disappoint the fans who sold out the Tokyo Dome by recording three hits in eight plate appearances, including a home run. (RELATED: Shohei Ohtani: Major League Baseball’s Supernova) According to Front Office Sports such TV rating numbers adjusted for Japan’s population were higher than the NFL AFC championship game back in January. Moreover, game time was not adjusted to accommodate an American audience as the first pitch was thrown at 3 a.m. Los Angeles time. I remember the Rumble in the Jungle bout when George Foreman lost the Heavyweight Title to Muhammad Ali. The fight was in Kinshasa, Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo) that got underway at 4:30 a.m. local time to accommodate the closed-circuit venues that carried the fight back in the United States. Those days are long gone, just like the $5 bleacher seats we would get to scope out the more high-end seats once the game got underway. Stickball is dead. Little League is on life support — same for American Legion ball, while $8 hotdogs, $12 bottles of beer, and $50.00 parking spots are vogue. (RELATED: Baseball: The Funny Sport) Despite all the changes on the field and the nonstop efforts through digital platforms to modernize a game with its roots firmly planted in the early part of the last century, MLB would be cut from the 40-man roster. The homegrown game is no longer the national pastime and hasn’t been for at least two generations. The popularity of baseball in Japan and Korea contrasts with a shrinking American audience. According to Nielsen, the average age of your typical MLB fan is a 57-year-old Caucasian man.   With their MVP-filled lineup and a payroll of nearly $400 million, the Dodgers are the favorite to repeat as World Series champs. Is such a title as “World Series” truly relevant? The World Series dates to 1903 when MLB did not have one team west of the Mississippi. Japan and neighboring Korea both field professional baseball leagues but have yet to participate in a “World Series” with the best of MLB. Professional baseball in Japan dates back over a century and is now their national pastime having surpassed Sumo wrestling and soccer. Thanks to American Christian missionaries, baseball in South Korea dates to 1905, with the Koreans getting a much later start, fielding their first professional league in 1982.  Since then, Korea has produced its share of talented players who starred on the international stage in Chan Ho Park and Hyun-jin Ryu. In the midst of the NCAA’s March Madness, MLB’s opening day in the U.S. was on March 27, 2025, a Thursday affair that was greeted with little fanfare. The regular season will end in early October, giving way to an expanded playoff that now runs into early November. Cut the regular season from 162 games and make it a true World Series by inviting the best of the world of professional baseball. With 28 percent of MLB players foreign-born, baseball is heading toward a true World Series, but the question remains: will America be tuning in? READ MORE from Greg Maresca: Autopen on Autopilot Illinois in Rebellion: Secessionists Discover It’s ‘Hotel California’ Gen. Mark Milley: A Case for Treason? The post America’s Sport Export appeared first on The American Spectator | USA News and Politics.

On March 7, Paul Kengor, editor of The American Spectator, delivered a talk on “The Marxist Roots of International Women’s Day” at the Clare Boothe Luce Center for Conservative Women in Herndon, Virginia. C-SPAN brought its cameras and recorded the moment for posterity. The broadcast aired several times last week under the title “The Devil and Karl Marx,” the name of a 2020 book by Kengor. (RELATED: International (Marxist) Women’s Day) The talk contained some stunning information on Marxist and socialist women from the likes of Russian Alexandra Kollontai and German Clara Zetkin to American feminists Margaret Sanger, Betty Friedan, Kate Millett, and Angela Davis. Kengor takes the audience on a sordid journey from Marx to Marcuse, and even spoke of Marx’s miserable mistress, “Lenchen.” A grim reality of the Marxist movement was its aggressive advocacy of abortion and divorce and family breakup, fulfilling the Communist Manifesto’s stated goal of “abolition of the family.” That destructive mission convinced some female comrades, such as American Bella Dodd, to ultimately flee the Communist Party. Even then, as Kengor details, today’s New York Times instructs us that “communism was good for women.” And why not? After all, communism provided abortion, abortion, abortion. What more does a gal need? Kengor concluded the talk with uplifting insights on the great Clare Boothe Luce, a close friend of The American Spectator and our venerable founder, R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. The widely accomplished Luce was a courageous anti-communist and a devout Catholic who inspiringly found her way to the faith through Bishop Fulton Sheen. Kengor’s presentation provided quite the story on the noble Luce and — conversely — her ignoble enemies. Tune in, enjoy, and let us know what you think in the reader comments below.   The post Watch <i>The American Spectator</i> Editor Paul Kengor’s Remarks on Marxism and International Women’s Day appeared first on The American Spectator | USA News and Politics.

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Folks, you are truly living in historic times. If you think the last 12 months have been incredible, and the first three weeks of President Trump’s Administration have been great (they have), they are only a tiny warm-up act for what’s about to happen next. And it all has to do with the US Dollar and Gold. Because one day your life and finances are going to change literally overnight.  Almost certainly it will be a Friday, Saturday or Sunday night when the markets are closed. And no, I’m not talking about some NESARA or GESARA nonsense…. I’m talking about an incoming “Gold Revaluation”, something I’ve been telling you about and warning you about for over two years now. In fact, people used to laugh and mock when I first mentioned it, but they’re not laughing anymore. Nope, now CNBC is telling you point blank this is almost certainly coming, and perhaps very soon. Folks, I’m sometimes early but I’m not often wrong on big things like this.  No one is perfect and we make mistakes around here from time to time, but I could see the writing on the wall about this clear as day for years and that’s why I’ve continued to preach so often about Gold and Silver around here. Don’t forget that President Trump keeps trying to warn you as well — words mean things, and he chooses his very carefully….there’s a reason why he keeps telling you the GOLDEN AGE starts right now: President Trump: “The golden age of America begins RIGHT NOW.” pic.twitter.com/2nN42e6snM — George (@BehizyTweets) January 20, 2025 The Golden Age Starts Now New Orleans & Pelosi on CNN pic.twitter.com/SFPQaZRK1X — Real Life Footage (@RealLifeFootage) January 21, 2025 Are you paying attention? Now here’s the latest, and this is where it gets REALLY good…. Here is CNBC telling you a Gold Revaluation is coming, and exactly how it will work: Yes they are. pic.twitter.com/pTcUClEhJ7 — Ounces (@OuncesApp) February 11, 2025 FULL TRANSCRIPT: Host: A Trump administration is in brainstorm mode when it comes to containing the massive budget deficit. On the table are ideas such as revaluing the country’s gold reserves and creating 50- to 100-year bonds. Investor Peter Bukvar is tackling the viability of these ideas in a note today. Peter, a CNBC contributor and the Bleakley Financial Group Chief Investment Officer, joins us now. Great to have you with us. Guest: Hi Melissa. Host: Explain to us the mechanics of marking to market the gold reserves and what that does for the Treasury. Guest: So, in 1934, the Fed transferred its gold holdings to the Treasury and, in return, received a gold certificate. In 1973, that gold—which totals about 260 million ounces (roughly 8,100 tons)—was valued at $42 per ounce. On the books of the Treasury right now, the gold is worth about $10 billion. But in reality, with gold at around $2,900 per ounce, those holdings actually total north of $800 billion. Guest: I’m hearing chatter in the Financial Times over the weekend in an editorial discussing the possibility that the Treasury, in collaboration with the Fed, might use gold certificates, a repo, or other methods to inject the difference between the current mark of $10 billion and a new mark of over $800 billion into the Treasury General Account. So why would gold go higher in that scenario? Well, it might at least put a floor under the price of gold. Now, what would push it higher? We’ll have to see. Guest: I think there are still other factors at play over the last couple of years—such as voracious central bank buying and gold becoming a crucial clearing mechanism for reserve transactions. For example, China, with its trillion-dollar surplus, is recycling less into U.S. Treasuries and is increasingly turning to gold. I believe these trends will continue, putting a floor underneath and reminding people about the importance of gold in our current global financial system. It’s not necessarily bullish for gold, but it does shine a spotlight on its significance. Guest: And while the bear case suggests that this maneuver might allow them to sell gold, I don’t believe that’s really what’s happening. If they were to sell it today, they would reap the mark-to-market gain, so it’s not about the current valuation—it’s about emphasizing gold’s importance. Host: Can you speak to that? Guest: They have no interest in selling gold. On one hand, the criticism is that it’s merely an accounting gimmick—a one-time injection of cash. But I think the administration is considering a variety of strategies to address our excessive debts and deficits. When Scott Besson said he was focused on the long end, he was not kidding; he’s exploring many different approaches to keep tenure in check and avoid a retest of 5 percent, because if rates blow through that, we could be looking at 5.5 or 6 percent. He wants no part of that. Guest: And speaking of the long end, in your note you mentioned an even longer-term bond—a 50-year or 100-year bond. That idea was floated during the first Trump administration but never materialized. What are you hearing now regarding existing bondholders or Treasury holders being able to swap out for a longer-term bond? Guest: Yeah, so this wouldn’t be your standard Treasury issuance of 50- to 100-year bonds, because liquidity in that market—as seen with the 20-year bond—is quite thin. Instead, it’s a creative attempt to persuade foreign holders of Treasuries to swap some of their holdings for 50- or 100-year Treasuries, which they would have limited ability to sell. The Fed might then create a facility allowing them to pledge these bonds if they wanted to repo them. Guest: However, the Financial Times article mentioned that this could involve strong-arming some of our foreign partners into accepting this 50- to 100-year paper. It’s yet another brainstorming exercise aimed at restructuring our debt—and perhaps even converting it into zero-coupon bonds so that the interest expense is eliminated—in an effort to manage the current financial situation. Backup full screen video player with captions: CNBC (the MSM) Is Suddenly Telling You About a Coming “Gold Revaluation” (we told you two years ago) pic.twitter.com/BhAWAOXfGO — Noah Christopher (@DailyNoahNews) February 11, 2025 It’s such a genius plan! And it’s just sitting there on a golden platter (no pun intended) for President Trump to add $800 BILLION to the US Treasury overnight with the stroke of a pen or a click of a computer mouse. But $800 Billion is only what happens if they revalue to $2900. They do not have to do that. In fact, it wouldn’t surprise me at all if we suddenly got an announcement from President Trump (and Elon and DOGE perhaps?) saying we’ve discovered that Gold and Silver have artificially been suppressed for decades and their true value is, let’s just say $25,000/ounce gold. Of course I know many of you are well aware of the market manipulation the big banks have done with Gold and Silver for decades, but most people have NO IDEA! And that imbalance of information is basically what I like to think of “legal insider trading”. It’s why I’m so bullish on Gold and Silver here, because I’ve seen this coming a mile away.  It’s not illegal insider trading because there’s no secret source I’m using.  I’m just using my brain and listening to smart people like Andy Schectman who have been telling us how this could work for years! I’m just paying attention — and I hope you are too. Because none of this is unrealistic or impossible. The very fact that CNBC is now talking about it tells you not only is it possible but it’s likely very soon to happen. THE “GOLDEN AGE” IS UPON US. Remember when Kim Clement said the plan to defeat Goliath (the Goliath of debt) is so brilliant that only he could have come up with it? I believe that there are probably multiple things that will all happen at the same time, but I believe this Gold Revaluation will be a big part of that brilliant plan. And President Trump will be the man to make it all happen. What could be more perfect than the man literally known for “Gold” — Donald Trump. Here’s the clip from Kim Clement (starting at 1:55) — does it make sense now?  It’s all right in there, clear as day.  Watch: Wow, wow, wow! Like a beautiful, perfect puzzle, the pieces are all assembling together. Now let me crank it up even one more notch… I mentioned Andy Schectman earlier.  The man is brilliant.  There’s a reason why I’ve partnered up with him and his company, Miles Franklin.  More on that in a minute, first I need to show you what he said. This literally may be one of the most brilliant 12 minute video clips you will see in a long time. This is Andy picking up where CNBC left off, and going MUCH deeper.  He explains how the Gold Revaluation will likely play out, and it will blow your mind.  It did for me. He also explains how this literally could instantly pay off our national debt overnight.  He’s not guaranteeing it will happen, but he explains how it very easily could. Watch here: Andy Schectman from @MilesFranklinCo nails it—gold reevaluation isn’t just possible, it’s inevitable. Trump’s team is bringing gold back into the monetary framework, directly tied to stablecoins on the #XRP Ledger. Connect the dots. This is how they’re bridging the system with… pic.twitter.com/Lyvzr9WCm5 — Versan | Black Swan Capitalist (@VersanAljarrah) February 11, 2025 FULL TRANSCRIPT: Andy Schectman: That’s how it’s going to happen. On a Friday night, on a Saturday night, you’ll wake up to a new reality. On a Monday morning, a delivery failure—it’s gone. There is no more. They’re playing the game because these countries are sophisticated, coordinated, motivated, wealthy as hell, and very shrewd. And they’re playing the long game—they’re draining the world’s exchanges right out from underneath us because our media is not just lame; they’re pathetic. They don’t do anything but create divisiveness. They don’t tell us what’s important. How many people even knew gold was on par with U.S. treasuries and dollars, if it weren’t for guys like me screaming that it’s a tier one asset? Now, the only other ones besides dollars and treasuries—think about that. Why would the most powerful bank in the world reclassify it as tier one and not a damn person know about it? Hmm. And why would the central banks be buying it at a level the world has never seen? Hmm. And how about all these banks repatriating? How about the Bank of India, which just brought back one hundred metric tons from the Bank of England? They’re holding all their gold now. Why? What does it have to do with—think about a reset. Think about a reset and how it would manifest itself into establishing trust. The Fed has it too. And in fact, you know, it’s interesting: Scott Bessenbt, the new Treasury Secretary (if he gets confirmed, which I’m assuming he will)—what’s his largest holding? Anyone know? Gold. He has publicly said gold is his largest holding. And all that would need to be done—as crazy as it sounds—would be for Trump to say to Scott, “Scott, tell Jerome to revalue gold.” No congressional approval needed, and bang—gold is revalued to a level sufficient to achieve what he wants. Now, this is not crazy, y’all. This is not crazy at all. In fact, every four-thousand-dollar increase in the price of gold would add one trillion dollars, free and clear, to the Treasury General Account. Free and clear. Now, I’m not the only one talking about this—we hear more and more people discussing it every single day, people at a much higher level than I am. Here’s where it gets a little bit… hmm—and that would be: what if they valued it at a hundred and forty-two thousand an ounce? Now, people would say that’s impossible, and I agree it’s pretty unlikely. Maybe— I mean, Bitcoin’s over a hundred thousand. Andy Hoffman, who used to write my newsletter, used to say to me, “Andy, you need to buy Bitcoin; it’s four hundred bucks.” I said, “You’re crazy, Andy. Who wants that?” I guess I was wrong. I guess a lot of people want it. I guess it’s possible—but if they made it a hundred and forty-two thousand and arbitrarily announced that all the central banks have been buying it, it would certainly benefit them, now wouldn’t it? Immediately, our balance sheet is offset completely. It’s pristine at a hundred and forty-two thousand. I’m not saying it’s going to happen, but think about what would occur if they just let it get to that point—they stop suppressing it. None of us know what the real price of gold and silver is. They’ve been shorting gold and silver for so long—naked shorting, for example. Let’s look at silver in London right now: they have eight hundred million ounces on the LBMA, of which only three hundred million are unencumbered, while five hundred million belong to the ETFs. They trade between, well, there’s between four and six billion ounces short on paper—95 percent are paper contracts. They say they trade two hundred and ninety million ounces a day of the three hundred million float, but they also say that those numbers are ten times underestimated because they only post the final settlement numbers. That’s two point nine billion ounces a day of silver by these eight or nine Western banks—three and a half times the annual global mine supply every single day. Almost three times the annual global mine supply every single day on COMEX. The prices are distorted; rehypothecation on COMEX is at seven hundred, eight hundred, nine hundred, eighteen hundred, even two thousand percent. That would mean if twenty of you all hold a contract for delivery and you all stand up to cash it in—if you’re lucky, one of you will get the gold; the rest get cash-settled, force majeure. It is a blow-up of the system, just like that. Could it happen? I bet it will. Don’t know when, don’t know how. Is it Bank of America? Is it Ted Butler—God rest his soul, who’s no longer with us—who said they have one billion ounces short silver and between 35 and 45 million ounces short of gold in the OTC market (over the counter)? Could it happen? I don’t know. You tell me—this has happened before, right? In 1933, when Roosevelt confiscated gold, he revalued it. He paid everyone $20.56 for their $20 gold piece. Fifty-six cents in 1933 was worth a lot more than it is today—a lot more. So people were psyched. “Yeah, I got 56 cents extra.” Then he devalued the dollar by 40 percent, making gold $35 overnight. It’s happened before. It happened in ’69 when Nixon closed the gold window—but it happened by the market, right? It was $35 an ounce in 1971, in August when Nixon closed the gold window, and it’s $2,700 today. What would it be if they did not allow naked shorting on COMEX? What would it really be? A whole hell of a lot higher. If the central banks weren’t the ones trying so hard to maintain the illusion of Western supremacy—well, you’ve got to step on the price of gold because there’s something called Gibson’s Paradox, which speaks to the inverse relationship between real interest rates and gold. And if you maintain a low interest rate environment for 20-plus years to create an illusion of prosperity, you better kill the canary. Step on the canary. And that’s what all the Western banks did, right? They would naked short gold, take the proceeds, and buy treasuries with it—make the spread, keep the yields down, keep the price of gold down—but they’ve been discovered. These folks know what they’re doing. But this time, they won’t confiscate gold—they’ll confiscate the ETFs. And how about this one: how many of you know this? We all know JP Morgan paid a $920 million fine to the Justice Department for suppressing the metals market, right? The largest fine the Justice Department ever handed out, right? And the crazy part is, they were always allowed to be the custodian of the world’s largest silver trust. They made one billion dollars that year—three years ago—when they paid that fine. They walked away eighty million up, and they’re still allowed to be the custodian of the world’s largest silver trust. But how many know this? You know what just happened recently? Somehow, magically, they took over for HSBC Bank and are now the custodian—along with BlackRock—of SLV and GLD. You want to confiscate gold? That’s going to be a problem when most of the world promotes, even communist China endorses, their people-owned gold. We’re the land of the free, the home of the brave, the center of free trade in the world—a bunch of crap if we confiscate gold and silver, right? How about the ETFs, which the prospectus doesn’t allow you to take the metal, and it’s held by the criminal cartel bank that suppresses the price of gold and silver—and they come in on a Friday night, you wake up Monday morning, “Holy crap, they closed those two accounts.” But the money’s in your money market account. Go ahead and buy whatever you want. The biggest cartel bank in the world—the one that suppresses the metal and distorts everything—is the custodian, along with BlackRock. Now, you revalue gold and silver, you don’t go door-to-door to people’s houses like mine, who have NRA stickers on the front window. My point is, think outside the box here. If they wanted to do this, wouldn’t it be smart to have the massive stockpiles held in one location? And what would it be? Could it be a marriage between blockchain technology and gold and silver? I think it very well could. The BRICS unit settlement token—we heard from Dilma Rousseff. Dilma is the head of the BRICS New Development Bank and the former president of Brazil. She said, “We’ve agreed in principle to a 40 percent gold-backed token—the unit, deliverable upon redemption.” Now, this is for the central banks and the commercial banks. They have something called BRICS Clear and BRICS Pay—BRICS Pay, which would be for B2B or for retail use, allowing people to use whatever currency they want in any of the BRICS currencies or any of the BRICS countries. That’s for the average person, but the unit settlement token is for the central banks. And it would have happened—I don’t know if any of you heard about what the Bank of International Settlements did at the 12th hour. It’s right out of a James Bond movie. It’s espionage. Their innovation hub was working with China, Hong Kong, Thailand, and the United Arab Emirates in the development of Enbridge, which is the cross-border payment system now called The Bridge. They changed the name. For four years, they developed it. It was operational—it is operational. They’ve already traded gold and oil between China and the UAE using the digital yuan, and it works. And right when they were at their meeting in Kazan a couple of months ago, this idiot named Augustus Carstens—the head of the BIS, who looks like Augustus from Willy Wonka, only grown up—said, “Oh well, the BIS can’t be involved with any country that’s being sanctioned by the West.” It’s like he just realized that Russia is in the BRICS, and they pulled out at the 12th hour, embarrassed them, made it seem like it was something that was just not above board. That will crystallize the BRICS, and it will crystallize their desire to have a digital currency pegged—a settlement currency, not a common currency—a settlement currency pegged to gold. And Dilma Rousseff said, indeed, we’ve agreed in principle to this: a unit settlement token backed by gold, 40 percent deliverable upon request. Or maybe it’s what Judy wants—a fifty-year bond pegged to gold. She said to me, “Andy, I hope that they come out with stable coins pegged to this too.” This is a woman who knows what the hell she’s talking about. She has Trumps here; she will most likely be on the Federal Reserve, and she’s right. But in either case—whether it be a digital currency pegged to gold, a bond redeemable in gold, or just the fact that every four-thousand-dollar increase in the price of gold adds one trillion dollars to our treasury, which is massively indebted—my belief is gold will be revalued. And if Trump is on the horse, it will be revalued, pegged to constitutional money like gold and silver; if he is the horse, then it’s going to be a CBDC, just like Klaus Schwab warned us about. I will leave you with one last thing: question everything. Question everything, everything—and think about the last four years as to why we question everything. Like I said, 20 minutes is never enough for me, but thank you very, very much. Backup full screen video player with captions added here: Andy Schectman telling you how they’ll revalue gold overnight, suddenly overnight. You’ll wake up the next day to find the world is very different. Oh, and by doing this, Trump and Bessent and Jerome Powell COULD literally click a button and wipe out the national debt too….… pic.twitter.com/bEQHx25hQW — Noah Christopher (@DailyNoahNews) February 12, 2025 I’ve warned you so many times before…. And I know a ton of you have taken advantage and gotten prepared.  GOOD! For everyone else, keep reading and I’ll show you how you could actually get a ton of gold right now, potentially for NO MONEY OUT OF POCKET! Yes, really….keep reading: REPORT: Central Banks Preparing To “Revalue Gold” Price President Trump May Use “Brilliant Method” To Suddenly Revalue Gold Overnight! Peter Schiff: “Gold is going to be revalued MUCH higher than it is…” Peter Schiff: "Gold is going to be revalued MUCH higher than it is..." I've been telling you that you might want to get some GOLD for a while now... I'm not a financial advisor, I'm just your humble reporter. But someone who's much smarter than me and is a professional money manager just said something that you have to see. That would be Peter Schiff and he just said on MeetKevin's podcast that Gold is about to be revalued MUCH higher! Oh, and Patrick Bet-David loves gold too! Check this out: Peter Schiff: "Gold is going to be revalued MUCH higher than it is..."#GotGold ?@digitalassetbuy @DigPerspectives @realMeetKevin @PeterSchiff READ THIS: https://t.co/8SfgaIbPgF pic.twitter.com/vmTuHQcAEY — Noah Christopher (@DailyNoahNews) February 8, 2024 Here is a dedicated video player if this is easier for you to see: Peter Schiff: "Gold is going to be revalued MUCH higher than it is..."#GotGold ?@digitalassetbuy @DigPerspectives @realMeetKevin @PeterSchiff READ THIS: https://t.co/8SfgaIbPgF pic.twitter.com/vmTuHQcAEY — DailyNoah.com (@DailyNoahNews) February 8, 2024 You can watch the entire interview right here if you like: Two VERY smart guys, Peter Schiff and Patrick Bet-David. Here's more on Schiff if you don't know much about him: Peter Schiff is an accomplished American economist, financial broker, author, and stock market commentator with a significant influence in finance and investment circles. Schiff is the CEO and chief global strategist of Euro Pacific Capital Inc., a brokerage firm founded in 1996, focused on international markets and securities. He has successfully expanded the firm's operations over the years, demonstrating his acumen in identifying growth opportunities and his expertise in global financial markets. One of Schiff's major accomplishments is his prescient call on the 2008 financial crisis. He gained widespread recognition for his predictions of the housing market bubble and the ensuing financial crisis, which were made well before they occurred. His accurate forecast of these events earned him a reputation as a savvy investor and a keen observer of economic trends. Schiff's warnings about the dangers of excessive debt and speculative bubbles have been validated by market events, reinforcing his status as a forward-thinking economist. In addition to his financial career, Peter Schiff is an accomplished author, having written several books on economics and investing. His works, including "Crash Proof: How to Profit From the Coming Economic Collapse," have been critically acclaimed for their insightful analysis and practical advice on safeguarding investments against economic downturns. Schiff's ability to break down complex economic concepts into accessible language has made his books popular among both novice and experienced investors. Schiff has been a vocal advocate for sound money and fiscal conservatism, often appearing on financial news networks to share his views. His advocacy for gold as a hedge against inflation and currency devaluation has influenced many investors' strategies. Despite his sometimes controversial opinions, Schiff's expertise and deep understanding of economic principles have earned him respect in the investment community. Speaking of Gold being revalued in the future, we first told you about that three months ago: “Gold Revaluation” Incoming? Price Could Be $10,000-60,000 Per Ounce! "Gold Revaluation" Incoming? Price Could Be $10,000-60,000 Per Ounce! One of the worst things our country ever did was to allow the Central Bankers to take of off the Gold Standard... But it was the best thing to happen to the corrupt bankers, as they printed money to infinity and got filthy rich! But....are they getting ready to flip the script on the public once again? As the system they have completely destroyed through unlimited money printing is set to collapse, I'm seeing reports that they might be ready to go BACK to a Gold Standard. Crazy right? I have to show you this short 2 minute video from the Black Swan Capitalist who perfectly nails this. And then keep reading for a solution YOU can implement right now to keep you and your family safe!  And one way you can do it with NO MONEY OUT OF POCKET!  Yes, really.... He says not only is the plan in place, but simulations have been run and if and when that happens it would result in a necessary gold price of anywhere from $10,000 to $60,000 per ounce! For those not great at math, from today's price of $1,955 that would be anywhere from a 400% to a 2,900%+ gain! Wow! But not only that but there was one line that jumped out at me.... He said, quote:  "Those who put their money in gold and silver will be just fine and make incredible gains, meanwhile those who trusted the Government and kept their money in US Dollars will be utterly wiped out." That rung very true to me. When has "trusting the Government" ever paid off? This is EXACTLY the kind of thing they would do, and revel in it! It's Ronald Reagan's famous quote: So with that in mind, watch this clip and understand what might be JUST around the corner.... Central #banks have been quietly buying #gold in preparation for a gold revaluation, which sets the stage for a new reserve currency They've also partnered with #Ripple so they can #tokenize those reseve assets on the #blockchain where #XRP will play a key role in achieving this pic.twitter.com/4k793CNvD0 — Versan | Black Swan Capitalist (@VersanAljarrah) November 7, 2023 Backup here if needed: OH MY.... So the question is, how do you set something up that takes the credit card away, but still allows governments to function? And if we went back to a gold standard, we'd have to do something like back the world's currencies with gold at a certain ratio that was clear… pic.twitter.com/Dul6Kqr8OG — DailyNoah.com (@DailyNoahNews) February 8, 2024 Ok so how can you get gold with NO MONEY OUT OF POCKET?  Read below... Gold is currently sitting at All Time Highs as I write this (and has been for weeks), so I thought it might be a good time to revisit this and make sure you had this information handy. In the midst of covering politics, we also cover money from time to time...and while I'm not a financial advisor, I share what I'm learning in the hopes that it can help you and keep you and your family safe. And that often leads me to covering Gold and Silver. You know, what they have always called "God's Money". He made it, they aren't making any more of it, and it has always been highly valued as money from the beginning of time until now. So I'm a big fan and I think it has the potential to do big things if, say, the U.S. Dollar were to suddenly collapse. So that's why I talk about it and why I want to make sure everyone protects themselves and your families. So to answer the question of "what can I do?" it's really quite simple: you need to get some #Gold or #Silver in your own possession. It's called "physical" gold and silver. Not paper traded garbage on the stock exchanges that isn't backed by anything. Don't touch that stuff. And because I get asked so much how to buy it and what the best places are, I thought I would publish this and just get it out there for all to have.... I have two special hook-ups for you and these are the ONLY two companies I am proud to partner up with on Gold and Silver. Both involve PHYSICAL gold and silver. Because if you do NOTHING else, make sure you own "physical" gold and silver, not paper contracts. The paper contracts (like stock ticker SLV and GLD) could very well go POOF one day and disappear or go to zero, because they're not actually backed by the gold and silver they claim to represent. It's a massive game of musical chairs out there and when the music stops (and I think it will stop soon...) people who only own paper might find themselves owning something not worth the paper it's literally written on. And I know you'll never forget it if I give you this GIF so....Let's Get Physical: Now...WHERE do you get physical gold and silver and how do you know it's real and safe? And that you're getting the best price? Oh, and how about personal one-on-one real customer service? You know, like you were some Big Wig millionaire at Goldman Sachs who could just call their personal banker and get help? That's what I'm about to tell you. I have two killer connections for you... 1⃣ The first is for purchasing gold and silver bullion, bars and/or coins. You may recognize Andy Schectman from Miles Franklin. He's prolific on YouTube and just a brilliant guy, I've followed him for years. I've partnered up with Andy's company, Miles Franklin, and I'm really excited to show you what they can do! In fact, Andy's going to be coming on my show, the Daily Truth Report (follow us on YouTube and Rumble) in the future, and you're going to want to make sure you don't miss those. Andy is a wealth of knowledge about the precious metals markets and crypto, and I've covered him here many times in the past. Now I'll get to chat with him myself, and I'm really looking forward to it. I'm spoken directly with Andy and his team and they have assured me they will take very good care of anyone in the WLT Report family (that's you!). At Miles Franklin, everyone gets personal attention from their team of brokers and you'll get whatever level of hand-holding you prefer.  They'll also customize a deal just for you, but you have to call them and tell them NOAH sent you!  They'll handle it from there.  1-952-929-7006 There is no minimum order size and no maximum limit. I think you'll love working with them, I already do! You can reach them at 1-952-929-7006 and make sure you let them know that Noah sent you over, they've promised me the best of the best service and pricing for everyone in the WLT Report family.  That's the cheapest and most economical way to do it, to stretch your dollar into as much gold and silver as possible. You'll get a personal phone call with one of their top brokers, personalized, white glove concierge service at no extra cost to you....whether you're buying $500 or $50,000, they'll treat you the same. How about that! No sales pitch, just real, actual help. And the best prices you will find. Ok, that was #1. Now I want to tell you about option #2. 2⃣ An equally great company, I am so happy to be working with these guys is Genesis Gold. This is for people who want to purchase real physical gold or silver in their IRAs (Investment Retirement Accounts). You know what the beauty of that is? Two huge benefits actually... First is TAX FREE baby! I'm not a tax advisor, but that's a general oversimplification. Never pay more taxes than you are legally required to pay. And that's why I love getting gold and silver in my IRA (and why I hold a large chunk in an IRA myself!). Second is if you simply shift money out of stocks (like Peter Schiff recommends) and into Gold, it won't cost you anything!  No money out of pocket!   BOOM! There's so much to love about Genesis Gold, starting with the fact they are proudly and un-ashamedly Christina! They call it "Faith-Driven Stewardship" and they put it right on the homepage of their website along with a quote from Ezekiel: Wealth Preservation With Gold & Silver – The Genesis Gold IRA By your wisdom and your understanding you have made wealth for yourself, and have gathered Gold and Silver into your treasuries – EZEKIEL 28:4 Genesis Gold Group believes the Bible gives clues on how man-made currencies (paper money) represent instability, and a lack of virtue and encourages living wastefully in excess. Conflicts have beleaguered us since the dawn of civilization, and they can all be encapsulated into one battle. The battle is between currency, man-made paper, and gold and silver — the two precious metals found in our Earth’s crust, sent to us by our Lord to use as money. Man-made currency always leads nations down the path to increased war, greed, and ultimate collapse. History has shown that abandoning gold and silver has always been a bad idea. Gold and Silver enforce discipline, nurture self-constraint, self-reliance, and balance, and lead to confidence, a restrained government, and a more stable foreign policy. Genesis Gold Group believes in empowering faith-driven stewardship with Gold & Silver are an integral part of a balanced portfolio. Protecting your finances with precious metals has never been more crucial during these trying times. With a combined 50-plus years in the precious metals industry, let your Genesis gold and silver experts guide you through the simplicity of asset protection and growth with our Genesis Gold IRA. Sincerely, Genesis Gold Group Empowering Faith-Driven Stewardship Oh....and they're VERY good at what they do. You also get physical gold and silver with Genesis, believe it or not!  The gold and silver is purchased for you (in whatever combination of coins and bars you prefer, a picture taken and sent to you, and then stored safely in a vault for you! I love what these guys are doing. Here's more on why gold and silver in your IRA are so powerful: You can contact Genesis Gold here. They are also very backed up with record demand, so you may have to wait a bit, but someone WILL get in touch with you for personal customer service and assistance! Tell 'em Noah sent ya! Oh, and did you know Genesis is recommended by SUPERMAN himself? It's true. Superman himself, Clark Kent -- Dean Cain -- came on my show a few weeks ago and we broke it all down: Watch here: Stay safe! Make sure you can weather the storm when it hits! Because the storm always hits eventually, doesn't it? As for me and my house, we will be ready. RELATED REPORT: Sad Update: Here’s What Happened With Ira Bershatsky and “Advisor Metals”