“Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, ‘Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?’ And I said, “Here am I. Send me!”
~ Isaiah 6:8
Tonight, we Americans remember the brave men and women who answered that same call. I wore this scripture on a chain around my neck for 20 years.
They heard the voice of duty — of God and country — and said, “Send me.” They left homes, families, and futures behind to defend liberty on distant battlefields.
Some never returned. Their sacrifice was total. Their “Here am I” became eternal.
Today we honor their courage, their faith, and the freedom they secured for us. We owe them a debt we can never fully repay — only remember and live worthy of.
To every Gold Star family, every veteran who carried the weight: Thank you.
May we never forget those who said “Send me”… and meant it with their lives.🙏✝️
Goodnight, ya’ll.
🚨RUNOFF ALERT🚨 Thank you, Lowcountry!
Because of your support, we've advanced to the Republican runoff on June 23.
Over the next two weeks, you'll hear about my proven conservative record of delivering results—and the real differences in this race.
This runoff is a choice between a conservative who has delivered results and a candidate trying to reinvent their record.
I'm grateful for your support and ready to keep fighting for the Lowcountry.
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James Stockdale spent seven and a half years in the Hanoi Hilton. He was tortured fifteen times. He disfigured his own face with a razor so the North Vietnamese could not use him for propaganda.
He built a tap code that turned solitary confinement into a network. Prisoners who could not see each other kept their sanity through the walls.
Stockdale was a Navy commander when captured. He became the highest-ranking American prisoner of war in Vietnam. That rank made him a target.
The North Vietnamese wanted him to sign confessions. They wanted propaganda broadcasts. They wanted him on camera endorsing statements against the American war effort. Stockdale refused every request.
The refusal cost him. He endured physical coercion fifteen times. Rope bindings, beatings, and painful positions left permanent damage to his legs. He spent four years in solitary confinement. Two years were in leg irons.
When guards said he would be paraded before journalists, he went to his cell. He used a razor to slash his scalp. He beat his face with a wooden stool. Swelling and bruising made him unfilmable. The guards found him bloodied and abandoned the plan.
On another occasion, when guards threatened to harm other prisoners if he did not comply, he broke a window and cut his wrists. It was not surrender. It was a signal he would rather die than comply. The guards treated him and reduced their demands.
Stockdale’s greatest achievement was building a community inside the prison. He developed a tap code using a five-by-five grid of the alphabet. Each letter corresponded to its row and column, tapped in two sequences.
Messages traveled through walls, under doors, and between buildings. Prisoners who could not see each other communicated. They shared news, jokes, and orders. Stockdale passed commands down the chain and received information back.
The tap code gave structure, leadership, and the knowledge they were not alone. He established rules: resist as best as possible. Do not volunteer information. Recover after every interrogation. The rules gave broken men a framework to regain dignity. Resilience, not perfection, was the goal.
Stockdale was released on February 12, 1973. He walked out of Hoa Lo with permanent leg injuries. He was awarded the Medal of Honor.
He said, “You must never confuse faith that you will prevail in the end with the discipline to confront the most brutal facts of your current reality.”
82 years ago today, over 10,000 Americans were either killed, wounded or missing after the D-Day invasion. They are the shoulders we stand upon. Their sacrifice is why we STAND UP for our Flag. I dedicate this song to them today. Here's "The Man."
82 years ago today, nearly 160,000 Allied troops stormed the beaches of Normandy on D-Day, launching the liberation of Europe.
We are free because they were brave. 🇺🇸
He’s the President of the United States — not your ex, not your personal villain, and not the cause of your misery. You don’t have to support him. That’s America.
But if someone is simply backing the sitting President and it makes you rage, cut people off, attack families, or act like garbage — you are the problem.
You’ve turned politics into a personality disorder: nonstop outrage and toddler meltdowns online. Grow up. He won. The sky didn’t fall. Pay your bills, care for your family, touch grass, and move on.
🚨 JUST IN: President Trump just revealed the White House $400M ballroom is MUCH more than we previously thought!
He's building a straight-up MILITARY hospital, military meeting rooms, a drone port, 360 degree defenses, and more!
"We can have all sorts of military SNIPERS."
"You might want to take a look at the complexity. These are all different rooms out here. They're building a hospital."
"They're building a military hospital. They're building research facilities, also meeting rooms and rooms that go hand in hand for the military using the ballroom — and the ballroom is really a shield and protecting all of the things in there."
"This goes, as you see, it's already up to the ground. This goes down very deep. You get a better view right over here. This is down, and because we've already done these floors, but these are already down two floors."
"That is down about six stories deep. That's fixed up. Normally, when you build a ballroom, you build a flat."
Seventeen candidates — 10 Republicans and 7 Democrats — are running to represent South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District. Here’s more about the contenders. https://t.co/6TFuOs9su3
📧 Here's a brand new email update for our friends and supporters! Make sure to read.
The moment we've been working toward for the last 300 days is finally here.
Early voting is now underway across South Carolina's First Congressional District. In just 6 days, voters will head to the polls to vote!
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President Trump should give my buddy @johnrich a call … in an hour, he could have the most badass patriot musicians in Nashville and beyond to put on a 250 celebration for the ages.
LET’S DO THIS.
Say NO to SOLAR!
China shouldn’t own our farmland, and most certainly shouldn’t be covering it with Chinese made solar panels.
On DAY ONE I will do everything in my power as Commissioner to protect our farms, our families, and our future from foreign interests and overdevelopment. 🇺🇸🌽 #SCFirst
While the Democratic Party is in disarray and being overrun by the radical Marxist left, Republicans are keeping our promises and delivering important results to improve the lives of all Americans.
Great conversation with @kayleighmcenany this morning on how Republicans are fighting to restore common sense, security and prosperity for all Americans.
🗳️ IT’S TIME TO VOTE! Today is the first day of Early Voting and I would be honored to earn your vote for Congress!
Click the link below to find your nearest voting location, tell your friends and family, and GO VOTE Mark Smith for Congress! Let’s WIN this - together.
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No rehearsals, no warm-ups… 74 years old and still sounding absolutely incredible . That's talent at its best.
Music truly is the closest thing we have to a time machine ✨❤️
During his rally in Michigan this weekend, Democrat Muslim Michigan US Senate candidate @AbdulElSayed praised pro-Hamas Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib.
It’s imperative Michigan voters vote against these jihadist candidates who support Islamic terrorism.