Supported this President from the moment he came down that escalator. Love our freedoms and love our Liberties! #MAGA, #KAG ๐บ๐ธ๐บ๐ธ๐บ๐ธ๐บ๐ธ๐บ๐ธ๐บ๐ธ๐บ๐ธ๐บ๐ธ๐บ๐ธ๐บ๐ธ๐บ๐ธ๐บ๐ธ๐บ๐ธ
Tom Burnett called his wife Deena four times from Flight 93.
He was a senior vice president at a medical device company. He was 38 years old. He had three daughters under ten. And somewhere over Pennsylvania on the morning of September 11, 2001, he understood exactly what was happening and decided what he was going to do about it.
By the third call, he had already confirmed that two other planes had deliberately crashed into buildings. He told Deena clearly: ""I know we're going to die."" Then he said something else. ""Some of us are going to do something about it.""
He asked her to call the authorities and tell them everything he had shared with her. He was gathering information between calls, quietly taking stock of who was on the plane, what the hijackers were doing, what windows of opportunity might exist. He was, by every account of those calls, calm. Focused. Organized. The kind of person who, in the worst moment imaginable, did not waste a single second.
His fourth call was brief.
""We're going to rush the hijackers,"" he said. ""I love you. I love the girls. I'll call you back.""
He never called back.
Flight 93 crashed into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, at 10:03 in the morning. The Capitol building, believed by investigators to have been the intended target, was spared.
Tom Burnett's words have been quoted in congressional testimony, read at memorials, and included in national remembrances of that day. And yet, for many Americans who visit the Flight 93 memorial in Pennsylvania, his name is still new to them.
That is worth sitting with for a moment.
He made four phone calls in the last hour of his life. He spent that time gathering information, organizing a response, saying goodbye to his family, and then doing what he said he was going to do. He did not panic. He did not spend those calls in despair. He spent them working the problem, loving his family, and deciding that if this was how it ended, it was not going to end without a fight.
The plane went down in a field instead of a building full of people.
His daughters are grown now. Deena Burnett has spent years speaking publicly about her husband, about those four phone calls, about what it means to have been on the other end of that line while history was happening and there was nothing she could do but listen and write down what he told her.
Tom Burnett called four times. He said he loved them. He said they were going to do something about it.
Then he did.
I adopted a dog today who was on the list to be euthanized by end of day. I drove 2 1/2 hours to get him. His name is Jaxson and he is already spoiled.
We really are blessed with pets, and could learn something from them.
This cat knows his buddy, dog, is sick and brings him his toy since he can't get up... that little tail wag. โค๏ธ
During some of the hardest times our family has faced in recent years our faith has truly helped to carry us through. And I've seen what prayer can do in my own life and in the lives of the men and women I've had the privilege to know who serve and sacrifice for our country. That's why I am grateful for the opportunity to be part of @hallowapp American Heroes Challenge, which launched Sunday. Over the next 13 days leading up to the celebration of 250 years of American freedom, we'll reflect on the lives of some extraordinary heroes. Not just the famous names, but the everyday men and women whose faith left a profound mark on this nation. People who understood that freedom isn't free, and that it has to be fought for, protected, and passed on.
I love my country. I am grateful to be an American. And I know I don't take it for granted. I'd love for you to join me. Download Hallow for free at https://t.co/oeNDV7XRZK and let's celebrate this great nation with prayer, remembering who we are called to be. God bless. ๐
#AmericanHeroes #America250 #HallowPartner
Elon didnโt want to walk the red carpet at the Met Gala. I convinced him to walk with me. Then he stole the show. It was so much fun. ๐ฅฐ๐ฅฐ๐คฃ๐คฃ
โผ๏ธ @TuckerCarlson has left the Republican Party because he says he โcanโt defend itโ anymore.
Imagine announcing to the world that you canโt defend the party protecting children, defending women, securing the border, standing up for religious liberty, protecting the unborn, and fighting for parentsโ rights.
When I look at the major battles in America today, I know EXACTLY which side Iโm on.
Tucker says people will follow him. I doubt many will and I certainly wonโt. My allegiance isnโt to a podcaster. Itโs to my families and my principles. Convictions donโt disappear when a famous person changes his mind.
You donโt abandon your principles because politics gets messy. You hold onto them tighter when it does.
Let's take a live look at LA's prestigious Fashion District, rivaling Milan, Paris, and NYC's thanks to the chair of the Homeless and Housing Commission, Nithya Raman!
Y'all wanted an LA City Hall reality show? Here you go: https://t.co/vQyx7XKzCY
Great work, Nithya!
They are trying to stop us from using the SAVE database,
which ensures that ONLY eligible Americans are able to vote.
Why would a federal judge stop the govโt from checking to make sure that only lawful Americans are voting?
๐ฅ Clarence Thomas just turned 78 years old today
HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the GREATEST Supreme Court Justice of all time!
Clarence is also now the second-longest serving SCOTUS justice in American history.
This man EMBODIES what it means to be a patriot on the bench, fighting for America ๐บ๐ธ
Jillian Michaels: "The reality is that when you give gay people a month and veterans a day, I think you have wildly lost sight of your values and your priorities."
Thoughts?
We did a little research. Ro Khanna could donate to a Malaria foundation that can save a life for $3000. If he took 50M of the money heโs scammed thru insider trading.. he could save 15-thousand lives. @RoKhanna@elonmusk