C'mon old man. You aren't tripping this guy up like you thought you were


https://x.com/charliekirk11/st.../1879198604847620169

^^^ Yeah, he thought he'd be cute and smart...

Asshole

LMAO

https://x.com/JackPosobiec/status/1879219558025961791

Mooshelle AWOL

She has no idea how very gratifying is her temper tantrum.

Whassa matter, Mooshelle? You mad about somethin'?

GOOD!!!

It's just so incredibly petty especially coming from the woman who famously said "When they go low, we go high”.

Every other living former POTUS and their First Lady will be there so that makes it even more glaring what she's doing.

Hell, I think she's taking this loss of power worse than her husband!

Bitch thought she had star power of a big red giant during the campaign. But, it turned out, it's just a black hole sucking the life out of people, because they were tired of her diatribe against the right. Lol. Yeah, thank you, we don't want to see your shitty face at the Inauguration.

They are a bunch of Harpies.

https://x.com/saras76/status/1879218867635155426

quote:

Originally posted by PASig:
C'mon old man. You aren't tripping this guy up like you thought you were

SEN. REED: "Would you explain what a JAG off is?"

HEGSETH: "Does anyone have a mirror the Senator can borrow?"


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quote:

Originally posted by Mustang-PaPa:
Good for Abbott on the flag raising on inauguration day...

Our gov too. I love it when the libs go berserk!

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds orders flags at state buildings to be raised for Trump inauguration

by Kate Kealey
Des Moines Register
Updated 11:38AM, Jan 14, 2025

Flags in Iowa will be raised for one day this month, going against federal statutes to lower them to half-staff following the death of former President Jimmy Carter.

Gov. Kim Reynolds announced Tuesday that all state buildings must raise flags to full-staff on Inauguration Day to honor President-elect Donald Trump. Her order only applies to the Iowa State Capitol and state buildings.

Iowa isn't the only state to defy the federal mandate. Gov. Greg Abbott issued a similar order Monday for the state of Texas to honor the incoming president.

“On Monday, President Donald J. Trump will be officially sworn into office as the 47th President of the United States,” Reynolds said in a news release. “Iowa will celebrate and recognize this historic change in our country’s leadership by raising our flags..."

Complete article:

https://www.press-citizen.com/...s-order/77694567007/

https://x.com/saras76/status/1879237734994444311

^^^ Would have been even better, if he had said, "I did two sets, one 45 and the other 47".

quote:

Originally posted by nhracecraft:
Pocahontas: "You're quite sure every General who serves should not go directly into the defense industry for 10 yrs but you're not willing to make that same pledge?"

Hegseth: "I'm not a General."



https://x.com/saras76/status/1879218867635155426

That's almost at the level of "I am not a moderator". Lol.

quote:

Mazie Horono

Hawaii should have its statehood revoked and reverted back to a territory if they can't do any better than this.

The ERS.

Trump announces powerful new government department that will rake in billions

By CHARLIE SPIERING, SENIOR POLITICAL REPORTER, WASHINGTON, DC
PUBLISHED: 14:56 EST, 14 January 2025 | UPDATED: 17:29 EST, 14 January 2025

Donald Trump announced the creation of a powerful new government agency that will collect billions of dollars in taxes and tariffs from foreign countries.

The brand new agency - cleverly titled the External Revenue Service - does the exact opposite of the already established Internal Revenue Service (IRS), which taxes Americans.

It's the second department that Trump has unilaterally created after tapping billionaire Elon Musk and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy to lead DOGE.

‘I am today announcing that I will create the EXTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE to collect our Tariffs, Duties, and all Revenue that come from Foreign sources,’ Trump wrote on social media.

Trump argued that the United States government has relied too much on taxing Americans for revenue, specifically pointing to the much-loathed Internal Revenue Service (IRS) efforts to collect more taxes.

‘Through soft and pathetically weak Trade agreements, the American Economy has delivered growth and prosperity to the World, while taxing ourselves. It is time for that to change,’ he wrote.

Currently the United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) collects tariffs, so any new agency would have to reorganize the current system.

The president-elect’s statement will likely have an impact on the Senate confirmation hearings of his economic cabinet picks, as senators will want a thorough explaining of his thinking on the issue.

The IRS sits under the purview of the Treasury Department, soon to be led by hedge fund manager Scott Bessent once he clears the Senate confirmation process.

It's unclear whether Trump will tap a separate head to lead the new department.



Trump appears to be making his announcement to emphasize the amount of money the United States can collect from foreign countries on trade.

‘We will begin charging those that make money off of us with Trade, and they will start paying,’ he wrote. ‘FINALLY, their fair share.’

Trump indicated he would create the new agency on his first day as president.

For years, Trump has adamantly campaigned on the issue of raising tariffs on foreign goods coming into the United States, even as producers warn him away from sparking a trade war.

Trump has proposed a widespread 10 percent tariff on global imports to raise revenue for the United States.

He also views tariffs as an ecumenic weapon, as he has threatened China with tariffs as high as 60 percent if they do not do more to reduct the amount of fentanyl flowing into the United States through Mexico.

Trump has also proposed higher tariffs on Mexico and Canada, if they do not do more to reduce the number of drugs and migrants coming across the border.

He has only escalated his tariff proposals since the election, even suggesting that Canada join the United States as the 51st state to avoid higher charges on their imported goods.

‘I am a Tariff Man,’ he wrote in 2018. ‘When people or countries come in to raid the great wealth of our Nation, I want them to pay for the privilege of doing so.’

If Trump had his way, it is likely he would eliminate income taxes altogether.

During the campaign, Trump promised to end all kinds of taxes including taxes on tips, social security benefits, and overtime pay.

'When we were a smart country, in the 1890s … this is when the country was relatively the richest it ever was. It had all tariffs. It didn’t have an income tax,' he said during a meeting with barbers in New York City in October.

When he was asked about the proposal during an interview with podcaster Joe Rogan, Trump indicated he was serious.

'Yeah, sure. Why not?' he replied when asked by Rogan about the idea.

Trump cited the 25th president of the United States William McKinley's views endorsing tariffs, calling him the 'tariff king' who 'spoke beautifully of tariffs.'

'Around in the early 1900s, they switched over stupidly to frankly an income tax,' he continued. 'And you know why? Because countries were putting a lot of pressure on America.'

Mike Johnson says flags at Capitol will fly at full staff during inauguration.

Apparently this is catching on...Kind of a MAGA Red State thing!




https://x.com/LauraLoomer/status/1879286253449036007