BREAKING: HOLY SMOKES! Bombshell report accuses Trump and Rubio of "the largest fraud in the history of the U.S. immigration system" amounting to over $1.3 billion stolen from migrants.
And the details will absolutely enrage you...
According to the Cato Institute, a right-wing think tank, Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and outgoing DHS Secretary Kristi Noem extracted at least $1.3 billion from migrants in fees for visa processing and other immigration services that they never intended to provide. They took the money, then took no steps to hold up their end of the agreement.
The administration is taking money from immigrant hopefuls from over 90 countries despite the fact that Trump's own xenophobic travel bans have made it so that those same people are "banned from receiving immigrant visas and immigrating permanently to the United States." Trump is having it both ways: taking the money he would get for allowing immigration while simultaneously blocking that immigration.
"During testimony before the US Senate, I called it the largest fraud in the history of the US immigration system. In fact, it is likely the first $1 billion fraud—a theft of processing fees for services never rendered," wrote David J. Bier for Cato.
But the corruption goes so much deeper...
Rubio's State Department has issued internal rules that prohibit his staff from informing the migrants in question that they have no chance of success and their money is essentially being stolen. It's a systemic graft operation.
“Cubans represent the largest group of affected applicants with nearly a million affected applications at a combined cost of $543 million. The second most common was Venezuelans, with 239,000 applications at a cost of $138 million,” Cato reports.
Cato estimates that over 2 million immigrant applicants were affected by the travel bans and had their money taken when there no intention on the part of the administration of rendering the services in question.
"The fees came primarily from applications for work permits and filings to adjust status to permanent residence or immigrant visas—the two ways in which people receive green cards to stay permanently in the United States," writes Bier.
Congress must immediately investigate this blatant, rampant fraud and begin the long, difficult process of ensuring that every single victim is paid back with interest. These people came looking for a better life in the United States and were instead fleeced for what little money they had. This is a kind of cruelty and greed that could only exist with Donald Trump as president.
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BIG BREAKING: A federal judge in Minnesota has just ordered restrictions on ICE's tactics against protesters including stopping cars that aren't obstructing them.
Federal Agents are hereby halted from:
a. Retaliating against persons who are engaging in peaceful and unobstructive protest activity, including observing the activities of Operation Metro Surge.
b. Arresting or detaining persons who are engaging in peaceful and unobstructive protest activity, including observing the activities of Operation Metro Surge, in retaliation for their protected conduct and absent a showing of probable cause or reasonable suspicion that the person has committed a crime or is obstructing or interfering with the activities of Covered Federal Officers.
c. Using pepper-spray or similar nonlethal munitions and crowd dispersal tools against persons who are engaging in peaceful and unobstructive protest activity, including observing the activities of Operation Metro Surge, in retaliation for their protected conduct.
d. Stopping or detaining drivers and passengers in vehicles where there is no reasonable articulable suspicion that they are forcibly obstructing or interfering with Covered Federal Agents, or otherwise violating 18 U.S.C. § 111. The act of safely following Covered Federal Agents at an appropriate distance does not, by itself, create reasonable suspicion to justify a vehicle stop.
Thank you judiciary!
BREAKING: In a stunning moment, Donald Trump was just caught asleep again! It’s clear Trump is not doing well. Retweet to make sure every American sees this.
BREAKING: Donald Trump gets confronted in the Oval Office about his demand for $230 million in taxpayer dollars and admits that it's "awfully strange" but he's going to be "paying myself" with our money.
Our felon president is looting the treasury right in the open...
"The New York Times is reporting that your legal team is seeking $230 million from your own Justice Department now in response to the investigations into you," said CNN's Kaitlan Collins.
"It could be, yeah," said Trump.
"Is that something you want your legal team to do?" asked Collins.
"I don't know what the numbers are, I don't even talk to them about it," replied Trump. "All I know is, uh, they would owe me a lot of money but I don't— I'm not looking for money I'd give it to charity or something. I would give it to charity, any money, but look what they did, they rigged the election."
The New York Times has reported that Trump is ordering the Justice Department — which is controlled by his corrupt MAGA Attorney General Pam Bondi — to fork over $230 million as "compensation" for the federal investigations into him. The odds of him actually giving the money to charity are zero to none. More likely, he'll take the cash, claim that he donated it, and pocket it. His gullible supporters will then brag about his generosity.
As always, it's worth pointing out that the election was not rigged and all of the probes into Trump's allegations turned up zero evidence. He invented a lie to justify his electoral loss and now he's exploiting that lie to rob our country blind. The Times has stated that there is "no parallel in American history" to this "situation." That's putting it lightly.
"And uh... As you know we had in one case '60 Minutes' had to pay us a lot of money, George Slopadopalis had to pay us a lot of money and they already paid you know?" Trump continued. "They paid me a lot of money because what they did was wrong and, you know, when somebody does what's wrong...
"Now, with the country it's interesting because I'm the one that makes the decision right? And uh... You know that decision would have to go across my desk and it's awfully strange to make a decision where I'm paying myself," he went on. "In other words, did you ever have one of those cases where you have to decide how much you're paying yourself in damages, but I was damaged very greatly. And any money I would get I would give to charity."
"Interesting" and "strange" are certainly words to describe this behavior but "criminal" and "larcenous" would serve better. Trump has always been nothing but a two-bit conman and now that he's back in the White House he's determined to steal everything that isn't nailed down.
Meanwhile, he has gutted $1 trillion from Medicaid with his "big, beautiful bill" and is slashing crucial services all across the country. As America crumbles away to nothing, Trump is seated atop the ashes, pockets bulging with cash.
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BREAKING: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries VERBALLY DISMEMBERS a MAGA congressman for ambushing him in the hallway: "Did your boss, Donald Trump, give you permission?"
And he was just getting warmed up. This is exactly the kind of humiliation that these Republican cowards deserve...
"Will you sign on right now?" Republican Congressman Mike Lawler asked Jeffries, trying to get him to cave to Donald Trump to end the government shutdown.
Lawler wanted Jeffries to support a temporary extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies. Democrats are digging in for their constituents and are refusing to budge unless a longer extension is granted. They have the leverage and they're putting it to use for the American people.
"Let me ask you a question," shot back Jeffries. "Did you get permission from your boss? Did your boss Donald Trump give you permission?"
"He's not my boss," insisted an angry Lawler.
"Yes he is," mocked Jeffries.
"No he's not!" whined Lawler. "And by the way—"
"You're making a show of this to make yourself relevant," said Jeffries. "You're embarrassing yourself right now. You're chasing a crowd. You're an embarrassment."
"You have to sign on to the bill," replied Lawler.
"Let me ask you a question. You voted for the 'one big ugly bill,' correct?" said Jeffries
"I voted for a tax cut bill that gave the largest tax cut to Americans in history. Are you against that?" said Lawler.
In reality, the so-called "big, beautiful bill" was one of the worst pieces of legislation in American history. It funneled massive amounts of wealth to the super-rich while slashing $1 trillion from Medicaid. It has proven extremely unpopular with the American people.
"You're embarrassing yourself right now," Jeffries said. "The largest cut to Medicaid in American history. You voted for that."
Lawler continued to ramble, trying to push false MAGA talking points.
"Listen, you're not going to talk to me and talk over me because you don't want to hear what I have to say," said Jeffries. "So why don't you just keep your mouth shut? Because you showed up and so you voted for this 'one big ugly bill, a permanent extension of massive tax breaks for your billionaire donors," he added.
This is how it's done. Democrats should stand their ground every single time, get under these Republicans' skin with mockery, and then destroy them with cold hard facts.
Please retweet and ❤️ if you stand with Democrats in this shutdown!
BREAKING: Donald Trump stomps his boot on America's vulnerable children by slashing $1 billion in crucial mental health funding for schools because it's "woke" and tied to "DEI."
Just when you thought that he couldn't get any eviler...
The funding, which came from a bipartisan gun violence bill that President Biden wisely signed into law, was used to help schools hire much-needed mental health workers and counselors for their students.
At a time when mass shootings are a fixture of American life and anxiety and suicide rates are out of control — thanks in some part to the prevalence of smart phones and social media — this funding cut will inflict untold psychological trauma on our nation's children.
It should be mentioned that Donald Trump's ultimate goal is to dismantle the Department of Education entirely, so that private companies can make massive profits by providing inferior service at inflated rates.
The Education Department's Deputy Assistant Secretary for Communications Madi Biedermann claimed that the funding cuts are justified because the Biden administration had "deeply flawed priorities."
She further claimed, without evidence, that schools exploited the funds to "implement race-based actions" that ultimately "hurt the very students the grants are supposed to help."
In reality, this is just another example of Republicans using scaremongering about "DEI" and "woke" policies to defend severe austerity measures that hurt the most vulnerable members of our communities.
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BREAKING: Federal judge deals Donald Trump a huge black eye by ruling that he illegally fired the head of the National Labor Relations Board, accusing him of "pushing the bounds of his office," and declaring that he is "not a king."
This is a major setback for the fascist MAGA movement...
U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell ruled that the widely criticized firing of NLRB head Gwynne Wilcox was in fact "an illegal act" and "a blatant violation of the law."
In her lawsuit, Wilcox pointed out that federal law clearly stats that NLRB board members can only be terminated for "neglect of duty or malfeasance in office but for no other cause." Notice must be given and a hearing held.
"The President’s excuse for his illegal act cannot be sustained," Judge Howell wrote in a fiery 36-page ruling.
"The President seems intent on pushing the bounds of his office and exercising his power in a manner violative of clear statutory law to test how much the courts will accept the notion of a presidency that is supreme," she wrote.
"An American President is not a king – not even an ‘elected’ one – and his power to remove federal officers and honest civil servants like plaintiff is not absolute, but may be constrained in appropriate circumstances, as are present here," she added.
The judge's order reinstates Kaplan as a board member to the NLRB although it does allow Trump's new chairperson Marvin Kaplan to remain in place.
The MAGA Justice Department will appeal the ruling to the DC Circuit Court of Appeals. If there's any legitimacy left in our judicial institutions, Trump will lose again.
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BREAKING: Vice President Kamala Harris just challenged Donald Trump to own up to his commitment to debate on September 10th. Truth is, Donald Trump is scared to show up, and Kamala Harris just called him on the bluff.
BREAKING: Vice President Harris’ Super PAC just dropped $50 million on this ad to make sure all voters across America know who she is and what she stands for. Retweet to help make sure every American sees this.
BREAKING: In a stunning leak, JD Vance is found to be calling for a federal response to stop women from traveling from red states to blue states to receive reproductive healthcare. Retweet so all Americans hear this devastating leak.
BREAKING: In a stunning new leaked video, JD Vance claims that childless adults should pay more in taxes. It’s clear JD Vance wants to wage war against Americans. Retweet so all Americans see this devastating clip.
BREAKING: Since Vice President Kamala Harris became the presumptive Democratic nominee for President, over 100,000 new Americans have registered to vote. The energy surrounding Kamala Harris’ campaign is palpable.