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Kurt Schlichter had a great column today. Thank God we have President Trump instead of the horrible alternative. The Doomers Can’t Deny Trump’s Big Wins Kurt Schlichter Aug 13, 2026 12:01 AM No, everything isn’t perfect, and we patriots should keep demanding more and more from the Trump 47 administration. Keep the pressure on. Keep the heat on. Don’t let anyone in Washington think that we’re just ready to settle. But on the other hand, don’t spaz out like a teenage girl whose parents just read her diary about what President Donald Trump has accomplished so far. Yeah, there have been disappointments. Here’s a flash: there are disappointments in life. You can’t always get what you want, but this administration tried really hard, and we might just get what we need. Let’s review some of the typical complaints from Team All-Is-Lost. The war in Iran hasn’t yet been conclusively won. Millions upon millions of illegal aliens are still in the United States. We’re paying fat slobs to sit on their butts and gobble down Doritos that our welfare dollars pay for. Republicans are weak and soft, and haven’t passed the SAVE Act. Trust-fund communists are taking over the Democrat Party. The economy under Trump 47 hasn’t yet matched the economy under Trump 45. The budget is still out of control. Bureaucrats keep interfering in our agenda. Judges keep getting in the way of progress. Democrats keep getting in the way of progress. Progressives keep getting in the way of progress. So, we should whine and cry, right? After all, what has Trump accomplished? A lot. I don’t need a column for that. I need a book. Let’s look at the border. It’s closed. The argument isn’t over how many thousands of Third World invaders we let in every day. The argument is now about the walls we are actually building — they’re really mad that we’re going to put up barriers in a national park instead of letting thousands of invaders trash it as they traipse through it. We have net-zero immigration right now. More foreigners are leaving than coming in. Think about that. Back in 2024, it was inconceivable that we would be where we are. Yet here we are. The biggest problem America faced has been solved, at least until America is stupid enough to elect a Democrat again. If Trump did nothing else during the last two years, this would be enough to make him a success. And he’s done a hell of a lot more just on immigration. He unleashed ICE to toss hundreds of thousands of illegal aliens out, and the boot-out rate is increasing. We’re putting the temporary back in “Temporary Protected Status.” We’re banning immigration from many garbage countries and putting limits on H-1B visas. We’ve got the asylum adjudication machine up and moving — no more six years to your hearing date and no more soft-touch judges who grant asylum to anyone with a sob story. ICE is only going to get bigger. The invaders who will only leave the hard way are going to get their wish, and as the administration tightens the rules on giving free stuff to invaders who shouldn’t be here, more of them are going to pick up and leave. We’ve already seen the results. Foreigner job numbers have dropped, but American jobs have risen. Crime is down. Hell, even traffic is better in LA. Let’s look at the federal government’s pinko feeding trough. We used to have USAID funding transgender mime troupes in Bolivia. We’ve defunded that crap, and a ton of leftist NGOs, as a result. Look at the map. Latin America is turning red because American money isn’t going to fund leftist parties. You could hear about it on NPR, but we’ve stopped giving them government money. Trump didn’t cut everything he wanted to cut, but he cut a lot. Who the hell did that before? On the economy, yeah, gas prices have gone up because we’ve got to deal with the world as it is. But last month, inflation dropped — again. Take a look at your retirement accounts. They’ve gone up, up, up. Unless you’re a borderline mental defective, you understand that we’re not going to enter into a deflationary cycle. The way we’re going to have to deal with affordability is by growing wages, and that’s going to take time. Sorry, the good-economy wand is broken, but the good economy is still coming. Trump has cut taxes, including the kind that hit working people hardest. If Kamala Harris were here, we’d all be holding our gruel bowls begging “More, please.” Sure, there’s a giant problem with healthcare. You know healthcare — it was called “Obamacare” until the people who created Obamacare realized how much Obamacare sucked. Do we have a solution yet? No, thanks to weak Republicans who refused to repeal it. But Trump’s doing something hugely important — preventing the single-payer socialized-medicine nightmare. The only people bummed about this are the people who think that medicine should be run by the same people who run the DMV. How about Iran? I know, Trump promised no more forever wars. Well, Iran is about ending a forever war — one those 7th-century savages declared against us about 50 years ago. Oh no, they fought back. Pathetically, and tactically ineffectively, but yeah, they shot at us. They’ve actually killed a few of us. That’s why it’s called a “war.” But the United States has completely dominated the fight, and only idiots think that the Strait of Hormuz is somehow checkmated because a bunch of Iranians are saying so on X while millions of barrels of oil flow through every day. Yeah, finishing the job is hard, and it’s taking longer than our impatient society wants, but it will remove a huge strategic opponent from the board. Go short on the mullahs, if you’re smart — Trump’s going to finish this, and them. Oh, and the Trump administration is still hunting down and eliminating scores of other terrorists. We have re-introduced something that has been missing on the part of our enemies for far too long — fear. Let’s review some other wins. DEI is dead in the whole United States government. Trump’s defunding and banning gender mutilation. The U.S. military is back, not only putting up wins on the scoreboard, but posting record recruiting numbers after getting rid of the curse of DEI. We haven’t got the SAVE Act yet, but we’ve got Trump promulgating orders to curb some of the most blatant mail-in ballot abuses. We’re gutting regulations on everything from guns to mining to drilling and beyond. Yeah, we’re getting resistance in the courts. Resistance doesn’t mean you’re losing. In this case, it means we’re winning. When some communist judge from the Eastern District of the Soviet Union decides that Trump’s not allowed to be president because of reasons and racism, and the DOJ appeals, the Trump administration wins about 95 percent of the time. Hell, the only time it lost, birthright citizenship, it still came out 5–4, which is closer than anyone with any glancing familiarity with the law ever imagined, and set the stage for new executive orders that will limit birth tourism. We could go on and on. We could talk about the superstars that Trump’s brought aboard, from JD Vance to Marco Rubio, from Scott Bessent to Pete Hegseth. We could talk about tons of things that are driving the Left crazy, like beautifying Washington, D.C., and cutting crime. The persecuted patriots of J6 have been pardoned, as have the grandmas jailed for praying in abortion clinics. The FBI is no longer trying to frame the Commander-in-Chief and lock up moms who dared to raise their concerns at school board meetings. We should be talking about these wins. Donald Trump should be talking about them, and when he holds his convention next month, I expect he will. That’s the real story: not the whining about the things we haven’t done yet, but about celebrating the things we have. That’s why the blackpillers are so annoying. To be a doomer, you have to ignore the great things we have achieved. That’s ridiculous and unreasonable. Now, no one is saying that we can’t complain about mistakes and missteps. It’s saying that you have to understand that every human endeavor, especially something as complex and unwieldy as reversing course on the entire United States government, is going to have its share of mistakes and missteps. Adults understand that, and they don’t wet themselves every time some things don’t go their way. Newsflash — some things are not going to go your way. Everything isn’t going to be fixed tomorrow. That doesn’t mean don’t complain — you should be complaining because that keeps the pressure on. Complain that we haven’t thrown out enough illegals, complain that we haven’t locked up enough criminals, complain that we haven’t killed enough Third World savages who threaten America. But don’t undermine the morale of our side by dwelling on what hasn’t been done yet to the exclusion of all the many things that Trump 47 has done so far. Be dissatisfied with Donald Trump if you want. Think that he could be doing more. Again, keep the pressure on. Yeah, there are lots of problems and lots of things to do. Welcome to the world. Here’s another newsflash: everything is never going to get fixed. You’re not going to get to that shining city on the hill until they plant you six feet under. But understand that life is about choices. We face a stark one. It is the Trump administration, with all its imperfections, versus a potential DSA communist regime that’s going to take your guns, take your liberty, and take your son’s genitals if he looks sideways at a Barbie doll. We had that choice in 2024, and we made the right one. We need to keep making it in 2026 and 2028. We have a long way to go, but dammit, don’t ever think we haven’t come a long way already. https://townhall.com/columnist...ps-big-wins-n2681130 | |||
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I am dissatisfied, but I am not dissatisfied with PDJT. Sure, he isn’t batting ten million, but the things he has been able to accomplish while dealing with a legislature that sometimes seems worse than useless are astounding. The courts are occasionally on the right side of things, and that is largely due to his accomplishments in putting sane adults on the bench. Can you imagine where the Supreme Court (and our gun rights) would be if we’d had Killary in 2016? Yeah, life isn’t perfect, and the last couple of days have been particularly frustrating as I seemingly keep getting interrupted to deal with an emergency problem while I’m in the middle of dealing with the last emergency problem that interrupted me. Sometimes life’s like that. I’m sure if PDJT were to look at what I’ve been dealing with the last few days he’d laugh and think, “Gee, that sounds like a vacation.” When people were talking about a third Trump term, I was thinking, “Oh Hell No! That man has given much more than enough and he deserves to retire from politics at the conclusion of this term and enjoy the time he has left however he sees fit.” What I want is for a successor to grow one tenth of the intestinal fortitude and wisdom of President Trump and keep moving the needle in the right direction. It wouldn’t hurt if the rest of us would continue to support President Trump and his successor. | |||
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I cracked up when I saw SECWAR on the synth! “You may beat me, but you will never win.” sigmonkey-2020 “ in my opinion, anything that we can do to trigger a potential aneurysm in a leftist is a good thing and worth doing” nhtagmember 2025 | |||
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You have to wonder just how very stupid and mentally ill these people are. What is the point of an act such as this? There's no real harm. Most people won't notice. Once the crap is scrubbed off the surface, the only things that remain are the felony charges, legal expenses, jail time and/or probation, felony record for life, and loss of reputation. https://x.com/FoxNews/status/2088275831105720819 | |||
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For many of the mentals this cements her reputation as a champion of the "cause." Pure nuts! An appropriate penalty might be to allow a Make America Beautiful Again proponent to "tag" her body and face with some paint that doesn't scrub off so easily. | |||
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https://www.theepochtimes.com/...0IJ9ClbiyowN0OYWQ%3D Trump Says He’ll Declare the Hormuz Strait a US Territory ‘Pretty Soon’ The president said the takeover of the vital waterway would happen once U.S. forces defeat Iran. President Donald Trump announced on Friday his intention to declare the Strait of Hormuz a U.S. territory, introducing a new position regarding the strategically vital waterway at the center of the ongoing conflict with Iran. Speaking at a rally in Long Island, New York, Trump said the declaration would come after U.S. forces have defeated the Iranian regime. “After we finish defeating Iran, which is being very badly defeated, pretty soon I'll be declaring the Hormuz Strait a territory of the United States,” Trump said. His remarks came two days after he said the United States has “total control” over the strait. “I think we will keep it,” he wrote on his Truth Social platform in all capital letters. “Our Naval Blockade is being called, by everyone, ‘A WALL OF STEEL,’ and there is nothing Iran can do about it.” At Friday’s rally, Trump also defended the U.S. military campaign against the Islamic regime, stating that Washington “cannot let Iran have a nuclear weapon.” “It’s the number one state sponsor of terror in the world,” Trump said, noting that Americans are paying “a tiny little bit more for [their] gasoline” so that “a very evil country” doesn’t obtain a nuclear weapon. This is a developing story that will be updated. SIGforum: For all your needs! Imagine our influence if every gun owner in America was an NRA member! Click the box>>>  | |||
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^^^^^^ Glad to see that, 6guns. No oil revenue for the Iranian regime. About the only revenue they have. Serious about crackers. | |||
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^^^ Yes! As you can see the Iran War thread, the blockage is causing serious economic hardship to the country. I'd like to think we may be nearing the end of this mess. Or at least a point where some change can happen. SIGforum: For all your needs! Imagine our influence if every gun owner in America was an NRA member! Click the box>>> | |||
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An appropriate punishment would be to make her scrub graffiti clean for the days she catches as a sentence…in DC “You may beat me, but you will never win.” sigmonkey-2020 “ in my opinion, anything that we can do to trigger a potential aneurysm in a leftist is a good thing and worth doing” nhtagmember 2025 | |||
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Oh come on!  That would be a monumental goatfuck on the highest level. Iran has so many people that are willing to die for literally nothing except killing our troops and any interests in that region. This would be suicidal. -------- After the game, the King and the pawn go into the same box. | |||
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He was smiling when he said it Trolling 101 | |||
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 Shame on you for providing context and logic. How are we supposed to remain perpetually outraged if people provide context and logic? Oh well, the search continues to find something to be outraged about today... Ego is the anesthesia that deadens the pain of stupidity DISCLAIMER: These are the author's own personal views and do not represent the views of the author's employer. | |||
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Sorry. Won't happen again. | |||
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Hmm.... The Strait of America.... has a catchy ring to it.... | |||
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I assume that your apology was tongue-in-cheek. You certainly had no need to apologize. Serious about crackers. | |||
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  addressing a rally in Garden City on New York's Long Island, Trump claimed that the nearly six-month-old war on Iran has been a great success. "After we finish defeating Iran, which is being very badly defeated — pretty soon, I'll be declaring the Hormuz Strait a territory of the United States," Trump said, eliciting cheers from a crowd dominated by police, firefighters and other first responders. The event was part of the campaign of Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman. https://www.zerohedge.com/geop...t-nearly-long-enough "Some things are apparent. Where government moves in, community retreats, civil society disintegrates and our ability to control our own destiny atrophies. The result is: families under siege; war in the streets; unapologetic expropriation of property; the precipitous decline of the rule of law; the rapid rise of corruption; the loss of civility and the triumph of deceit. The result is a debased, debauched culture which finds moral depravity entertaining and virtue contemptible." -- Justice Janice Rogers Brown "The United States government is the largest criminal enterprise on earth." -rduckwor | |||
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Call it "The Straight of America" Zing their gay Ayatollah and trigger the leftoids. Two birds with one stone. | |||
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https://www.theepochtimes.com/...iU7z3Le0q8Z20JtmY%3D Trump Unveils Upgrades to White House Grounds The president touted the new helipad and the driveway, upgraded from asphalt to special white granite quarried in California. WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump gave reporters an update on Aug. 19 on several ongoing infrastructure projects at the White House, including changes to the driveway and construction of a new helipad. Here are the highlights from his impromptu tour with reporters. The New Helipad Construction is underway on a 100-foot-diameter granite helipad on the White House South Lawn. The project is estimated to cost up to $6 million and is being funded by Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin subsidiary. According to Trump, the helipad is designed to accommodate larger and more powerful Marine One helicopters without damaging the lawn. “Now with the helipad, we won’t have any problem with the grass,” he told reporters. “It can land any helicopter in the world.” The president said the helipad surface will display the presidential seal, hand-carved into black granite. He praised the construction workers as “brilliant artists.” According to Trump, the helipad could also be used for official state arrivals and events. During the tour, Trump signed a slab of granite featuring the eagle of the United States, and he invited several construction workers to sign it as well. Trump said the project was delayed by a week and a half because he asked the construction workers to redo the slope. “It’s now dead flat,” Trump said. “I didn’t want to have the slope that they had. They had a slope that would have been like for a waterfall, not for rain.” The White House Driveway Before showing the helipad, Trump unveiled the new White House driveway for the first time. The old asphalt has been replaced with special white granite from California. “This granite has a million-year life. It’s a very strong stone,” Trump said. “It will never break. It will never leak.” He said the granite can handle 35,000 pounds per square inch, which is much stronger than hard concrete, which can hold 5,000 pounds. “This was all black asphalt that was in terrible shape, and asphalt only lasts for a season,” the president said. He said that the project was funded by donations from various people, including Trump himself. South Lawn Grass During the tour, Trump said that the South Lawn grass is being replaced and will look beautiful in a few weeks. “Grass has a life like humans have a life,” Trump said. “This grass is the highest quality.” He said the new grass was donated to the White House by the ScottsMiracle-Gro Company. Trump recently also said he plans to replant grass in public parks across the nation’s capital. The White House Facade Trump also mentioned ongoing renovations to the White House facade, which he said was in “very bad shape.” “It had never been touched before, other than some paint slopped on it,” he said. “Look at the stone, look at the columns, how perfect they are,” he said. Trump said that much of the facade dates back to 1792, when construction of the White House began. “There haven’t been that many additions,” he said. “They had literally chunks of stone out of them missing, and now they’re really in flawless condition.” The Ballroom Trump also talked about the ballroom project, explaining that it changed direction when the Pentagon proposed building a military complex. “The military came to see me, and they said, ‘Sir, we have an opportunity to do something incredible here, and we’ve been trying to do it for 100 years, but we’ve never had an opportunity like that.’” Trump said he approved the military’s plan after reviewing the proposal. Construction on the 90,000-square-foot ballroom began in September 2025. The project required demolishing the East Wing, which Trump said was too small and in poor shape. On Aug. 14, the administration asked the Supreme Court to let construction of the ballroom resume after lower courts ruled that the project requires congressional approval. Asked what he would do if the Supreme Court were to rule against it, Trump said: “I hope that doesn’t happen. I can’t imagine it happening.” “We had a great ruling from a very highly respected judge, as you know, and hopefully, the Supreme Court will agree with that ruling,” he said. “This will be the greatest military complex/ballroom anywhere in the world.” The underground structure, he said, extends five stories, or about 65 feet, but he declined to discuss the details, citing security concerns. He also criticized the lawsuit, stating that it would reveal sensitive information to the public and the United States’ enemies. SIGforum: For all your needs! Imagine our influence if every gun owner in America was an NRA member! Click the box>>> | |||
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