Let me explain why I think Freddy resonates.
Lots of Europeans visit the USA as tourists. They visit New York City, or Washington DC, or Hollywood, or Las Vegas, and if they visit natural beauty too, they go to really crowded places like the Grand Canyon or Yellowstone.
So while they see our cultural and natural icons, they are mostly in blue cities and they therefore also see the decline, the homeless, the drugs, the dirt and the rude, rude Americans.
But Freddy is not doing that. Freddy is driving, and he’s doing it through the heartland, where people are kind and polite, the skies are wide open, and the bounty of Buc-ees and Bass Pro Shops are overwhelming.
Freddy is not seeing fentanyl and decline.
He is seeing the real, hopeful, patriotic, kind America that European tourists rarely traverse.
And he loves it.
That’s why Freddy is a phenomenon.
😁 📸 BEHIND THE SCENES…photos from the White House show Stephen Miller’s young kids playing on the couch and Oval Office floor while President Trump worked nearby.
He didn’t send them away or demand silence — he kept going, unbothered by their laughter.
Kids being kids, a high-pressure job, and a pregnant mom supporting her family. Staff families have done this across administrations, a reminder that leaders are still parents balancing duty and real life.
Trump’s ease with it says a lot: A focused leader grounded by family joy amid the pressure.
Wishing Katie Miller a healthy pregnancy and smooth delivery.
No matter your politics, seeing leadership comfortable with family moments is worth respecting.
What do you think — should more normal family life be visible at the top? I definitely think so. We stay more connected.
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"The interviewer, @DouthatNYT, broke down crying during the conversation. And when he did, Sasse laughed. Not unkindly, but the way a man laughs when the heaviness and the lightness of something are both true at the same time and he’s decided not to pretend otherwise."
@GOPMajorityWhip I am so very sorry for your loss. I hope you find comfort in knowing your mother was called home on such a sacred day of peace and resurrection. Family is everything. May God bless you and yours during this time.
Given the situation in the Middle East and the potential for Iran and its terrorist proxies to attempt some type of attack, it is imperative that @SenSchumer and @RepJeffries immediately drop all opposition to funding the Department of Homeland Security and pass the funding bill.
“This is all about our country right now. I love the USA… I’m so proud to be an American today…. We’re so proud to win for our country” -Jack Hughes 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
The failure in a section of a 72-inch sewer pipe in MD, has release of close to a billion gallons of raw sewage into the Potomac river just inside the Beltway
It’s now considered the LARGEST spill of wastewater in U.S. history
MD & VA Dems haven’t said a word.
For the first time in 29 years, the House has passed all 12 appropriations bills.
With a 1 seat majority.
Regular order has returned.
Congratulations,
@TomColeOK04 & @SpeakerJohnson
“I am a Catholic. I am a Catholic man.”
— Heisman Trophy winner Fernando Mendoza on why he took his trophy to the priests at the St. Paul Center at his university
@BenSasse Thank you for trusting us with such a difficult diagnosis. Your words were shared with such grace and faith. We are holding you and your family close in prayer, asking God to surround you with comfort, strength, and peace in the days ahead.