The sheer speed of President Trump’s assault on the entrenchments of disloyalists may be his greatest superpower during this term. That’s particularly true compared with his 1st term after being constantly blindsided by RINOs and Progressives masquerading as allies. But this go-around, he simply isn’t letting up; he isn’t giving them a chance to recover between punches! I’ve often heard it taught that the biggest difference between any competitive fighting — MMA, boxing, whatever — and a true fight in the real world is whether you spar (hit & recover, hit & recover)… Or whether you close with your opponent, and refuse to ever let them create distance again after that initial contact. In other words, you don’t allow an opponent in a real world fight to create distance once you close distance and start attacking. You hit, pull them close, and KEEP them close, so they CAN’T recover. That seems to be the exact methodology the Trump Administration is using to pulverize the Deep State day after day. Yesterday the fight to destroy the ability of the Deep State to effectively run an insurgency against the sitting President too a huge step forward. Continuing what started just days after President Trump took the oath of office in January with an initial round of firing, 100 more members of the National Security Council were sent home and told not to report back to the White House. BREAKING: President Trump just put over 100 National Security Council staffers ON LEAVE and gave them “less than an hour to clean out their desks,” per CNN. DRAINING THE SWAMP! — Bo Loudon (@BoLoudon) May 23, 2025 They were barely given time — 30 minutes — to clean out their desks! If you’re wondering how big of a difference this move makes, keep in mind that it was the National Security Council that was at the heart of the Impeachment trial involving Alex Vindman. Here’s Vindman perjuring himself after using the NSC as a launchpad to target President Trump: The Ukraine impeachment scam came directly from the National Security Council. Marco Rubio just fired 100 of these snakes. Remember… Here’s NSC member and traitor Alex Vindman getting caught perjuring himself by Nunes in a coup attempt on Trump. Huge.pic.twitter.com/UUNm4Q8Ycj — C3 (@C_3C_3) May 24, 2025 Here’s the full screen version of that video for convenience: The Ukraine impeachment scam came directly from the National Security Council. Marco Rubio just fired 100 of these snakes. Remember… Here’s NSC member and traitor Alex Vindman getting caught perjuring himself by Nunes in a coup attempt on Trump. Huge.pic.twitter.com/UUNm4Q8Ycj — C3 (@C_3C_3) May 24, 2025 If Barack Obama’s house is the Deep State Headquarters… Then the National Security Council, which operates out of the White House, staffed with career bureaucrats from multiple agencies across the federal government… is the Combat Outpost. If my math is correct, this marks the 3rd major round of firings within the ranks of the National Security Council since President Trump took office. During the first round in January, some of the NSC staffers were reportedly stuck inside the White House because their key fobs and security clearances were deactivated so fast before being given the boot: MORE WINNING Trump’s national security adviser Mike Waltz has sent dozens of National Security Council staffers responsible for Ukraine, Iran and North Korea home, suspending them from their jobs.The decision was so sudden that it left some officials unable to… pic.twitter.com/h2oD15HsDU — Leah Rain (@LeahRain77) January 23, 2025 That round of firings happened under Mike Waltz’ leadership, while Waltz still occupied the role of National Security Adviser according to a report from the time by the Associated Press: The career government employees, commonly referred to as detailees, were summoned Wednesday for an all-staff call and told they will be expected to be available to the council’s senior directors but would not need to report to the White House. The council provides national security and foreign policy advice to the president. Brian McCormack, chief of staff to national security adviser Mike Waltz, delivered the news in a two-minute phone call, telling the detailees they “are directed to be on call and report to the office only if contacted by the NSC leadership.” At least some holdover detailees sent home Wednesday had their White House emails turned off soon after the call ended, but were told to remain reachable on their personal cellphones. The dozens of staff members affected by the decision are largely subject matter experts from the State Department, the FBI and the CIA on temporary duty that typically lasts one year to two years. There has been a lot of pushback against these firings, arguing that the Trump Administration is simply wanting to put people on the NSC who will tell them what they want to hear. You know — back up those “conspiracy theories” we keep being told the President is pushing, like genocide in South Africa. The reality is that the National Security Council has effectively monopolized US policy, worked as a GATEKEEPER controlling what information actually makes it to the President, thus unilaterally shaping American foreign policy. Here’s Marco Rubio just a few days ago during a hearing on Capitol Hill explaining exactly that.  (He gets to that point at about the 1:30 mark): The Ukraine impeachment scam came directly from the National Security Council. Marco Rubio just fired 100 of these snakes. Remember… Here’s NSC member and traitor Alex Vindman getting caught perjuring himself by Nunes in a coup attempt on Trump. Huge.pic.twitter.com/UUNm4Q8Ycj — C3 (@C_3C_3) May 24, 2025 Rubio mentioned USAID in that clip. USAID was essentially the external hand of the Deep State operating globally at the behest of the CIA, while the National Security Council was the internal policy controller operating from inside the White House! Rubio explained how memos relating to national security moved (or didn’t…) up the chain-of-command, only at the behest of the National Security Council.  That is the very definition of a gatekeeper! The National Security Council is the ultimate POLICY MAKER and GATEKEEPER for the Deep State. At least, it was.  Maybe not so much at this point. By the way — Marco Rubio is proving to be a POWERPLAYER who doesn’t back down! I was never a huge Marco Rubio fan, but I feel like I underestimated what he brought to the table.  Solid, sharp, to the point — total badass and an AWESOME Secretary of State. Yesterday’s firing of another 100 NSC members comes a few weeks after a few key members were let go as a result of a meeting between President Trump and Laura Loomer. I’m going to include a video report from when that story broke, simply because I find it hilarious to hear how disgusted the news anchor was that President Trump paid any attention to Laura Loomer! Liberal heads just keep exploding: Is it just me, or was that news anchor dripping with disgust for President Trump? Excuse me, mainstream media… your complete and utter bias is showing. I guess mine is, too — all is fair in love and war, right? Yesterday’s firings came at a time when the restructuring of the State Department and the apparatus that both informs the President and carries out his foreign policy is ramping up. And according to one unnamed White House source, President Trump and Marco Rubio are in lockstep on this issue, driving the changes forward — according to a report by Fox News: President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are continuing to overhaul the National Security Council and shift its main functions to other agencies like the State and Defense departments. The latest efforts to slim down a federal agency come weeks after Trump announced former National Security Advisor Mike Waltz would depart his post at the White House overseeing the agency and serve as UN ambassador. Waltz himself began the streamlining process in January, when, in one of his first moves as Trump’s national security adviser, he ordered 160 NSC staffers off the job pending a comprehensive review of the agency’s alignment with Trump’s agenda. The current plans to upend the agency would include whittling down the size of the National Security Council, which the Trump White House believes is full of long-term, bureaucratic staffers who don’t align with Trump’s agenda. Additionally, the restructuring will move Andy Barker, national security advisor to Vice President JD Vance, and Robert Gabriel, assistant to the president for policy, into roles serving as deputy national security advisors. A White House official involved in the planning said Trump and Rubio are driving the change in an attempt to target Washington’s so-called “Deep State.” “The NSC is the ultimate Deep State. It’s Marco vs. the Deep State. We’re gutting the Deep State,” a White House official told Axios. The National Security Council is located within the White House and provides the president guidance on national security, military and foreign affairs matters. Many of us remain frustrated at the slower-than-expected pace of the changes we were promised. Every day, it seems, I’m covering stories that include an angle on the frustration felt by MAGA and Trump-supporters. But as is often the case, some of the less flashy moves are often the ones that matter in any endeavor — even if they don’t catch the same headlines as Diddy or Epstein. In terms of the Deep State, there may not be a more impactful move than the purging of the National Security Council. If that entity can be brought to heel and begin serving the purpose it was intended to serve — to bring the best info we have via experts in each area directly to the fingertips of the President and Secretary of State… PURGED of the disloyalists fixated on hurting President Trump… It might be accurate to say that the head of the Deep State has effectively been removed. There is a reason the Democrats, RINO’s, and ‘woke’ ideologues in the federal government lose their minds in a particularly big way over USAID and the NSC. It’s the lifeblood of the Deep State. And at the moment, it’s bleeding out at the hands of President Trump and Marco Rubio.

Grocery store chain Publix has announced it has recalled its fruit and vegetable baby food pouches sold in eight states after the product was discovered to contain high lead levels. Publix recalled its Greenwise Pear, Kiwi, Spinach & Pea Baby Food pouches in over 1,400 stores. The Greenwise Pear, Kiwi, Spinach, and Pea Baby Food pouches were produced by Bowman Andros, a French company with a manufacturing plant in Virginia. The lead contamination was flagged by North Carolina officials, who reported the baby pouches contained 13.4 parts per billion lead levels, which is over the FDA’s recommended limit of 10 parts per billion Publix Voluntarily Recalls GreenWise Pear, Kiwi, Spinach & Pea Baby Food Pouches Due to Lead https://t.co/me6T9YqrsY pic.twitter.com/P8pGGbeOeS — U.S. FDA Recalls (@FDArecalls) May 23, 2025 Publix recalls baby food pouches over suspected lead presence https://t.co/uTIdjjCWD7 pic.twitter.com/1Fed58718g — New York Post (@nypost) May 19, 2025 Check out what CBS News reported: The supermarket chain Publix has recalled fruit and vegetable baby food sold in eight states because product testing found elevated levels of lead, according to federal health officials. Publix recalled 4-ounce Greenwise Pear, Kiwi, Spinach & Pea Baby Food pouches sold at more than 1,400 stores. The pouches were produced by Bowman Andros, a French company with a manufacturing plant in Mount Jackson, Virginia, according to the company’s website. Publix issued the voluntary recall on May 9, but it wasn’t added to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration recall list until late Thursday. The potential contamination was flagged by officials in North Carolina, the state that first identified a 2023 lead poisoning outbreak linked to tainted applesauce pouches that sickened more than 500 U.S. children. Routine sampling of the baby food pouches found lead levels at 13.4 parts per billion, according to North Carolina agriculture officials. That exceeds the FDA’s recommended limit of 10 parts per billion for products intended for babies and young children. RECALL ALERT: The supermarket chain Publix has recalled fruit and vegetable baby food sold in eight states, including Florida, because product testing found elevated levels of lead, according to federal health officials. https://t.co/Xv61Jjo2iK — WPLG Local 10 News (@WPLGLocal10) May 23, 2025 Per The FDA: Publix Super Markets, Inc. has initiated a voluntary recall of GreenWise Pear, Kiwi, Spinach & Pea Baby Food, produced by Bowman Andros LLC and distributed to Publix grocery stores in the company’s eight-state operating area. The product is sold in 4-ounce plastic pouches and has the potential to be contaminated with elevated levels of lead. This recall is being initiated as a result of routine sampling and is being made with the knowledge of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. “As part of our commitment to food safety, potentially impacted products have been removed from all store shelves,” said Publix Director of Communications Maria Brous. “To date, there have been no reported cases of illness. Consumers who have purchased the product in question may return the product to their local store for a full refund. Publix customers with additional questions may call our customer care department toll-free at 1-800-242-1227 or visit our website at publix.comExternal Link Disclaimer.” Publix, the largest employee-owned company in the U.S. with more than 260,000 associates, currently operates 1,404 stores in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia and Kentucky. For 28 consecutive years, the company has been recognized by Fortune as a great place to work. In addition, Publix’s dedication to superior quality and customer service is recognized among the top in the grocery business.

President Trump just announced that he will be holding a big rally this week in order to celebrate a massive investment in U.S. Steel. On Friday, President Trump secured a deal with U.S. Steel to remain in America and create a partnership with Japan’s Nippon Steel. In effect, this will boost the economy by adding $14 billion and at least 70,000 jobs! It’s a huge accomplishment on President Trump’s part, and great news for American workers! The Trump rally will be held on May 30th at U.S. Steel headquarters in Pittsburgh, PA. President Trump announced on Truth Social: I am proud to announce that, after much consideration and negotiation, US Steel will REMAIN in America, and keep its Headquarters in the Great City of Pittsburgh. For many years, the name, “United States Steel” was synonymous with Greatness, and now, it will be again. This will be a planned partnership between United States Steel and Nippon Steel, which will create at least 70,000 jobs, and add $14 Billion Dollars to the U.S. Economy. The bulk of that Investment will occur in the next 14 months. This is the largest Investment in the History of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. My Tariff Policies will ensure that Steel will once again be, forever, MADE IN AMERICA. From Pennsylvania to Arkansas, and from Minnesota to Indiana, AMERICAN MADE is BACK. I will see you all at US Steel, in Pittsburgh, on Friday, May 30th, for a BIG Rally. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL! AP News reported: Nippon Steel’s nearly $15 billion bid to buy U.S. Steel was blocked by former President Joe Biden on his way out of office and, after Trump became president, subject to another national security review by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States. In his statement Friday, Trump said that “after much consideration and negotiation, US Steel will REMAIN in America, and keep its Headquarters in the Great City of Pittsburgh.” What Trump called a “planned partnership” will add $14 billion to the U.S. economy, he said, although it wasn’t clear what the terms of the deal would be or who would control U.S. Steel under the arrangement. Neither company explained Friday how the partnership would be structured. U.S. Steel released the following statement in response: U. S. Steel issued the following statement in response to President Trump’s post on Truth Social: pic.twitter.com/hcpeUEvy0q — U. S. Steel (@U_S_Steel) May 23, 2025 CBS News shared Nippon Steel’s statement following the deal: Nippon Steel said in a statement that it “applauds President Trump for his bold action to approve our partnership with U. S. Steel,” but did not provide additional details about the terms of the deal. “We share the Trump administration’s commitment to protecting American workers, the American steel industry, and America’s national security,” Nippon Steel said, calling the agreement “a game changer — for U.S. Steel and all of its stakeholders, including the American steel industry.” Mr. Trump has levied 25% tariffs on all foreign steel imports in an effort to keep industry players in the U.S.

President Trump was honored to give the commencement address at West Point’s graduation ceremony on Saturday morning. While giving his address at a packed-out Michie Stadium, Trump shared, “In a few moments, you’ll become graduates of the most elite and storied military academy in human history.” He contiued, “And you will become officers of the greatest and most powerful army the world has ever known. And I know, because I rebuilt that army, and I rebuilt the military.” “And we rebuilt it like nobody has ever rebuilt it before in my first term,” added Trump. Watch Trump’s full speech here: President Trump FULL SPEECH From West Point Graduation Ceremony Today President Donald J. Trump just delivered an epic address at the West Point graduation ceremony — and you NEED to hear it. This was Trump at his best: Honoring our future warriors Praising… pic.twitter.com/btDtQKUbQq — Project Constitution (@ProjectConstitu) May 24, 2025 Check out what AP reported: President Donald Trump used the first military commencement address of his second term to congratulate West Point cadets Saturday on their academic and physical accomplishments while taking credit for America’s military might. “In a few moments, you’ll become graduates of the most elite and storied military academy in human history,” Trump said at the ceremony at Michie Stadium. “And you will become officers of the greatest and most powerful army the world has ever known. And I know, because I rebuilt that army, and I rebuilt the military. And we rebuilt it like nobody has ever rebuilt it before in my first term.” Wearing a red “Make America Great Again” hat, the Republican president told the 1,002 graduating cadets that “you came from excellence, you came for duty.” At one point during the speech, Trump summoned one cadet, Chris Verdugo, on the stage, noting that he completed an 18.5 mile march on a freezing night in January in just two hours and 30 minutes. Just outside campus, about three dozen demonstrators gathered before the ceremony and were waving miniature American flags. One in the crowd carried a sign that said “Support Our Veterans” and “Stop the Cuts,” while others held up plastic buckets with the message: “Go Army Beat Fascism.” Trump gave the commencement address at West Point in 2020, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. He urged the graduating cadets to “never forget” the soldiers who fought a war over slavery during his remarks, which came as the nation was reckoning with its history on race after the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Trump also paid tribute to the military academy’s history and its famed graduates, including Douglas MacArthur and Dwight D. Eisenhower. The ceremony five years ago drew scrutiny because the U.S. Military Academy forced the graduating cadets, who had been home because of COVID-19, to return to an area near a pandemic hot spot. TRUMP WENT OFF at West Point! pic.twitter.com/VvBLAJfBug “The job of the U.S. Armed Forces is not to host drag shows to transform foreign cultures…” “The military’s job is to dominate any foe and annihilate any threat to America anywhere, anytime, and any place.” “A big part… — Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) May 24, 2025 Per ABC News: President Donald Trump spoke before this year’s U.S. Military Academy graduates as their commencement speaker on Saturday amid the administration’s crackdown on diversity initiatives and removal of key military leaders. Trump addressed the crowd while wearing a red “Make America Great Again” hat and brought a few graduates on the stage as he praised their achievements. “You are the first West Point graduates of the golden age of America,” he told the graduates, whom he repeatedly called “winners,” to cheers from the crowd. The president stressed his administration’s agenda to the graduating class, emphasizing his desire to build in America and expressing his commitment to national security and border protection, including the “Golden Dome” missile defense system Trump announced this week. “It will be completed before I leave office. And you know you wouldn’t think this, but our enemies are very unhappy about it,” he said. BREAKING West Point Class of 2025 surprises President Trump with a Gift. Trump is truly loved All we needed was a NEW President pic.twitter.com/CsuyoGBaAV — MAGA Voice (@MAGAVoice) May 24, 2025  

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Democrats are raging because President Trump wore a Make America Great Again hat to the West Point commencement. They think it’s disgusting. They are probably the same people who think America is disgusting. I think it’s awesome. It’s what he is trying to do. Democrats are livid because President Trump wore a “MAKE AMERICA GREAT […] The post President Trump’s West Point Commencement Address appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.