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President Donald Trump, whose criticism of racism in South Africa is longstanding, has taken two new moves in his campaign against the anti-white practices in the nation once settled by Europeans, and then turned over to majority blacks.
He's rescinded all America program payments to South Africa, and he's disinvited the nation from the 2026 G20 summit, scheduled for Florida.
"They are KILLING white people, and randomly allowing their farms to be taken from them," the president commented. "South Africa will NOT be receiving an invitation to the 2026 G20, which will be hosted in the Great City of Miami, Florida next year.
"South Africa has demonstrated to the World they are not a country worthy of Membership anywhere, and we are going to stop all payments and subsidies to them, effective immediately," he added. "The United States did not attend the G20 in South Africa, because the South African Government refuses to acknowledge or address the horrific Human Right Abuses endured by Afrikaners, and other descendants of Dutch, French, and German settlers."
In fact, while whites ruled the nation for decades, following their ancestors' settlement of the region, for many years now the black majority has been in control.
The result has been documented incitement of extreme violence against white, up to and including murders of white farmers and the abrupt confiscation of all their properties.
A complaint to the South African Human Rights Commission to intervene detailed dozens of social media postings demanding violence against whites.
Those messages, sources reveal, "are replete with threats to kill all whites – including children; to rape white women or to expel all whites from South Africa."
Legacy media outlets that repeatedly have exhibited Trump Derangement Syndrome continue to insist that such reports are "debunked."
But one political leader on Facebook said, "We need to unite as black People, there are less than 5 million whites in South Africa vs 45 million of us. We can kill all this white within two weeks. We have the army and the police. If those who are killing farmers can do it what are you waiting for. Shoot the boer, kill the farmer."
Trump recently chose not to send an American delegation to a G20 event in South Africa, based on the persecution of white Afrikaners there, an agenda that South African officials now deny.
Trump also charged South Africa refused to hand over its G20 hosting responsibilities to a senior representative of the U.S. Embassy.
"Therefore, at my direction, South Africa will NOT be receiving an invitation to the 2026 G20, which will be hosted in the Great City of Miami, Florida next year," the president said on social media."
While South African representatives have a right to attend G20 events, there is no provision requiring the United States to grant them visa permission to visit.
Reuters reported South African President Cyril Ramaphosa called Trump's comments "regrettable."
The South Africa meeting of the G20 focused on climate change and economic "inequality."
A federal judge in Colorado has limited Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents' authority to arrest illegal immigrants without a warrant to only those who pose an obvious flight risk, Fox News reported. The lawsuit is yet another attempt to limit what President Donald Trump's administration can do in its crackdown on illegal immigration.
The ruling from U.S. District Senior Judge R. Brooke Jackson came on Tuesday. The judge said that current federal law stipulates that immigration officials must have reason to believe that a person is in the U.S. illegally and that the suspect is likely to flee before a warrant can be issued.
The case was brought by the American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado. The activist group joined attorneys representing four people who were arrested by ICE despite having no warrant issued against them when they were detained during a sweeping immigration crackdown.
Some of those were allegedly asylum seekers, and the lawsuit claims that the agents targeted Latinos without regard for their immigration status. The judge claimed that the plaintiffs in the case each had strong ties to their communities and were well-established, and therefore could not be deemed flight risks.
As Trump tries to get the illegal immigration problem under control, leftist forces are stacked against him and his administration. Tricia McLaughlin, spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security, said Jackson engaged in an "activist ruling" against the agency.
"Allegations that DHS law enforcement engages in 'racial profiling' are disgusting, reckless, and categorically FALSE," McLaughlin said in a statement. This is not the first time for such a ruling, as another case in California was similarly decided against the administration.
That court ruled that agents were not allowed to target people based on language, race, location, job, or other factors, after agents had been conducting random stops. In September, the Supreme Court rolled back that restraining order imposed in California, and McLaughlin sees the same happening.
"The Supreme Court recently vindicated us on this question elsewhere, and we look forward to further vindication in this case as well," McLaughlin said. There has been no formal announcement that the administration will appeal, but DHS Secretary Kristi Noem has never been one to back down.
While the left attacks ICE's mission in the courts, the rhetoric thrown against the men and women who do the job has become increasingly more hostile. Noem believes this has led to an increase in violence against the agents, and she's not about to leave any stone unturned in making sure they stay safe.
In a post to X on Monday, Noem shared the dire statistics about the impact of those who smear ICE agents and make accusations against them. "Over the past 10 months, Democrat politicians have compared ICE to Nazis, the Gestapo, and slave patrols, fueling a 1,153% increase in assaults," Noem wrote.
"From January 21, 2025, through November 21, 2025, there have been 238 reported assaults against ICE law enforcement. There were only 19 during the same period last year. President Trump and I will always stand with the men and women of @ICEgov who risk their lives every single day to arrest the worst of the worst," Noem pledged.
Over the past 10 months, Democrat politicians have compared ICE to Nazis, the Gestapo, and slave patrols, fueling a 1,153% increase in assaults.
From January 21, 2025, through November 21, 2025, there have been 238 reported assaults against ICE law enforcement. There were only…
— Secretary Kristi Noem (@Sec_Noem) November 24, 2025
On Wednesday, it became clear that it was more than just the ICE agents who were putting their lives at risk to make America safer while the left actively works against them. According to the Associated Press, two National Guard soldiers were shot in Washington, D.C., steps from the White House, where they have been sent to clean up crime. Trump pledged 500 more troops to help.
Government agents must balance the rights of the accused with the need to do their jobs. However, these attacks against law enforcement and especially ICE agents, whether in the form of several court cases and even physical violence, jeopardize their mission and make Americans less safe.
A federal judge has dismissed the cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, The Hill reported. U.S. District Judge Cameron Currie ruled that President Donald Trump unlawfully appointed U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan, who was prosecuting the cases, thereby invalidating the cases.
Two of Trump's main enemies are safe for now, according to the judge's ruling. Still, the decision says nothing of the substance of the cases against Comey and James, but rather about the way the Attorney General Pam Bondi appointed the replacement instead of the judges as required after the interim appointment expired.
"In light of these principles, I conclude that all actions flowing from Ms. Halligan’s defective appointment, including securing and signing Mr. Comey’s indictment, constitute unlawful exercises of executive power and must be set aside," Currie wrote. She said the same thing in her ruling for James.
Because both cases were dismissed without prejudice, the Justice Department is free to refile the exact charges with a different prosecutor. It's unknown what the Trump administration will do, but the fact remains that Trump has a right to justice after what they did to him.
Trump has been having difficulty getting his judicial picks through, so he has attempted to sidestep the usual process. Nevertheless, Bondi has made it clear that she will not give up on pursuing those she and many others believe unlawfully pursued Trump.
"We’ll be taking all available legal action, including an immediate appeal, to hold Letitia James and James Comey accountable for their unlawful conduct. I’m not worried about someone who has been charged with a very serious crime," Bondi said, according to Fox News.
"His alleged actions were a betrayal of public trust," she added. Comey was accused of obstructing a congressional inquiry and making false statements to Congress stemming from his 2018 testimony. The former FBI head was asked about the evidence used in the Crossfire Hurricane investigation that allowed the government to spy on Trump's 2016 presidential campaign.
The claim that Trump was colluding with Russia to help get him elected dogged him for his entire presidency, and it appeared to some as an attempt to take down Trump. Meanwhile, Comey claims that the September 2025 indictment against him was "a political hit job, not a pursuit of justice."
Comey claims he answered Congress's questions in a way that was "truthful to be the best of my recollection" and claims he is innocent. Letitia James, who was being prosecuted for mortgage fraud, has similarly claimed her innocence and was pleased at the judge's decision.
James was accused of lying about the use of the homes she purchased, allegedly declaring two different homes as her primary residences to obtain more favorable interest rates. Prosecutors claim that James benefited from an additional $19,000 over the entirety of the loans.
After her case was dismissed, James celebrated on her official government page with an official statement. "I am heartened by today’s victory and grateful for the prayers and support I have received from around the country. I remain fearless in the face of these baseless charges as I continue fighting for New Yorkers every single day," she claimed.
She is also claiming to be the victim of exactly what she did to Trump. According to the New York Post, James went after Trump for allegedly inflating the value of his business assets to obtain loans, and he was fined a whopping $500 million.
However, that judgment was eventually appealed, and Trump was vindicated in his assertion that this was a "fake case" against him. "I had a victory today. You know, they stole $550 million from me with a fake case, and it was overturned," Trump said in October 2024 when he won his appeal.
Comey and James seemingly tried to destroy Trump's political life and perhaps even ruin him financially, but Trump was vindicated in the end. Now they're off the hook again for their alleged crimes, but it's unlikely that Trump will back off after they did so much in an effort to ruin him.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) decided to resign from Congress, apparently due to threats she and her three adult children have received since conflicting with President Donald Trump on several issues.
GOP political strategist Shermichael Singleton said on "State of the Union" on Sunday that whether or not Greene had statewide or larger political ambitions, he believed her political career is now over.
“I’m thinking there’s some other opportunity, perhaps in the media ecosystem, that she’s looking at,” the CNN political commentator said.” “But I think her future life in politics in over.”
It isn't known whether Greene still has any future political ambitions, but part of her rift with Trump is believed to be over his discouraging her to run for statewide political office, either for governor against Brian Kemp or senator against Jon Ossoff.
It was after this alleged discouragement (she denies it even happened) that she started disagreeing with Trump on some of his policy initiatives, like whether to release the Jeffrey Epstein files.
It may be just coincidence, but it seems like the two may be connected one way or another.
She soon found out what unfortunately happens when you disagree with Trump publicly.
For his part, Trump doesn't seem to be holding any grudges.
He told NBC News he didn't think it would be easy for her to continue in politics, but added, “I’d love to see that.”
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA), with whom Greene worked on the Epstein file release, said he thinks Greene could have a shot if she ran for president in 2028 because she seems like more of a populist than Trump or Vice President JD Vance does now that they are in office.
The polls do not agree with Khanna at this point--Vance is way ahead of the pack, with Greene in a distant 12th place.
Greene could make a good commentator because of her strong opinions and passionate delivery of them.
She is also still popular with her constituents, most of whom voted for Trump.
Not everyone can deal with death threats and the sort of nonsense that seems to follow anyone who expresses a divergent political opinion, though. We will just have to see whether Greene can come back from this or not.
Millions all over the world are still reeling from the brutal assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk back in September, and new details continue to emerge about what went wrong on that fateful day.
As Fox News reports, Brian Harpole, who served as Kirk’s security director, has stepped forward to reveal that despite multiple expressions of concern from his team about rooftop vulnerability and staffing gaps at Utah Valley University, local authorities provided assurances -- since revealed to have been tragically incorrect -- that the situation was “covered.”
It was during an appearance on the Shawn Ryan Show that Harpole went into detail about mistakes made during Kirk’s tour stop at the Orem, Utah campus.
A former law enforcement officer himself and the founder of a private firm known as Integrity Security Solutions, Harpole recounted the issues he and his team raised, particularly concerning rooftop vantage points near where Kirk was slated to speak.
Harpole recalled, “We were told the roof was covered. The chief said, ‘I got you covered.’”
To his lasting regret, Harpole explained, “I took him at his word.”
Noting that in many ways, his hands were tied in terms of alleviating the risks he observed that day, Harpole added, “We can’t break the law to do what needs to be done, so we relied on the police, and no one was up there.”
Many of Harpole’s concerns about the Orem campus set-up stemmed from other Turning Point USA events that had been deemed high-risk.
“We’ve seen it before,” he explained, referencing scenarios in which there were “people climbing fences, our exit routes compromised.”
Harpole added, “We told them this one was open air, surrounded by elevated ground. We needed more eyes, more coverage. But we were told it would be handled.”
Despite bringing extra security staff to assist with the event, law enforcement jurisdictional restrictions meant that Harpole’s team could only operate within the 30 meters that surrounded the spot where Kirk was to speak, and his plan to operate drones was thwarted by FAA and university rules.
It also emerged that assistance from the Orem Police Department was never sought by the university, despite the existence of a mutual-aid agreement, with Harpole observing, “This was a textbook example of what happens when lines of authority aren’t clear. We couldn’t act outside our jurisdiction, and the people who could didn’t.”
Tyler Robinson, the man accused of firing the shot that killed Kirk, remains in custody ahead of trial, with a preliminary hearing now set for January 2026, as the Deseret News reports.
Since Robinson's surrender to police, attorneys have been arguing matters ranging from whether he can wear civilian clothing in court to potential modification of a gag order in the case. Still, one thing is clear, namely, that the eyes of the nation will be watching once the proceedings finally get underway.
President Donald Trump has given Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky a harsh ultimatum to take a peace deal or risk losing U.S. support for the continued war with Russia, the UK Daily Mail reported.
The Ukrainian president has been given until Thanksgiving Day to make up his mind.
Many of the 28 points in the proposal cut against Ukraine, but the war has been going on for nearly four years without an end in sight. Some of the concessions include cuts to the size of its military and giving up on land that Ukraine has sacrificed lives and years defending.
It would also indemnify the U.S. for the outlay of cash, both through a multi-billion-dollar return from the Ukrainian military and a rare-earth minerals deal with Russia. For his part, Zelensky characterized this deal as a shakedown from the U.S. "Today is one of the most difficult moments in our history," Zelensky lamented.
'The pressure on Ukraine is now at its most intense. Ukraine may now face a very difficult choice: either the loss of dignity, or the risk of losing a major security partner – 28 points or an extremely harsh winter," the Ukrainian president added.
It seems Zelensky has finally reached the end of the road after receiving money and material support from the U.S. for years. "'Ukraine's national interest must be taken into account," he said about what he'll do after the plan is unveiled.
"We're not making loud statements; we'll be calmly working with America and all the partners. We'll have a constructive search for solutions with our main partner [the US]," Zelensky added.
However, it seems his time is up as the world and American taxpayers grow weary of funding this endless war that appears to have no clear objective for peace anymore. Russia has more manpower and resources, and it seems that Russian President Vladimir Putin also has the will to keep fighting.
Still, Putin said the new plan could "form the basis of a final peace settlement" between the two nations. He added that Ukraine was only "dreaming" that it had what it takes to overcome the Russian military, and although an inconvenient fact, it's a true one as years of fighting and injection of foreign aid to Ukraine have shown.
Even though Zelensky is reluctant to give up, it's clear he knows it's time. "I will present arguments, I will persuade, I will offer alternatives, but we will definitely not give the enemy any reason to say that Ukraine does not want peace, that it is disrupting the process, and that Ukraine is not ready for diplomacy," Zelensky said.
Trump has rightly recognized that Zelensky has little choice in the matter. "They’re losing land. They’re losing land," Trump told Brian Kilmeade during Friday's broadcast of the Fox News The Brian Kilmeade Show.
"We in it for one thing. We want the killing to — you know, they lost 25,000 people last month between the two countries, 25,000 people," Trump said.
"It’s out of control. It’s a bloodbath," he added. The way Trump and the rest of the world see it, Zelensky doesn't have much of a choice after so much was wasted to get nowhere.
It's about time to end the war in Ukraine, whether or not Zelensky and leftists in Washington, D.C. are happy about the terms. Once the war between Russia and Ukraine is ended, the world will be better off, and the U.S. will be richer and safer for it.
Country music icon Dolly Parton was forced to skip her big night for the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions Hall of Fame due to poor health, Fox News reported. The 79-year-old was set to be inducted into the Hall of Fame, where she was to be honored for her Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, Dollywood vacation destination.
The theme park opened in 1961 but was taken over as a joint venture between Parton and her business partners, Jack and Peter Herschend, in 1986. It has been a mainstay in family recreation for decades, and Parton was to be recognized for her role in creating it.
On Wednesday, Parton shared a video message to apologize to fans and the IAAPA for her absence. She has missed others last month due to her declining health, but she assured the public that she's doing well, captioning the video "I ain't dead yet" in her post to Instagram.
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"Well, hey there, it's Dolly, and I sure wish I could be with you in person today, but you probably heard that I've been dealing with a few health challenges this fall. And my doctors told me to take it easy for just a little while," Parton said in her signature drawl.
"And I'm truly sorry I can't be there, but I sure wanted to take the chance to say thank you for this incredible honor," she added. The "Jolene" singer went on to thank her business partners, the Herschend brothers, for their part in her success.
"I trust them, and they trust me, and they always listen when I come in with one of my big ideas and dreams. And somehow the amazing team at Dollywood finds a way to make those dreams come true," Parton said.
Parton similarly posted a video last month after canceling some appearances due to declining health. "Well, today's October the 8th, and obviously I'm here doing some commercials for the Grand Ole Opry, which is why I'm dressed kind of like a country western girl," Parton told fans in a separate Instagram post.
"But before I got started, I wanted to say, I know lately everybody thinks that I am sicker than I am. Do I look sick to you? I'm working hard here," she added.
Parton has not shared the exact nature of her health struggles, but it's clear that she's doing all she can to reassure fans. Perhaps that's partly because the popular theme park bearing her name turns 40 this year, and the celebrations have already begun.
"On a crisp March morning in 2025, as sunlight turns the Great Smoky Mountains gold, it’s easy to understand why TripAdvisor named Dollywood America’s #1 theme park for the third time in four years. What started as a small mountain attraction in 1961 has grown into a nationally beloved destination, yet it remains rooted in the authenticity and warmth Dolly Parton envisioned when she partnered with the Herschend family in 1986," the theme park's website said.
"Dollywood’s story is one of transformation, community, innovation, and heart. As the park celebrates its 40th anniversary, its legacy has never been stronger."
The popular theme park is just one piece of what makes Parton so beloved. She is an actress, singer, larger-than-life celebrity, and a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame for iconic hits such as "I Will Always Love You," which became a chart topper for Whitney Houston, and "Coat of Many Colors" about her experience growing up poor in Appalachia.
Parton is fighting hard through her health battles with her usual candor, wit, and sunny outlook. She is a national treasure, and her fans are surely pulling for her during this difficult time.
New Jersey police sergeant Andrew LaBruno was arrested Monday over accusations that he sexually assaulted a minor, Breitbart reported. The 44-year-old, who is also the former Democratic mayor of Dumont and currently serves on the Jersey City Police Department, allegedly showed up at the Englewood home of a child he met online and drugged the minor.
The details of the alleged crime are stomach-churning. LaBruno is accused of spraying "an unknown substance into his hand" then "placing it over the victim’s mouth and nose, causing the victim dizziness."
Once the alleged victim was "physically helpless" from the effects of the drug, LaBruno allegedly engaged in his heinous act with the child. When a 911 call was made, police found the victim was still suffering "cognitive impairment" and was treated at a local hospital.
They found enough physical evidence and used LaBruno's statements made to police, which were captured on body cam footage, to arrest the officer. Nobody else was at the Englewood home at the time the married father of two allegedly attacked the minor.
LaBruno "was suspended without pay immediately following his arrest," said Kim Wallace-Scalcione, press secretary for the Jersey City mayor's office. Wallace-Scalcione said that the JCPD "will assist the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office as needed during its criminal investigation."
There will also be an investigation into what his colleagues may have known. "As is standard procedure, JCPD Internal Affairs is conducting its own investigation and will determine his final employment status pending the outcome of all investigations," Wallace-Scalcione said.
The disgraced police sergeant is in custody at the Bergen County Jail, where he is being held without bail. According to NJ Advance Media, LaBruno pleaded "not guilty" to all three charges and will find out Friday whether he will remain in prison while awaiting trial.
"He hasn’t been indicted yet, he’s presumed innocent, " Anthony Barbieri, LaBruno's public defender, said Wednesday. "These are just charges, allegations," Barbieri added.
“He’s a rather prominent person in the community, and I’m sure the judge will take all of that into account,” Barbieri added about whether LaBruno will remain in jail. He had served as Dumont's mayor from 2020 to 2023 and recently ran for state assembly in the 39th legislative district on the Democratic ticket and lost.
LaBruno came close to winning on the Democratic ticket, and Jay Costa, who ran on the GOP ticket for Bergen County Commissioner, called out Democrats for their hypocrisy in supporting a man like him. "The NJ Democrat Party ran a smear campaign against me, calling me a 'Right Wing Gun Extremist' and accusing me of illegal activity, which lead to THREATS to the SAFETY of my FAMILY," LaBruno wrote on X.
"At the same time, they endorsed and supported Andrew LaBruno, who is now an alleged PEDOPHILE and sexual predator, as a candidate for District 39 assembly. They will do anything to gain or secure their power, and they will RUIN your life in the process without batting an eye," he went on in his post on Tuesday.
"Be warned, this is what we are up against in New Jersey. They are ruthless. Keep fighting," Costa added.
The NJ Democrat Party ran a smear campaign against me, calling me a "Right Wing Gun Extremist" and accusing me of illegal activity, which lead to THREATS to the SAFETY of my FAMILY.
At the same time, they endorsed and supported Andrew LaBruno, who is now an alleged PEDOPHILE and… pic.twitter.com/fVSi1Pco5x
— Jay Costa (@JayCostaUSA) November 18, 2025
If these allegations are true, it's a disgraceful crime on LaBruno's part, and he deserves the full extent of the punishment allowed by law. It's also an indictment of the state of the Democratic Party in New Jersey and the kind of people they will tolerate among their ranks if La Bruno is convicted.
President Donald Trump has persuaded Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to increase his pledged $600 billion investment in the U.S. to almost $1 trillion, Breitbart reported. The president wooed the Saudi prince with a banquet and a White House flyover featuring American military planes, including three F-15s and three F-35s.
Trump pulled out all of the stops for the crown prince. The president held an Oval Office meeting with the Saudi royal for the press after showing him the "Presidential Walk of Fame," which includes framed pictures of past presidents save for the autopen in place of former President Joe Biden.
The official White House account shared footage of the flyover to X on Tuesday. "JUST NOW: U.S. military jets fly over the White House as President Donald J. Trump welcomes Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the White House," the caption read. It was punctuated by emojis of the American and Saudi flags.
JUST NOW: U.S. military jets fly over the White House as President Donald J. Trump welcomes Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the White House. 🇺🇸🇸🇦 pic.twitter.com/hnsk1N0yMx
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) November 18, 2025
The crown prince was eager to share the announcement with the reporters gathered at the White House. "I believe, Mr. President, today and tomorrow, we’re going to announce that we are going to increase that $600 billion to almost $1 trillion of investment, real investment, and real opportunity by details in many areas," bin Salman said.
"And the agreement that we are signing today in many areas of technology, [artificial intelligence], and materials, magnets, etc, that will create a lot of domestic opportunities," the crown prince added. Trump expressed his gratitude for the change that came just after he said he would like to see the original investment number increased.
"I appreciate that. That’s great. We’re doing numbers that nobody’s ever done," Trump said. "And in all fairness, if you didn’t see potential in the U.S., you wouldn’t be doing it….You don’t want to lose money," the president added.
The crown prince complimented the U.S. as the "hottest country on the planet," bin Salman said, adding it was because of Trump. He also noted that Trump was steering the U.S. towards prosperity and further investment interest.
"It’s about also long-term opportunity in United States of America to effect American economy positively in the next coming decades, preparing the…foundation of emerging technologies that’s a game changer for America in a good way. And want to be part of it," bin Salman said.
Of course, with such good news abounding, the establishment media was eager to bring up the fact that bin Salman's visit was the first since Jamal Khashoggi was killed at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in 2018, CBS News reported. Khashoggi was a human rights activist and Washington Post reporter, and the CIA claimed that bin Salman allegedly ordered the hit.
For his part, bin Salman has denied any connection to the crime but did say that he felt responsible for Khashoggi's death because it was "committed by individuals working for the Saudi government," he admitted in a 2019 interview. A reporter asked the crown prince about the crime during Tuesday's Oval Office meeting, and Trump chided them for asking.
Trump chimed in that "a lot of people didn't like that gentleman [Khashoggi]" and that bin Salman "knew nothing about it, and we can leave it at that." The president also took the opportunity to smooth things over with the crown prince after that question by praising him.
"We have an extremely respected man in the Oval Office today, and a friend of mine for a long time, a very good friend of mine. I'm very proud of the job, what he's done is incredible in terms of human rights and everything else," Trump said.
World politics is complicated and often requires a delicate touch with people who aren't the most moral. Trump seems to handle this expertly, and has proven that by getting what's best for the U.S. from the crown prince, even if it makes the establishment media angry.
President Donald Trump announced Monday that he will make good on a promise to return money collected from tariffs back to the American people, Fox News reported. The president has promised to distribute "hundreds of millions of dollars in tariff money" by the middle of next year.
When Trump was elected and began imposing tariffs, the left was apoplectic about the president's use of this measure against foreign nations. They claimed that it would worsen inflation and make Americans pay more for everything if Trump imposed tariffs on China and other nations during his "Liberation Day" rollout in April.
However, Trump stayed the course and promised that the payoff would be better trade deals for America and a better economy. It also means the government will be able to issue $2,000 rebate checks to all but the highest earners.
"We've taken in hundreds of millions of dollars in tariff money. We're going to be issuing dividends probably by the middle of next year, maybe a little bit later than that," Trump said in the Oval Office to reporters.
Trump gave the first indication of his plan last weekend. In a post to his Truth Social on Nov. 9, the president shared about the success of his tariffs and called out his naysayers.
He also shared that he planned to give back some of the funds earned from those tariffs. "People that are against Tariffs are FOOLS!" Trump wrote in his post.
"We are now the Richest, Most Respected Country In the World, With Almost No Inflation, and A Record Stock Market Price," Trump wrote. "401k’s are Highest EVER. We are taking in Trillions of Dollars and will soon begin paying down our ENORMOUS DEBT, $37 Trillion," the president noted.
"Record Investment in the USA, plants and factories going up all over the place. A dividend of at least $2000 a person (not including high income people!) will be paid to everyone," Trump promised.
While Trump is eager to get the money back into Americans' hands, CNN reported that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that it wouldn't be that simple. According to Bessent, a move like that would require congressional approval rather than a presidential fiat.
"We will see. We need legislation for that," Bessent said Sunday on Fox News' Sunday Morning Futures program, though he acknowledged that they "could go out" next year.
There's also a chance that the Supreme Court could eliminate Trump's tariffs that the president put into effect using an emergency provision. The court is currently examining the issue of how those tariffs were imposed and whether he had the authority to do so, though Bessent believes the administration is safe from a reversal, considering the impact it would cause.
"I don’t think this ruling is going to go against us, but if it does, what’s (the Supreme Court’s) plan for refunds? Because how is this going to get to consumers? Are they just going to hand some of these importers big windfalls?” Bessent said. "I don’t think the Supreme Court wants to wade into a mess like that," he added.
Trump has attempted to restore domestic manufacturing through tariffs while ensuring trade imbalances are corrected. He promised to do all of that and to return the dividends to the American people, and it looks like he will do just that to keep another promise.