Garrett Exner

Servant of Christ, devoted to Our Lady. In love with @Michelepexner and our kids. Board @VeteransonDuty, Fellow @HudsonInstitute. Fmr Marine Raider & @tedcruz

[Garrett Exner @Exner_Garrett]

In 2007, when Chuck Norris visited Marines in Western Iraq, he demanded to get away from large bases and instead visit the small FOBs and COPs. MNF-W said it would be too dangerous, but Norris insisted and in the end, got his way.

I'm forever grateful for the example he set, and this awesome choke hold.

[Garrett Exner @Exner_Garrett]

Ray’s Rock - Omaha Beach

On the morning of June 6, 1944, 23 year old Staff Sergeant Arnold “Ray” Lambert came ashore with the first wave of the 1st Infantry Division on the eastern side of Omaha Beach. At this small patch of concrete he saved nearly 20 lives:

The division came under intense fire from several German bunkers surrounding the entrance to the Colville Draw (one of two exits off Omaha Beach). Ray, a medic, immediately went to work.

He was shot in the arm. Moments later he was hit by shrapnel in the leg, but Ray kept pulling men to safety. He pulled nearly 20 wounded soldiers to cover behind this 8ft wide obstacle, treating each soldier before going out in search of others.

After several hours under fire, while pulling a wounded soldier from the ocean, he was struck by a landing craft. It dropped its ramp on top of him, breaking his back. He fell face down in the water, drowning. The craft backed up and nearby soldiers pulled an unconscious Ray to safety, eventually evacuating him off the beach.

Remarkably, Ray had already earned two Silver Stars and three Purple Hearts in Sicily and North Africa, prior to landing in France. But here in Normandy his war would end.

He awoke in a hospital back in England a day later. In the next bed over was his brother, who had also been wounded at Omaha.

When asked about his work on D-Day, Ray simply said, “I did what I was called to do.”

Ray Lambert passed in 2021 at 100 years old. He exemplified the best of American grit and why remembering this day is so important.

[Guy Benson @guypbenson]

This is Todd “Let’s Roll” Beamer, who died heroically while trying to retake United Flight 93 from Al Qaeda terrorists on 9/11. His final resting place, is in Cranbury, NJ — where he was living with his wife and children before his murder. Cranbury is located in NJ-12, where the new Democratic nominee for Congress is Adam Hamawy.

Hamawy was a close associate and translator to Omar Abdel-Rahman, aka the ‘Blind Sheikh,’ an arch terrorist convicted of masterminding multiple plots against targets in NYC — including the World Trade Center. Hamawy testified at Adbel-Rahman’s trial, as a defense witness.

It has also been reported that Hamawy traveled to Bosnia to volunteer at an organization that was later unmasked as an Al Qaeda front group.

One of Hamawy’s loudest and most high-profile supporters and endorsers has openly declared that America deserved the 9/11 attacks.

Hamawy is now the prohibitive frontrunner to represent Todd Beamer’s district in the United States Congress.

[🐺 @LeighWolf]

We sacrificed 360,000 souls to end slavery and another 250,000 souls to defeat fascism.

Any moral debts were paid in blood many decades ago.

[Brent Scher @BrentScher]

We’re just starting to look really deep into James Talarico and Graham Platner.

I’d like to thank the Democratic primary voters of Texas and Maine, this is a ton of fun.

[Caleb Smith @CalebJSmith]

DC City Councilwoman brags about raising taxes on her constituents in order to "be really generous...for civil justice programs."

If you order delivery for anything-- restaurants, groceries, medicine, diapers-- you'll pay more every time-- just to bankroll a DC slush fund.

[Garrett Exner @Exner_Garrett]

FWIW, the cost of building a capable proxy unit (150 trained and equipped fighters) in a foreign country is less than $5 million.

If this report is true, Iran only needs to misuse a small fraction of this fund to make the entire region suffer.

[Open Source Intel @Osint613]

NYT Claims: The U.S.–Iran draft deal includes a $300 billion investment fund for Iran. Tehran wanted reparations for war damage. Washington rebranded it as an international investment vehicle. Witkoff and Kushner floated the idea, pitching Tehran real estate and a broader fund as deal sweeteners.

[Adam Boitnott @Boitnott]

All Hokies need to read Roc's response.

"in the 154 year history of Virginia Tech, dating to its founding in 1872, no Governor of the Commonwealth has ever removed a member of the Board of Visitors for cause."

[Garrett Exner @Exner_Garrett]

How many millionaires has Bernie created?

One. Himself.

[Andrew Benson @AndrewBenson]

SpaceX millionaires 4,000 x $1mil , 400 x $100 mil

Every employee who joined before the first succesful launch made (unless they sold early) more than $100 million.

SpaceX lists June 12 at ~$1.75T.

Work backward from the cap table. At $1.75T, clearing $100M takes ~0.0057% of the company.

- 2002–2008, first ~500 in: joined at a ~$50M company. Held to $1.75T = a 17,000x. The core of the club — maybe 150–250 left holding

- September 2008, SpaceX has first successful launch

- 2010–2016: joined at $1B–$10B. Needs a senior grant — directors, principal engineers, early Starlink. ~100–200

- C-suite + board: Shotwell, Johnsen past $1B. A layer of SVPs below them clears $100M on equity, not salary. ~20–40

- Post-2016: joined at $20B–$350B. To hit $100M you'd have needed ~0.4% of the company. Impossible for an employee. This is the millionaire tier — almost none reach $100M

The tally:
~400–500 at $100M+
A few dozen above $500M
A handful of billionaires past Musk

Same building. Same mission. Two orders of magnitude apart — set entirely by what year you walked in.

Early isn't a strategy. It's a date stamp.

[Andrew Benson @AndrewBenson]

SpaceX millionaires 4,000 x $1mil , 400 x $100 mil

Every employee who joined before the first succesful launch made (unless they sold early) more than $100 million.

SpaceX lists June 12 at ~$1.75T.

Work backward from the cap table. At $1.75T, clearing $100M takes ~0.0057% of the company.

- 2002–2008, first ~500 in: joined at a ~$50M company. Held to $1.75T = a 17,000x. The core of the club — maybe 150–250 left holding

- September 2008, SpaceX has first successful launch

- 2010–2016: joined at $1B–$10B. Needs a senior grant — directors, principal engineers, early Starlink. ~100–200

- C-suite + board: Shotwell, Johnsen past $1B. A layer of SVPs below them clears $100M on equity, not salary. ~20–40

- Post-2016: joined at $20B–$350B. To hit $100M you'd have needed ~0.4% of the company. Impossible for an employee. This is the millionaire tier — almost none reach $100M

The tally:
~400–500 at $100M+
A few dozen above $500M
A handful of billionaires past Musk

Same building. Same mission. Two orders of magnitude apart — set entirely by what year you walked in.

Early isn't a strategy. It's a date stamp.

[Steve Guest @SteveGuest]

Army combat veteran and a Purple Heart recipient Teddy Daniels in the Wall Street Journal: I’m the Soldier Graham Platner Mocked

“Flannel shirt and all, Graham Platner is Tim Walz on steroids. An entitled brat who campaigns with socialist Bernie Sanders. A real man by the lights of the Democratic Party, he presents himself as “relatable” to working-class Americans, but in reality he’s a typical elitist who believes blue-collar, hardworking, salt-of-the-earth rural Americans are stupid and racist. I couldn’t care less about the comments he made about me, but they are a reflection of his character. I never thought I’d see the day when Democrats would even consider backing a candidate like this.” https://t.co/ridw0smPtq

[Garrett Exner @Exner_Garrett]

@KatiePavlichNN @JGilliam_SEAL I feel vindicated.

https://t.co/gSSKI9OPFG

[OSINTdefender @sentdefender]

U.S. Forces carried out a new round of strikes tonight against Southern Iran, a senior official tells Reuters, targeting a military site near Bandar Abbas that posed a threat to American troops and commercial traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, while also downing a number of drones launched from Iran.

[Veterans On Duty @VeteransOnDuty]

VOD Board Member @Exner_Garrett joined @KatiePavlich and @JGilliam_SEAL on @KatiePavlichNN to discuss recent strikes in the Persian Gulf and potential next steps for our Armed Forces.

[Katie Pavlich Tonight @KatiePavlichNN]

"I would be shocked if there's not more strikes by the end of this week - either a deal is coming out or they're going to get punched in the face again is the way that I think this administration has worked."

WATCH: @JGilliam_SEAL and @Exner_Garrett share their thoughts about the U.S.'s next moves as peace talks continue with Iran even while the regime continues violating the ceasefire.

[Katie Pavlich Tonight @KatiePavlichNN]

TONIGHT at 10pm | @NewsNation

Katie breaks down the latest developments in the Middle East as Iran violates the ceasefire and issues new threats against the U.S. Plus, details on Vice President Vance's anti-fraud roundtable, how the midterms are shaping up, Fidel Castro’s daughter on what's next for Cuba, and more!

✅ @JGilliam_SEAL
✅ @Exner_Garrett
✅ Alina Fernandez
✅ @constantino
✅ Pelgo CEO Chieh Huang
✅ @MTAGKnudsen
✅ Joy Miedecke

[Garrett Exner @Exner_Garrett]

A functioning VA system is a necessity to keep faith with our troops.

With Michigan now live and Dayton and other Midwest sites next, Congress must demand real-time, transparent reporting, not quarterly summaries reviewed months after the fact.

https://t.co/GW7LwcIQi2

[Michael Knowles @michaeljknowles]

Most effective subpoena of all time? Piker opens a single envelope, rats on all his comrades in a single breath.

[Veterans On Duty @VeteransOnDuty]

The men and women who defended this country deserve care that functions with the same commitment they brought to their service. As VOD Board Member @Exner_Garrett argues in the @daytondailynews, we must treat the health and safety of our veterans as a national priority.

https://t.co/l8Dlf6fzel

[Veterans On Duty @VeteransOnDuty]

From Beyond the Call, @RepBrianMast sat down with VOD Board Member @Exner_Garrett to share what the significance of Memorial Day means to him.

“Memorial Day. That’s how people live on forever, is that you don’t forget them. You remember what they did, on behalf of what they did it for, why they did it, where they did it. You remember those things. That's how they live on.”

Watch the full episode here:
https://t.co/inlawW9ss3

[Veterans On Duty @VeteransOnDuty]

Remembering Corporal Jason Dunham. 🇺🇸

Born in Scio, NY, Cpl. Jason Dunham grew up with a strong sense of duty and enlisted in the United States Marine Corps shortly after high school. He quickly earned the respect of his fellow Marines through his leadership, discipline, and willingness to put others before himself.

Cpl. Dunham deployed to Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom with the 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines. In April 2004, his unit was conducting patrol operations near the Syrian border during a period of intense violence.

While confronting an insurgent during a vehicle checkpoint operation, Dunham saw the attacker release a grenade near fellow Marines. Without hesitation, he covered it with his body to shield his team from the blast. Though mortally wounded, his actions saved the lives of multiple Marines nearby.

Cpl. Jason Dunham’s courage represents the selfless spirit that has defined generations of Americans who answered the call to serve.

We remember Corporal Jason Dunham and honor the sacrifice he made for his country and his fellow Marines. America owes him a debt that can never fully be repaid. 🇺🇸

[Speaker Mike Johnson @SpeakerJohnson]

Our best moment of the Indy 500 yesterday was when nearly 400,000 Americans at the world’s largest single-day sporting event went completely silent for the playing of Taps.

Our country never takes for granted the profound sacrifices that have been made in the defense of freedom. #MemorialDay