The murder rate is dropping fast under President Trump, with one crime analyst predicting that 2025 could see a record low.
“Since President Trump took office, murder rates have plummeted across the entire United States,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement Tuesday.
“American families were promised their communities would be safer and President Trump swiftly delivered by vocally being tough on crime, unequivocally backing law enforcement, and standing firm on violent criminals being held to the fullest extent of the law.”
According to analyst Jeff Asher, the murder rate has already fallen 20% this year.
In a SubStack post, Asher argued that it's possible 2025's numbers will represent a record low since 1960, when reliable FBI data first became available.
The current record low was in 2014 when there were 4.45 recorded murders per 100,000. In 2020, the murder rate rose sharply to 6.83 per 100,000 as racial unrest swept the nation.
The most recent FBI data, from 2023, shows the murder rate dropping 12% to 5.75 per 100,000. Asher's Real-Time Crime Index (RTCI), which compiles crime data from hundreds of agencies, found the murder rate falling another 14% in 2024.
Assuming that figure is accurate, then the murder rate in 2024 would be 4.97 per 100,000, which is roughly in line with pre-2020 levels and only slightly higher than 2014's low of 4.46 per 100,000.
“[I]t’s fairly clear that a decline in the direction we’re currently seeing would safely give 2025 the title of lowest US murder rate ever recorded," Asher wrote on Substack.
While it's still early in the year, and crime data is always incomplete, we're looking at the "lowest rate ever recorded" if the decline holds steady, Asher noted.
An additional drop of 10% would be sufficient to tie the old record. Meanwhile, the Gun Violence Archive has murder dropping by 14%, while the Real-Time Crime Index (RTCI) has murder falling by over 20% through February.
Some of the deadliest cities have seen starker declines: according to local police data, murder has fallen in Baltimore and New Orleans by 24% and 25%, respectively.
“Good policy fosters good outcomes,” FBI spokesperson Ben Williamson said Tuesday. “Under this administration’s leadership, our federal law enforcement teams are receiving the tools and support they need to crush violent crime and keep the American people safe, and that’s exactly what they’re doing. We have much more to do, but let good cops be cops, and the results will follow."
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is renaming a Navy ship that bears the name of San Francisco politician Harvey Milk, arguably the most famous openly gay man to hold public office in U.S. history.
A defense official told Military.com, which first reported the news, that Hegseth's timing is intentional and meant to back up the Trump administration's message that "Pride month" is no longer recognized by the federal government.
Milk is considered an icon in the LGBT movement, which received from his friend, Army veteran Gilbert Baker, the design for the rainbow "Pride" flag.
The move to scrub Milk's name sparked fury among Democrats in California, including San Francisco career politician Nancy Pelosi.
"Our military is the most powerful in the world – but this spiteful move does not strengthen our national security or the ‘warrior’ ethos,” Pelosi wrote in a post on X. “It is a shameful, vindictive erasure of those who fought to break down barriers for all to chase the American Dream.”
Milk was elected to the San Francsico Board of Supervisors in 1977, becoming one of the first openly homosexual men to hold public office in the United States. Less than a year into the job, he was assassinated along with then-mayor George Moscone by a disgruntled ex-city supervisor.
Milk has been held up in recent years as a civil rights icon, with admirers overlooking his scandalous relationship with a 16-year-old boy.
"Harvey Milk was a pedophile,” Mary Rice Hasson, the Kate O’Beirne Senior Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington, D.C., wrote in a post on X. “This is the right thing to do," she added of Hegseth's move.
President Obama's Navy Secretary, Ray Mabus, originally announced plans to name a ship after Milk, a Navy veteran. Those plans did not come to fruition until the 2021, when the USNS Harvey Milk was formally launched on the Biden administration's watch.
The renaming is part of a broader effort by Trump to restore a "warrior ethos" at the Pentagon, which in recent years had become focused on celebrating particular identity groups.
"Secretary Hegseth is committed to ensuring that the names attached to all DOD installations and assets are reflective of the Commander-in-Chief's priorities, our nation's history, and the warrior ethos," Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell added in a statement.
The Navy is also reviewing other ships named after civil rights leaders, including Thurgood Marshall, the first black Supreme Court justice, feminist icon Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and abolitionist Harriet Tubman.
The vessels belong to the John Lewis-class of oiler ships named after John Lewis, the civil rights activist and former Democratic congressman.
No new ship names have been announced yet. Any renaming "will be announced after internal reviews are complete," the Pentagon said.
The Trump administration has said it will not make a proclamation celebrating "pride," and will instead honor June as "Title IX" month, a nod to the civil rights law that protects equal opportunity for women.
Elon Musk is lashing out at President Trump's “Big, Beautiful" bill in anger after getting "fired," commentator Bill Kristol speculated.
In his most forceful criticism to date of Trump's policies, Musk labeled the sprawling bill, which encompasses Trump's major legislative priorities, a "disgusting abomination."
While Musk has cited concerns with the bill's impact on the federal deficit, some see a personal side to his sudden change in tone since leaving his White House role last week.
During his time as the leader of DOGE, Musk largely avoided blasting Trump directly, even as he voiced strong opposition to Trump's tariff plans.
Kristol, a longtime Trump critic, said Musk's sudden attack on the Big, Beautiful Bill looks like an indirect shot at Trump.
Kristol said he doubts Musk has read the sprawling legislation, given the aggressive, sweeping approach DOGE deployed to downsize the government.
"The attack on the bill is entirely an attack on Trump," he told MSNBC's The Beat.
"Elon Musk has not studied the, you know, 1,000-page House bill, how it changes in the Senate. He didn’t study any of the agencies he’s ruined, USAID and others, but he’s done a lot of damage to the country. He didn’t even bother to study for that. He’s not studying some 1,000-page bill with complicated Medicaid cuts, tax provisions, and so forth. It’s his way of attacking Trump.”
Musk's resignation from his role as a "special government employee" was presented by Musk and the White House as a scheduled departure, but there have been some reports that Musk expected to stay on longer.
The Tesla CEO is also reportedly upset that the bill does not have an electric vehicle tax credit that he lobbied for, Axios reported.
"Don’t you think his reaction suggests Trump fired him? This talk about you mentioned a breakup. True enough, he was going to go back to his business. He’d only 120 days and all that nonsense. He wanted to stay. He loved it there. I think Trump just said at some point, no, sorry, goodbye. Because I just think the ferocity," Kristol said.
Trump has refrained, so far, from reacting to Musk's criticism even as Musk doubles down on attacking the president's agenda.
"KILL THE BILL," Musk wrote in a post on Wednesday.
“The president already knows where Elon Musk stood on this bill," White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said a day earlier. "It doesn’t change the president’s opinion."
This story was originally published by the WND News Center.
The speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., has confirmed that members soon will begin work on President Donald Trump's agenda to defund leftist propaganda that has been paid for by taxpayers.
At issue is the leftist agenda that runs the reporting from organizations like National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service.
Johnson said he would put a rescission bill that would withhold money from the organizations on the floor next week.
"Now that this wasteful spending by the federal government has been identified by DOGE, quantified by the administration, and sent to Congress, House Republicans will fulfill our mandate and continue codifying into law a more efficient federal government," Johnson said. "This is exactly what the American people deserve."
A report at the Daily Mail cited White House concerns about tax-funded programming that was described as "radical, woke propaganda disguised as 'news.'"
Objectionable topics included "a 2015 report on the annual 'furry' festival in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, a 2017 report on a book about cannibalism, and a 2024 Valentine's Day report on 'queer animals.'" Also programming supporting "reparations, reporting on a transgender teenage boy, and that Sesame Street had partnered with CNN and held a town hall amid the "Black Lives Matter" protests in June 2020 to address racism."
NPR and PBS have a liberal bias and have "zero tolerance for non-leftist viewpoints," the White House said.
Trump's demand has been to strip $1.1 billion in federal funding, and Johnson confirmed the rescission plan will involve $9.4 billion involving NPR, PBS, the State Department, and the U.S. Agency for International Development.
While reports contended that only about 1% of NPR's budget comes from the federal government, Real Clear Wire has reported that most of $535 million budget for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting is spent on "community service grants" to local stations, and by law they must use 23% of their grants to acquire or produce programming that is to be distributed nationally and is designed for a national audience.
"That means local stations are required to give those federal funds to NPR to license its content or risk losing funding," the report said.
NPR brought in nearly $100 million from those fees in 2024, of which most came from CPB.
Further, the report revealed, "PBS CEO Paula Kerger earns $1,055,135 in salary and $113,526 in 'other compensation,' per tax returns. Three other PBS employees make more than $500,000, and another ten make more than $300,000. Former NPR CEO John Lansing made $590,252 in 2023, and anchor Steve Inskeep made $532,188. At least four other NPR hosts earned more than $450,000."
Trump has issued an executive order regarding the cut in funding, but NPR and three leftist outlets in Colorado sued.
This story was originally published by the WND News Center.
Karine Jean-Pierre, the White House press secretary for Joe Biden, has announced she is leaving the Democratic Party as she releases a new, tell-all book about the administration.
KJP is becoming an Independent, which just happens to be the title of her October release, which is subtitled: "A Look Inside a Broken White House, Outside the Party Lines."
The book's publisher says: "As a history maker, veteran public servant, political analyst and independent thinker, she urges Americans to think outside of the blue-and-red box as we consider what's next to save our democracy."
Her announcement is being hammered online, with Charlie Kirk of Turning Point USA noting of the subtitle: "As though this will trick everybody into forgetting the central role she played in perpetuating the Biden cover-up. Nice try, Karine!"
Journalist Nick Sortor posted a video clip of the "Top 5 Recent Lies" told by Jean-Pierre, and said: "After spending YEARS lying and covering up Biden's cognitive decline, Karine Jean-Pierre announced she is LEAVING the Democrat Party. Why, you ask? Because she's writing a tell-all book, PROFITING OFF THE COVERUP. KJP IS TRASH! She should be in a jail cell."
Jean-Pierre made history in May 2022 as the first black and openly homosexual White House press secretary. She was also in a decade-long relationship with Suzanne Malveaux, a former CNN anchor and White House correspondent. The pair separated in September 2023.
Other comments about the book and political switch include:
"These people are all such hypocrites, it is absolutely appalling."
"The amount of audacity one must have to willfully mislead the American Public for years and then try to do damage control by telling the truth for profit is on another level entirely."
"Leaving the party will not erase everything she did to protect the Democrats. That damage is done. Her reputation is already ruined after backing their lies for so long. Does she really think people will forget that?"
"I would've respected her a lot more if she did this in a middle of a Press Conference. Not after defending Biden for 4 years in a row. This is clearly a political stunt to profit from her fading fame. Shame on her."
"Everlasting problem is when lying to people has been your job for the last 4 years, you have earned the title of a liar. It is difficult to ever overcome that. People don't always remember the lies that were told, but they never forget the liar that told them."
"I mean, [Jake] Tapper can bullsh** us by saying 'It wasn't me, it was the network!' But there are countless hours of KJP directly lying to the public, sometimes doubling and even tripling down. It will be interesting to see if the liberal media still treats her with kid gloves."
"Karine Jean-Pierre leaving the Democrat Party to become an independent is like the captain of the Titanic jumping ship, writing a book about how bad the iceberg was, and hoping nobody remembers she was steering. 'A Look Inside a Broken White House' sounds deep until you remember she was basically the tour guide. Nice try, Karine – but you don't get to spill the tea and pretend you weren't the one brewing it."
For months, the left-leaning media have tried to drive a wedge of division between President Donald Trump and tech billionaire Elon Musk, who just recently concluded a stint in the White House as the nominal head of the budget-slashing Department of Government Efficiency.
The media may have finally gotten their wish, as Musk recently trashed as unacceptable the "Big, Beautiful Bill" Congress has been working on to codify Trump's policy agenda in next year's budget, Fox News reported.
If the media had hoped for open conflict between Trump and Musk, however, they are likely to be disappointed, as the White House has downplayed and dismissed the impact of Musk's critiques, and the president has not yet responded directly to what his wealthy and influential friend said about the legislation.
Musk, who had previously raised concerns about insufficient spending cuts in the budget bill that Congress is still working on, lashed out on Tuesday against the legislation that he derided as a "disgusting abomination" while also calling out and shaming those who'd voted to support it.
"I’m sorry, but I just can’t stand it anymore," Musk wrote in an X post. "This massive, outrageous, pork-filled Congressional spending bill is a disgusting abomination. Shame on those who voted for it: you know you did wrong. You know it."
In a prior interview last week, Fox News noted that Musk had expressed how "disappointed" he was with the "Big, Beautiful Bill" that barely passed the House and faces some opposition in the Senate, as he felt its lack of sufficient spending cuts "undermines" the work he and DOGE did to highlight and eliminate examples of wasteful, fraudulent, and abusive federal spending.
The Daily Caller reported that during Tuesday's White House press briefing, Fox News reporter Peter Doocy asked press secretary Karoline Leavitt "how mad" President Trump would be once he found out about Musk's critical post, which he proceeded to quote verbatim.
"The president already knows where Elon Musk stood on this bill," Leavitt replied, though she declined to specify whether that knowledge came from direct discussions or Musk's commentary in interviews and online.
The chief White House spokeswoman added of Musk's remarks, "It doesn’t change the president’s opinion. This is one big, beautiful bill, and he’s sticking to it."
Though President Trump has not yet directly responded to Musk's trashing of the "Big, Beautiful Bill" currently under consideration in the Senate, he did offer up on Tuesday a strong defense of the legislation in response to some of the general criticism it has received.
In one Truth Social post, Trump wrote, "Passing THE ONE, BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL is a Historic Opportunity to turn our Country around after four disastrous years under Joe Biden."
"We will take a massive step to balancing our Budget by enacting the largest mandatory Spending Cut, EVER, and Americans will get to keep more of their money with the largest Tax Cut, EVER, and no longer taxing Tips, Overtime, or Social Security for Seniors -- Something 80 Million Voters supported in November," he added along with other policy highlights from the bill.
In a follow-up post just moments later, Trump also said, "So many false statements are being made about 'THE ONE, BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL,' but what nobody understands is that it’s the single biggest Spending Cut in History, by far! But there will be NO CUTS to Social Security, Medicare, or Medicaid. In fact, they will be saved from the incompetence of the Democrats."
To be sure, Musk is not alone in criticizing the bill, and the legislation's future is uncertain in the Senate, at least as-is, as enough Republican senators have expressed their opposition to the lack of significant spending cuts -- though Trump and the White House remain optimistic that problem areas can be adequately addressed in a way to garner the necessary votes for passage.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the Navy to review the names of several ships honoring gay rights icon Harvey Milk, Harriet Tubman, and liberal Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
In the name of “reestablishing the warrior culture” of the U.S. armed forces, the Trump administration is working to reorient the military around lethality and warfighting, not honouring political figures and activists beloved by leftists.
Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell issued a statement explaining, "Secretary Hegseth is committed to ensuring that the names attached to all [Department of Defense] installations and assets are reflective of the Commander-in-Chief’s priorities, our nation’s history, and the warrior ethos."
Names of military installations, ships, and equipment are typically reserved to honour the nation's history and figures who have demonstrated incredible valor in service of the nation.
While figures like Milk, Tubman, and Ginsburg are no doubt part of American history, their names are highlighted for explicitly political reasons outside of honoring America's warfighting prowess.
Hegseth's team is expected to review certain names, but so far, there are no confirmed actions aside from plans to rename the USNS Harvey Milk, a replenishment oiler, by the end of June, coinciding with the end of gay pride month.
That move appears to be deliberate, as Hegseth is actively taking shots at the gay pride movement that enjoyed total acceptance under the Biden administration.
In fact, the USNS Harvey Milk was given that name by the Biden administration in 2021, demonstrating the past administration's desire to highlight figures important to leftist movements.
The move to rename ships named after leftist heroes has predictably ignited outrage among Democrats. These same Democrats would likely protest naming a ship after the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, but such inconcistencies are to be expected.
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) blasted the move saying it was “spiteful” in a statement on Tuesday, arguing that it “does not strengthen our national security or the ‘warrior’ ethos."
What Pelosi, a career politician, knows about "warrior" ethos is unknown, but her claim that the move is "spiteful" ignores the fact that the Trump administration has a duty to keep the military non-partisan, and honouring leftist icons runs counter to that mission.
Leftist partisanship is one of the greatest threats to the cohesion of the U.S. armed forces. Under the Biden administration, divisive DEI principles were pushed, and conservative individuals, including Hegseth himself, were punished.
Hegseth was labeled an "insider threat" and understands that the MAGA agenda in the armed forces requires the purging of divisive leftist ideas. That starts with tearing down their icons, just as Democrats have done for the past decade.
While some Americans may see reason in honouring certain figures like Harvey Milk, the Trump administration is determined to send a message that the left's dominance in the culture war is at an end.
According to an arrest report that was acquired by NBC News, a man from Texas was taken into custody on Tuesday and charged with trespassing on the premises of President Donald Trump's club in Palm Beach, Florida.
After arriving at the Mar-a-Lago resort shortly after midnight, the Palm Beach police department said that they were greeted by Secret Service personnel who had detained Anthony Reyes, who was 23 years old, as The Daily Caller reported.
An apparent allusion to the president's granddaughter Kai, who is 18 years old and the eldest daughter of Donald Trump Jr., was made by Reyes when he allegedly informed police that he had climbed a wall that surrounded the property in order to "spread the gospel" to Trump and "marry Kai at the same time."
According to the arrest report, officials from the Secret Service stated that they discovered Reyes on the property and that he informed them that "he had jumped over the wall to get into property."
According to the authorities, Reyes was not authorized to access the protected area. The police report stated that he had an arrest record for trespassing on the premises on New Year's Eve.
A representative from the Secret Service confirmed in a statement that Reyes was apprehended by agents following his actions of "scaled a perimeter fence and triggered alarms."
"No Secret Service protectees were present at the time of this incident," the spokesperson added.
An official from the White House informed NBC News that Trump had received a briefing about the incident but had asked the Secret Service for more details.
Court documents indicate that Reyes was detained at the Palm Beach County Jail and given a bond of $50,000. Among the conditions of the release was a prohibition on any communication with Trump or his family members, including Kai Trump. He pleaded not guilty, according to the report.
Following an attempted assassination at a Trump campaign rally in July, the Secret Service designated Mar-a-Lago as a nationally protected location.
The targeting of Trump's Florida property took place before Tuesday's arrest.
Last October, a man from Florida was charged with plotting Trump's assassination at his West Palm Beach golf course.
The alleged scheme has resulted in charges being brought against Ryan Routh at both the state and federal levels.
Additionally, Idaho's Warren Jones Crazybull was indicted for threatening to murder Trump via phone calls to his Mar-a-Lago home.
President Donald Trump’s last-minute endorsement has turned New Jersey’s Republican gubernatorial primary into a high-stakes showdown, Fox News reported.
With early voting starting June 1, 2025, Trump’s backing of Jack Ciattarelli, a former state lawmaker and certified public accountant, has reshaped the race against conservative talk radio host Bill Spadea and state Sen. Jon Bramnick.
The primary, set for June 8, 2025, will decide who faces a Democrat in a state where Republicans have won six of the last 11 gubernatorial races. Ciattarelli, now in his third bid for governor, holds a polling lead and a fundraising edge, outpacing all five other GOP candidates combined.
Two weeks before early voting, Trump endorsed Ciattarelli, calling him “a true champion” during a tele-rally on May 31, 2025. Ciattarelli, quick to capitalize, said, “It’s a really big deal.” But banking on one man’s nod in a state Trump lost by 16 points in 2020 smells like a gamble that could backfire.
On May 31, 2025, Ciattarelli mingled with local GOP leaders at Trump National Golf Club-Philadelphia in Pine Hill, New Jersey. The next day, he hit the campaign trail in Hasbrouck Heights, touting Trump’s support as proof he’s the candidate to win in November. Yet, New Jersey’s blue lean suggests voters might not be so easily swayed by a MAGA stamp of approval.
Bill Spadea, a former businessman turned radio host, didn’t take Trump’s snub lightly, calling it “certainly disappointing.” He argued, “The president endorsed a poll, not a plan.” Spadea’s claim to the MAGA mantle, built on his conservative talk show’s massive audience, shows he’s not ready to cede the populist crown.
Spadea’s campaign has leaned hard into grassroots momentum, knocking on over 3,000 doors weekly after Trump’s endorsement of Ciattarelli. “Our supporters are galvanized,” Spadea said, boasting a surge in low-dollar donations. Sounds like he’s turning a slight into a rallying cry—smart move in a primary where every vote counts.
Ciattarelli’s fundraising haul has let him dominate primary advertising, blanketing airwaves with his message. “He knows we’re going to raise the necessary money,” Ciattarelli said, tying his cash flow to Trump’s confidence in his November chances. Money talks, but voters decide, and Ciattarelli’s ad blitz might not drown out Spadea’s hustle.
Spadea, not to be outdone, claimed to have outspent Ciattarelli on ads in the final two weeks before June 1, 2025. Campaigning at a Somerville street fair and chatting in downtown Princeton, he’s betting his radio fame—reaching a third Democrats, a third independents, and a third Republicans—can pull crossover support. That’s a bold pitch in a GOP primary, where purity tests often trump pragmatism.
The Democratic Governors Association has gleefully dubbed this a “MAGA battle,” framing the primary as a race to the right. Ciattarelli and Spadea’s months-long tussle over who’s the truer Trump disciple proves their point. But in a state where Gov. Phil Murphy’s term limit opens the door, Republicans might regret letting ideology overshadow electability.
Trump’s influence isn’t just talk—he held a massive rally in Wildwood, New Jersey, on May 11, 2024, showing his pull. Ciattarelli praised Trump’s policies, like halting offshore wind farms and pushing for higher SALT deductions, saying, “Those are big deals to New Jersey.” Tying himself to Trump’s agenda might energize the base, but it risks alienating moderates in a general election.
Spadea, meanwhile, insists Trump’s endorsement misfired. “Almost every Trump supporter thinks that Donald Trump made a huge mistake,” he claimed, arguing his common-sense conservatism resonates more. If Spadea’s right, Ciattarelli’s Trump card could turn into a liability by June 8.
Ciattarelli’s 2021 loss to Murphy by just three points shows he can come close, but close doesn’t cut it. “We were the spark that lit the fuse in ’21,” he said, eyeing a Republican upset in 2025. Yet, his dismissal of other endorsements in 2021—“There’s only one endorsement I seek, and that’s the voters”—suggests he knows Trump’s nod alone won’t seal the deal.
New Jersey and Virginia are the only states with gubernatorial races in 2025, making this primary a national bellwether. Ciattarelli’s confidence—“The country is watching”—reflects the stakes in a state where Republicans have a fighting chance. But overplaying the MAGA hand could hand Democrats an easy win in November.
Spadea’s radio platform gives him a unique edge, claiming, “I’m the only candidate who can pull in Democrats and independents.” His prediction—“We’re going to win”—is brash, but his grassroots surge shows he’s not bluffing. Still, banking on crossover appeal in a primary risks diluting his GOP bona fides.
As early voting unfolds, Ciattarelli’s lead in polls and cash keeps him ahead, but Spadea’s tenacity and Bramnick’s quiet campaign keep the race tight.
Trump’s endorsement has set the stage for a primary where loyalty to his brand is as crucial as policy. New Jersey’s GOP voters will decide if MAGA fervor trumps electability—or if both can coexist.
Senator John Fetterman from Pennsylvania has openly criticized his party's approach to the southern U.S. border, Breitbart reported.
He believes that the current handling of immigration under the Biden administration is not acceptable and has expressed support for some of Donald Trump's past security measures.
Fetterman participated in a conversation with Republican Senator Dave McCormick at the Senate Project, which was co-hosted by the Edward M. Kennedy Institute and the Orrin G. Hatch Foundation.
During this engagement, Fetterman voiced his concerns over the large numbers of illegal immigrants entering through the southern border. He highlighted what he sees as a mishandling by his party, citing tens of thousands crossing the border during Biden’s administration.
He described the situation with the influx of newcomers, ranging from 267,000 to 300,000, as alarming. Fetterman compared these numbers to the population of Pittsburgh, calling this level of immigration chaotic and a threat to national security.
Additionally, Fetterman's stance echoed past proposals from President Trump, particularly the "One Big, Beautiful Bill," which aimed to allocate approximately $150 billion towards border security measures.
Despite his critique, Fetterman emphasized the necessity of securing the border through substantial investments. He insists that ensuring border security should not contradict being pro-immigration.
Fetterman's comments have placed him at odds with many within his party and its base. Nevertheless, he remains firm that both security and immigration can coexist within national policy frameworks.
Fetterman has stated his enduring commitment to immigration, affirming that while he desires to preserve the American Dream for migrants, it's challenging to manage so many people arriving monthly.
Senator Fetterman also shared his views in an interview with Fox News host Shannon Bream. Here, he further articulated his dissatisfaction with how border issues have been handled politically.
In particular, he drew attention to the ongoing challenges faced at the southern border, reinforcing his pro-immigration perspective alongside advocating for secure policies.
Moreover, he maintained that although his opinions might clash with those of some Democrats, his fundamental beliefs remain unchanged.
In a previous interview with CNN conducted in January 2024, Fetterman shed light on the complex dilemmas of managing the country's borders while continuing to accommodate migration dreams.
He acknowledged the difficulties posed by an influx of nearly 300,000 every month amid managerial constraints at the federal and local levels.