I completely disagree with lowering our flag for Dolly Parton.
Under the Flag Code (4 U.S.C. § 7(m)), the President orders half-staff primarily for principal government figures (presidents, vice presidents, Supreme Court justices, Cabinet secretaries, members of Congress, governors, etc.) and in some cases for other officials, foreign dignitaries, or national tragedies. Presidents have occasionally extended it to leading private citizens as a mark of national respect—Martin Luther King Jr. is a well-known example—but it is not the traditional or routine use for entertainers or cultural figures.
The US Flag needs to remain at full staff.
@PeteButtigieg As a 34 + Broker, Realtor - This is soooo true!!! Rents have skyrocketed (helping the already wealthy) & people aren’t selling or buying unless necessary for a variety of family reasons plus Interest rates are too high to make a move even if one wants to!
Mortgage rates are way up. Home construction is down. Rents are astronomical. All of this is worse since Trump took power, because of the tariffs and the Iran War.
It's hard to know what planet, let alone what housing market, JD Vance is living in, to be able to make such out-of-touch claims with a straight face.
Since Trump is spreading the lie that gas is $1.98 a gallon for regular now I’m curious how much it is where you live. You can just put the amount and not the State unless you want to.
JD Vance: “The November midterms give us a choice: keep fighting fraud with Republicans or send criminal fraudsters a life boat from the Democrats.”
Just a quick reminder, this administration has pardoned more fraudster than every other administration combined.
Here is an incomplete list of fraudsters pardoned by Trump/Vance. It’s incomplete because the list is so long it exceeds the X post character limits.
• Dinesh D’Souza: Convicted of campaign contribution fraud via illegal straw donations.
• Conrad Moffat Black: Convicted of mail fraud and obstruction related to business dealings.
• Michael Robert Milken: Convicted of conspiracy, securities fraud, mail fraud, and tax fraud in the 1980s junk bond/insider trading scandal.
• Philip Esformes: Convicted in one of the largest Medicare/Medicaid fraud schemes (over $1 billion in fraudulent claims via nursing homes and kickbacks).
• Salomon Melgen: Convicted of health care fraud involving tens of millions in fraudulent Medicare billing as an eye doctor.
• Faustino Bernadett (and similar health care figures like those in large-scale schemes): Convicted in health care fraud with sham contracts and kickbacks exceeding $900 million in fraudulent bills.
• Michael Ashley: Convicted of bank fraud tied to a mortgage company collapse.
• John Duncan Fordham: Convicted of health care fraud as a pharmacist.
• Steve Stockman: Convicted of mail and wire fraud, campaign finance violations, and money laundering (misusing charitable donations).
• Chris Collins: Convicted of securities fraud and insider trading (providing material nonpublic information).
• Sholom Rubashkin: Convicted of bank fraud, wire fraud, mail fraud, and money laundering in a large-scale meatpacking financial scheme.
• Judith Negron: Convicted of conspiracy to commit health care fraud, health care fraud, kickbacks, money laundering, and structuring (part of a major scheme).
• Fred Davis Clark Jr.: Convicted of bank fraud and false statements in connection with federally insured loans.
• Albert J. Pirro Jr.: Convicted of conspiracy, tax evasion, and multiple counts of fraud.
• Additional health care executives/doctors (at least 10 total in first term): Convicted in large-scale Medicare fraud schemes involving false billing and kickbacks.
• Trevor Milton: Convicted of securities fraud and wire fraud (false statements to investors about Nikola Corp. technology).
• Devon Archer: Convicted of conspiracy to commit securities fraud and securities fraud (defrauding a Native American tribe in a bond scheme).
• Brian Kelsey: Convicted of conspiring to defraud the United States and aiding excessive campaign contributions.
• Todd Chrisley and Julie Chrisley: Convicted of bank fraud, tax evasion, and conspiracy to defraud banks (over $30 million in fraudulent loans).
• George Santos: Convicted of wire fraud, identity theft, aggravated identity theft, and embezzlement/fraud from campaign donors and unemployment benefits.
• Michael Grimm: Convicted of tax fraud (underreporting income and filing false tax returns).
• Jacob Deutsch: Convicted of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and wire fraud (mortgage fraud scheme).
• Adriana Isabel Camberos (aka Adriana Shayota): Convicted of mail and wire fraud in a counterfeit 5-Hour Energy scheme (millions in restitution; previously had a related sentence commuted in first term).
• Andres Enrique Camberos: Convicted alongside his sister in the mail and wire fraud counterfeit product scheme.
• Terren Peizer: Convicted of insider trading and securities fraud (health care company scheme).
• Wanda Vázquez Garced: Convicted of campaign finance violations tied to bribery and wire fraud scheme.
• Julio Herrera Velutini: Convicted of wire fraud and related bribery/conspiracy.
• Mark Rossini: Convicted of wire fraud in the same bribery scheme.
• Michele Fiore: Convicted of wire fraud and charity fraud (misusing funds for slain officers).
• Glen Casada
President Trump has gone mad as he wages war against Iran, a broken campaign promise.
I fought alongside Tucker Carlson, Megyn Kelly, Candace Owens, and Alex Jones to help get Trump elected.
And now he goes off on a rambling rant attacking all of us in one post.
We NEVER changed, Trump did.
AMERICA FIRST!!! 🇺🇸
Mike Johnson has denied the request from Rev. Jesse Jackson’s family and Democrats in Congress to allow his body to lie at the U.S. Capitol, saying this honor is reserved for presidents and certain top federal officials. In contrast, Congress previously approved a special resolution allowing conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s body to lie in honor in the Capitol Rotunda, even though he was not a president or federal officeholder.
That contrast sends a painful message about whose lives and sacrifices are deemed worthy of our highest public tributes and highest public honors. This is not about protocol, it is about power and disrespect, a deliberate choice to minimize the legacy of a man who bled for this country’s promise of equality. We will not quietly accept this insult to Rev. Jackson, his family, or the movement he helped build.
Let’s be crystal clear. These aren’t “spin.” These aren’t “interpretations.” These are documented lies and legal conclusions — and we’re calling them what they are: lies.
1. Trump said he wasn’t in the Epstein files.
He is in the files. Proven. Period.
2. Trump said he ran to lower prices.
Inflation and costs for everyday Americans are still higher today than when he took office. That campaign promise was flatly false.
3. Trump promised he wouldn’t gut healthcare.
He allowed the enhanced Obamacare subsidies to expire, causing premiums to jump and coverage to worsen for millions. That wasn’t an accident — it was a betrayal of his pledge.
4. Trump claimed he would be a peace-time president.
He escalated military action without Congressional approval. That was a lie.
5. Trump said he lost the 2020 election because it was “rigged.”
Special Counsel Jack Smith confirmed under oath that Trump privately acknowledged losing the 2020 election — even though he repeatedly claimed otherwise in public. That’s a lie layered on top of a lie.
6. Trump said he didn’t try to overturn the 2020 election.
Smith testified that his investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the election and impede the lawful transfer of power, and that the Capitol riot “does not happen without” Trump’s actions.
That isn’t opinion — that’s what the prosecutor said under oath. Trump lied about it.
7. Trump said he respected the rule of law.
He was indicted on federal charges for illegally retaining classified documents and obstructing justice, and Smith explained he had powerful evidence of willful retention of sensitive materials and obstruction.
Claiming he respected the law while hiding classified docs was a lie.
8. Trump said he stood for law and order.
He refused to call off the mob on January 6 while people were in danger, and Smith testified the attack wouldn’t have happened without him.
That claim was a lie.
9. Trump said he couldn’t be bought and wouldn’t abuse his office.
He used his presidency to pardon allies convicted for crimes related to January 6 and pressured officials to manipulate election outcomes. That was a lie.
10. Trump said he always tells the truth.
He has been documented making thousands of demonstrably false statements while also being accused — by the prosecutor himself — of engaging in criminal conduct. Claiming truthfulness after that is the ultimate lie.
Bottom line: These aren’t partisan talking points.
They’re documented claims, sworn testimony, legal findings, public data, and measurable outcomes.
When someone tells the truth, it lines up with reality.
When someone tells a lie, the record — not the rhetoric — reveals it.
Read the whole thing, but here’s the gist: There was “proof beyond a reasonable doubt that the President of the United States committed crimes to overturn the results an American election and to prevent the peaceful transfer of power.”
Trump should be in jail. Happy New Year.
Reporters who fact-check Trump to his face are not “stupid”, they are not “piggies”, and they are not “ugly”. They are doing their jobs, and doing it under pressure most of us will never experience.
We should be grateful for their service. I appreciate their courage now more than ever.
Watters: The senate also treated Pete like crap. He's not going to take this from another senator. Pete now controls Kelly. Kelly is going to come in and he's going to get a little bit of a spanking and Pete already looked at the war medals this guy had on his chest and they are in the wrong direction. The guy doesn't know how to dress up.
You have no where near the accolades!! Sit down Or show proof of your so called combat ops. Have you Ever been to space? NO! Have you flown a jet for 30+ military opps?? NO! Just stop embarrassing yourself really!
This recent discovery by Chairmen @ChuckGrassley and @SenRonJohnson regarding the Biden Justice Department and Jack Smith Arctic Frost investigation is outrageous and beyond the pale. Biden’s Justice Department tracked my phone calls with @POTUS from when I was Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and he was the sitting President of the United States.
This recent revelation is stunning in several ways. The Biden Justice Department officials and Jack Smith admitted this was a fishing expedition without foundation and openly discussed the Constitutional separation of powers issues and moved forward anyway.
It is clear Jack Smith and his team understood there were legal concerns, but blew by them because they wanted to get President Trump and anybody in his wake. This is one of the most dangerous examples of the weaponization of the law in the history of the United States. People need to pay and go to jail. I will most certainly seek my day in court to make sure this never happens again.
The Biden Justice Department was drunk on power. They shredded the Constitution and its system of checks and balances all in order to get President Trump.