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Earlier this week, Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF) President Kirk “Hardtail” Willard attended the American International Motorcycle Expo (AIMExpo) in Anaheim, CA, the premier powersports trade show in North America that brings together manufacturers, dealers, distributors, and aftermarket leaders from across the motorcycle industry. AIMExpo serves as a central hub for showcasing new products, building business relationships, and discussing the future of motorcycling. A key highlight of the event was the continued partnership with respected industry figures such as Bob Kay and other leaders in the aftermarket parts community. These relationships are not symbolic; they are working alliances that allow the MRF to coordinate strategy, share intelligence and build coalitions around issues that directly affect riders nationwide. By being present and engaged, the MRF reinforced its commitment to issues including the Right to Repair and the preservation of the internal combustion engine. These priorities are increasingly under pressure from regulatory trends and shifting technology mandates, and success will only come through cooperation between rider advocates and the businesses that serve them. Our participation at AIMExpo is a reminder that advocacy does not occur solely in legislative offices. It happens on the show floor, in side meetings, and in ongoing conversations with our partners. The MRF will continue to join forces with industry allies to defend rider freedom and ensure the future of motorcycling remains strong for generations to come. Join The MRF — visit http://mrf.org/ The post MRF President Represents At AIMExpo appeared first on Bikernet.com - Online Biker Magazine.

One year ago, when President Trump was first assembling his Cabinet and we were first meeting all of his top picks, I brought you a five part series of interviews conducted by the All-In podcast which did a truly fantastic job of doing long sit-down interviews with all the top picks and really showing us who these people were. I was so impressed I turned it into a five-part series starting with Howard Lutnick and I said at the time this is NOT a repeat of the Trump 1.0 Administration. There are no Mike Pences here. These are just trained killers in business, ready to work for the American people. Here was the first in the five-part series: If You Have ANY Doubt About ANYTHING In The Trump Administration, Watch This Right Now… Now one year later, more progress has been made than even I expected, and Howard Lutnick returned to the All-In podcast to sit down for a one-on-one interview with Chamath Palihapitiya, a venture capitalist and very successful entrepreneur in his own right, for a fascinating follow up conversation. He told story after story of what it's like being in the room with President Trump, giving many behind-the-scenes looks into several iconic moments of the last year. The stories are fascinating and often hilarious, like the time Howard fell asleep on the couch because he'd been up for 20-hours on that trip to Alaska to meet with Putin.  Meanwhile, Trump and Marco Rubio and Steve Wickoff are on a secure call with Zelesnky, and in the middle of the call President Trump unrolls a tootsie roll and throws it at Howard, waking him up, and Trump jokes with him saying "Howard, while you're napping, we're trying to settle world peace!" This all happens live on the call with Zelensky, no doubt with mics muted. Hilarious! It just shows the humanity of this Administration....All stone cold killers in business, at the highest possible ranks of success, and of them putting that aside to fall asleep on a couch after a 20-hour day and then joking around with each other while also trying to literally save the world. They're basically just like you or me with our best buddies, but they're also trying to save the world and save America along the way. In addition to all the stories, he also explains how President Trump THINKS and the stunning rate at which he processes information.  Also he specifically calls out President Trump's intuition as the best he's ever seen in anyone. Our President is truly a "monogenes"! And if you don't know what that means, read this: “Monogenes”: Has The Most Famous Bible Verse Of All Time Been Translated Wrong All This Time? Ok, now on with the interview. I enjoyed ever minute of this and I think you will too. And to the fellas over at All-In, well done!  Especially to Chamath on this one, perfect interview!  Keep them coming please! Watch here: FULL TRANSCRIPT: Howard Lutnick What was the feeling the first time you were on Air Force One? Or Marine One—like, is there a special thing where you're just like, “What is going on?” Like, are—yeah, yeah. When you're on these things, like, it's amazing. Yeah, right. You're where real conversations happen. We went to see Putin. So I get on Air Force One at 5:00 a.m. He gets on at 5:45. We fly to Alaska. Alaska, right? Okay. Right. So we're talking, and then we're there for four hours with Putin, and then we fly back. Now, Marco Rubio and Steve Witkoff go take a nap because we have to wait for Zelenskyy to wake up to call Zelenskyy, and we have to wait for the European leaders to wake up, right? Because it's the middle of the night. So I stay up with the president and we're just chatting. Like, we're just chatting, watching golf. I mean, it's a lot of hours. Yeah. So then Zelenskyy wakes up. They get on the phone with Zelenskyy, and he talks to Zelenskyy on his phone. Then when he calls the European leaders, when they get up, they want to have us-only secure calls. So there are three secure handsets in his office. He's on one, Rubio's on one, and Witkoff's on one. And I'm just sitting on the couch. This is in Air Force One. In Air Force One, in his office. So I'm just sitting on the couch, and I've been up for like 20 hours, okay? And the president's been up for 20 hours. But he's on the phone, and the European leaders are talking. So I'm just sitting there, and they're all on handsets, so I can't hear a word that anybody's saying. And I'm just sitting there. So I fall asleep. Okay. So I'm just sitting there, they're talking on the phone right there, and I fall asleep like this. So I'm like that. So Witkoff elbows the president, right? Points to me. And then the president unrolls a Tootsie Roll and tries to throw it into my mouth. He hits me in the face. I wake up. He goes, “Howard, while you're napping, we're trying to settle world peace.” That’s awesome. Chamath Palihapitiya Well, welcome everybody to the All-In interview. I'd like to welcome Secretary Howard Lutnick, our esteemed Secretary of Commerce. When we did the first interview with you, it was at the beginning of the administration. It was almost a year ago. And to be honest, it turned out to be one of the most popular things we've ever done. There's the Elon Musk view factor, but then there was the Howard Lutnick view factor, and they were pretty much side by side. It's great that you gave us a chance a year later to come back and talk to you. Let's just start with a general look back for you. How has the year gone? And specifically, I'd love to understand what surprised you as a businessman walking into the government. Howard Lutnick Overall, you know, I have a goal, which is I want to be the cabinet secretary who has the most fun. So I set out with that goal. And which means I am outcome-driven, right? I don't really buy into “I worked really hard and it failed.” If I worked really hard and it failed, it's a fail. If I got lucky and it all fell into place and I did nothing, it's still success. Because outcomes are what matter. You're not telling people how hard you worked and failed. So how you get things done in government is fascinating. It's just different. Most people who've ever been in government tend to be incremental. They come in, they say, “How did this work?” Someone explains how it worked, and they try to move the ball 10% forward. They don't really rethink it entirely. So my objective was to come into this department— which is an awesome, incredibly diverse department— and really think through its powers and possibilities, reimagine them, rethink them, hire people, and then mold those people to think outside the box. The first three months were really about getting people to think, “Can I really challenge this? Can I really do this?” And then convincing everyone around me that this is an okay way to do it. The way it was done yesterday isn't right. It was just what they did yesterday. You're not even saying it's wrong—you're saying it's not you. Chamath Palihapitiya Do you get the organ rejection, though, of career bureaucrats who think, “Wait a minute, Howard's out for my job,” or “This is a totally different way of doing things. I don't feel comfortable with this”? We hear a lot about this so-called deep state, career lifers who push back on radical change. Howard Lutnick Well, look, in the beginning we cut about 20%. I walked in the door with 52,000 people in this department, and now there are 40,000 people. If you're going to cut 12,000 people, you have to do it fast so everybody understands the next shoe is not dropping tomorrow. We found programs started in 1978 and asked, “Why are we doing this now?” We had advanced manufacturing programs started in 1986— what were they doing as advanced manufacturing 40 years ago versus now? So we did that quickly. Then I met every bureau, held town halls, went to offices, and told them where we were going, what we were doing, and why. What I learned is government people are narrow experts. They’re amazing at their specific topic. There are no generalists—just deep specialists. Your job as secretary is to weave that blanket together so these specialists succeed. When you give them tasks that maximize their capacity, they get jazzed. I'm getting amazing output from this department because they're jazzed—someone appreciates their capacity and drives it to success. Chamath Palihapitiya It might be useful for the audience if you gave an overview of the scope of the Commerce Department, because it’s incredibly vast. Howard Lutnick Tariffs—there are two types. General tariffs are in front of the Supreme Court. Sector-specific tariffs are handled in this building, through BIS, the Bureau of Industry and Security. That includes export controls. We don’t want to sell our best chips to adversaries. They have guns and badges, by the way. They control auto tariffs, steel tariffs, pharmaceuticals— which has been insanely successful at driving prices down. Then you have ITA, which advocates for business. We help companies sell things around the world. We help states bring in business to build and grow here. We help companies with permits, whatever they need to grow American jobs. Then NTIA—telecommunications, spectrum, 6G. Inside that, the Center for AI Advancement. When a model like DeepSeek comes out, we study it deeply and publish real comparisons—not hype. We publish GDP. We use the Census, automated through APIs. And yes, we put GDP on the blockchain. Why not? We have the Patent Office—intellectual property matters. We have NOAA—oceans, atmosphere, space commerce. I moved space commerce into my office to rethink commercial satellites. Chamath Palihapitiya Let’s go back to tariffs. Bring us into the room leading into April 2nd. Howard Lutnick Donald Trump has talked about tariffs for decades. He believes the trade deficit is a ripoff of America. People say, “You have a trade deficit with the supermarket.” That’s silly. Imagine two islands: one invents, one produces. The producer eventually owns the inventor. In 1985, we owned $148 billion more of the world than they owned of us. By 2024, they owned $26 trillion more of us than we owned of them. We became employees of the producers of what we invented. So Trump says, “We’re getting ripped off. We need to fix it.” Balance means owning at least as much of them as they own of us. That’s the north star. Countries say, “Don’t tariff us—we’ll invest.” I say, “You’re buying us.” Build it here, sell it here—or pay for the privilege. Chamath Palihapitiya How did you set the rates? Howard Lutnick The debate was universal tariffs versus country-specific tariffs. Universal is easy. Country-specific is harder but smarter. He couldn’t do it in his first term— he didn’t have believers around him. This time, he did. Howard Lutnick Japan was fascinating. 94% of cars in Japan are Japanese. So we said, “25% tariff.” They said they couldn’t do it. Their system relies on government-subsidized suppliers that can’t relocate. So we negotiated down to 15%. Then came the $550 billion financing deal. Japan funds American projects—nuclear, infrastructure. They’re the LP, we’re the GP. They get paid back with interest. After that, profits are split 90% to America, 10% to Japan. Japan breaks even. America makes $650 billion. That money goes to Treasury. It reduces deficits and taxes. Howard Lutnick Pharmaceuticals—America pays for the world. We pay $1,000; Europe pays $175. Trump demanded MFN pricing—most favored nation. Same price for us as everyone else. I had 232 tariffs. I was the hammer. The result? Drugs like Ozempic and Mounjaro on Medicare for $149. Some companies gave drugs for free. We saved $25–35 billion a year. More importantly, drugs became accessible. Howard Lutnick Immigration—open borders worked when America gave nothing. You can’t have open borders with a welfare state. The Trump Card requires proving benefit to America. Pay $1 million, get vetted, contribute. We sold over a billion dollars’ worth in the first week. Howard Lutnick On fraud—we’re going after it. Trillion dollars a year. Commerce, HHS, Treasury working together. We’ll use technology to match data and find abuse. This will be big. Howard Lutnick GDP—this year, we hit 4.3%. Shutdowns distort GDP. Next year, you’ll see fives. With rate cuts, sixes. Six percent GDP on a $30 trillion economy is $1.5 trillion in growth. That’s jobs, wages, opportunity. That’s not inflation—that’s growth. Howard Lutnick CHIPS Act—Biden gave handouts. Trump said, “I’ll tariff you 100%.” TSMC expanded from $60 billion to $165 billion. No giveaways—leverage. Nvidia—Jensen Huang made his case. Trump said, “Fine—but give me 25%.” We test chips here, license exports, collect tariffs. Howard Lutnick We can fix Social Security without taking anything away. Use outside money—tariffs, equity stakes, fraud recovery. We’re the richest country in the world. If we run it smart, we can do it all. That’s why this job is fun. I’m in the room where it happens. Chamath Palihapitiya Final question—from Brandon L in New York: “Who is your favorite child?” Howard Lutnick I have four kids. My son Brandon used to sign birthday cards, “Your fourth favorite.” Whenever another kid messed up, he’d run in yelling “Third!” and run out. I have the best wife—31 years married. Great kids. Close family. I go where my kids want to go on vacation because I want them with me. I was successful in business. I divested everything to serve. Donald Trump understands business. This cabinet is impressive. You’re going to see great things in year two. Chamath Palihapitiya Howard Lutnick, thank you for joining All-In. Howard Lutnick Thank you.

Do you remember several months ago when President Trump and his crew went out to Joe’s Seafood in D.C. to show how safe the city had become? And do you remember when they were ambushed by CodePink protests immediately once they got inside? How does that happen? Well, according to reports out today, some are claiming Marjorie Taylor Greene setup Trump and tipped off CodePink that he would be there after recommending that restaurant to him: BREAKING: The White House contacted Secret Service regarding Marjorie Taylor Greene after an incident where President Trump was accosted by CodePink protesters inside a D.C. restaurant over the summer. MTG apparently called Trump to recommend that very restaurant days… pic.twitter.com/lTpxhIF4bg — johnny maga (@_johnnymaga) January 9, 2026 BREAKING: The White House contacted Secret Service regarding Marjorie Taylor Greene after an incident where President Trump was accosted by CodePink protesters inside a D.C. restaurant over the summer. MTG apparently called Trump to recommend that very restaurant days earlier. She also happens to be friends with the founder of CodePink. Axios was the first to break the story: The relationship between President Trump and former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene grew so poisonous that the White House told the Secret Service that Greene may have tipped off Code Pink protesters about his surprise visit last fall to a D.C. restaurant she recommended, two sources on Trump’s team tell Axios. That episode — which involved a chaotic confrontation between anti-war activists and Trump — embarrassed the president and intensified concerns in the White House about his safety, a year after he narrowly escaped an assassination attempt. Why it matters: Trump aides view the Joe’s Seafood debacle as a point of no return in his relationship with Greene, a Trump ally-turned-critic who left office this week. Greene told Axios that any suggestion she revealed Trump’s dinner plans was “an absolute lie, a dangerous lie. I would never do that.” She said she recommended the restaurant to Trump but didn’t know when he would go there. Greene added that only the fancy lobbyist hangout — a few blocks from the White House, at 15th and H NW — and Trump aides knew of the reservation. She said: “The story you should be writing is why didn’t the Secret Service sweep the restaurant,” and have metal detectors at the door? It’s unclear whether Greene is being investigated by the Secret Service, which declined to comment. Greene didn’t respond when asked whether the Secret Service had contacted her. Protesters with the liberal group Code Pink got within feet of Trump’s table and chanted: “Free DC.! Free Palestine! Trump is the Hitler of our time!” For weeks afterward, Trump aides say they tried to discern how the group knew about his unannounced dinner plans, which were known only to a few people. The media wasn’t given a heads-up about Trump’s plans. In response to this viral story, MTG has posted a complete denial on X, calling it a dangerous lie: This is exactly what I told this little WH tool that wrote this absurd dangerous LIE about me on behalf of the WH because they are mad at me for telling the truth about the President and forcing the release of the Epstein files. Now they are making up horrific lies about me!!… https://t.co/ab8MxGe87v — Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (@RepMTG) January 9, 2026 This is exactly what I told this little WH tool that wrote this absurd dangerous LIE about me on behalf of the WH because they are mad at me for telling the truth about the President and forcing the release of the Epstein files. Now they are making up horrific lies about me!! Code Pink was in the restaurant because the WH and Secret Service did NOT sweep Joe’s, did NOT set up metal detectors and check everyone in the restaurant, and did not do any of their normal security protocols that they do at every public event he attends!!! Only the WH set up President Trump’s reservation at Joe’s, NOT ME!! I had ZERO knowledge of when his reservation was! The only people who could have tipped off Code Pink was the restaurant or the WH! And AGAIN, why didn’t Secret Service secure the restaurant BEFORE he went in???????? This was in September when we had a great relationship, 2 months before Trump attacked me and called me a traitor!!! And even now, I would NEVER do what they are accusing me of! I would NEVER EVER do anything to endanger anyone!!! “I’ll be calling my attorney. This is an ABSOLUTE LIE, A DANGEROUS LIE. I would NEVER do that. 1. The President’s team set his reservation. I had ZERO involvement or knowledge of his schedule and when he would go to dinner there. The only thing I did was suggest the restaurant to him and give the phone number to his team. I believe I texted it to Natalie. They set it up on their own and never told me the date. 2. He went to Joe’s in September, 2 months before he turned on me and attacked me. We had no ill will and a great relationship at the time. And even now, I would NEVER do what you are accusing me of! I literally defended the President yesterday on The View when they were attacking him about J6. 3. I do not have Medea Benjamin’s phone number and do not have any contact with her. She used to stop by my office as she stops by every office on Capitol hill. 4. The story you should be writing is why didn’t secret service sweep the restaurant??? Why didn’t they set up metal detectors and check every person at the door like they do at every single public event he attends??? Why aren’t you asking the White House those questions??? And why did the President’s team allow that to happen only a year after he was shot in Butler, PA??? Who at the restaurant could have leaked his reservation??? Only the WH and Joe’s had knowledge of the reservation!! This is a dangerous false accusation against me that is 100% false and you and Axios should never publish such a horrific lie!!!” Anyone saying this is true is absolutely lying!!! So….who’s telling the truth? I’ll say two things that jumped out to me almost immediately and that lead me to believe MTG in this account. One, the idea that she would recommend a dinner spot to the most powerful man in the world who obviously knows what Joe’s Seafood is and has probably dined there or nicer places thousands of times is preposterous to me. I don’t see President Trump ever asking for MTG’s advice on where he should go for dinner, do you? Do you think the most decisive man in the world had to ask MTG for a dinner recommendation? Two, she makes a compelling point that this never should have been allowed to happen in the first place because the Secret Service should have conducted a full sweep of the building first. That’s the most serious to me, and it underscores the continuing lack of protection for our President. That’s absolutely inexcusable. Even if MTG had somehow tried to influence President Trump’s dinner choice and then tip off CodePink, the entire plan should have immediately failed after the Secret Service swept the building. So I’m not buying this one. How about you?