U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Linda Lee Fagan has been fired after several failures, including focusing too much on diversity, equity, and inclusion, Fox News reported. A senior Department of Homeland Security said the 66-year-old was terminated by Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Benjamine Huffman.
The DHS official, speaking exclusively to Fox News, said that an "erosion of trust" was to blame for Fagan's ouster. A Coast Guard bulletin confirmed the news Tuesday.
"Under my statutory authority as the Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, I have relieved Admiral Linda L. Fagan of her duties as Commandant of the United States Coast Guard. She served a long and illustrious career, and I thank her for her service to our nation," the bulletin from Huffman said.
Fagan's many failures include her inability to secure the border, a focus on DEI to the Coast Guard's detriment, insufficient execution of strategic objectives, and poor recruitment and retention. She is also accused of participating in a cover-up of an investigation into sexual misconduct in the branch of the armed services.
It seems her Fagan was a failure by just about every metric. The Coast Guard, with its 42,000 active-duty members plus thousands of reserve members and civilians, is in charge of protecting the nation's ports of entry and surrounding waterways.
Unfortunately, because of Fagan's lack of leadership in that position, fentanyl and other illicit drugs poured into the country while under her watch. She also dropped the ball regarding joint ventures with the DHS to secure maritime borders.
Moreover, Coast Guard helicopters and icebreakers, which are necessary to service objectives, were not acquired as they should have been. Fagan oversaw as costs soared and timelines lagged with her at the helm.
These were problems that came to light under the first administration of President Donald Trump. Rather than focusing on fixing these issues, Fagan, the first woman to head any branch of the U.S. military, squandered resources to prioritize DEI at the Coast Guard Academy.
Although he didn't mention Fagan by name, Trump adviser and billionaire Elon Musk shared a link to an article about her firing. "Undermining the U.S. military and border security to spend money on racist/sexist DEI nonsense is no longer acceptable," Musk posted, according to Reuters.
While Fagan was concerned about DEI, a scandal that started before her tenure continued to bubble under the surface. The Coast Guard quietly conducted an investigation into abuse allegations but kept the information from Congress and the public.
According to the Associated Press , the Coast Guard ran the probe Operation Fouled Anchor between 2014 and 2019. The goal was to look into allegations of sexual misconduct at the Coast Guard Academy involving at least a dozen victims.
The findings were finally revealed when the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability publicized its report late last year. "Today’s report confirms and provides additional powerful evidence that the cover-up of sexual assault in the Coast Guard was deliberate and purposeful and longstanding," Sen. Richard Blumenthal, the committee's chairman, said on Dec. 20.
"The public deserves an explanation. So do the survivors," he added. Although the investigation concluded before Fagan became head of the Coast Guard, she is implicated in efforts to keep a lid on the determinations.
It's about time people who don't live up to their responsibilities are thrown out. Trump has a mandate to clean house, and Fagan will likely be just one of many who will have to face the consequences of their failures.
The U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear appeals from fossil fuel companies seeking to block lawsuits blaming them for climate change, The Energy Mix reported. This means municipalities may demand billions of dollars in damages from oil and gas producers.
Honolulu, Hawaii, is one of several municipalities trying to bilk these companies out of large sums of money as restitution for causing climate change. It named BP, Chevron, Exxon Mobil, Shell, and Sunoco as plaintiffs.
Ben Sullivan, the chief resilience officer for the city, claimed it would shield "taxpayers and communities from the immense costs and consequences of the climate crisis caused by the defendants’ misconduct." The state allowed the lawsuit to proceed while the companies being sued insisted that it should be adjudicated in federal court.
Similar lawsuits have been brought in places like New Jersey, California, and Colorado to indemnify them for natural disasters. The legal filings claim that severe storms, wildfires, and rising sea levels can be traced back to fossil fuel usage.
The movement to punish gas and oil companies for the fallout from storms and natural disasters is gaining momentum. Honolulu argued that it had standing at the state level, likely aware that cases at the federal level had already been dismissed.
"Deceptive commercial practices fall squarely within the core interests and historic powers of the states," attorneys for the city wrote. This is a dangerous game they're playing with the fossil fuel industry, which is a vital part of America's economy.
"The stakes in this case could not be higher," attorneys for the gas and oil companies wrote in court documents. They contend that such lawsuits "present a serious threat to one of the nation’s most vital industries."
The center-right think tank American Enterprise Institute warned that Honolulu will "make themselves the nation’s energy regulators" if the lawsuit is allowed to proceed. "I hope that the Court will hear the issue someday, for the sake of constitutional accountability and the public interest," Adam White, a senior fellow at AEI, contends.
Meanwhile, some positive movement for the fossil fuel industry came after the New York State Supreme Court rejected a similar New York City case. Justice Anar Patel found that the city "failed to prove that Exxon Mobil, Shell and BP misled New Yorkers about the climate impacts of fossil fuels."
Republicans were outraged that former President Joe Biden's administration was committed to the radical environmental agenda that encourages action like lawsuits. Although the legal climate will be slow to change, it's clear that the political tide is turning for the GOP.
President Donald Trump is far friendlier to oil and natural gas, including repeating his "drill, baby, drill" pledge. On Monday, Trump followed through with that promise on his first day in office, Fox News reported.
Trump signed several executive orders meant to combat inflation, including for increased drilling. "I will direct all members of my cabinet to marshal the vast powers at their disposal to defeat what was record inflation and rapidly bring down costs and prices," Trump said.
"The inflation crisis was caused by massive overspending and escalating energy prices. That is why today I will also declare a national energy emergency. We will drill, baby, drill. America will be a manufacturing nation once again, and we have something that no other manufacturing nation will ever have. The largest amount of oil and gas of any country on earth," Trump said.
These lawsuits are based on the premise that climate change is happening and that it is directly tied to the fossil fuel industry. They must be rejected for lack of evidence, but in the meantime, Trump's commitment to energy independence and support for fossil fuel production will go a long way to keeping the industry afloat.
Ivanka Trump is now in her 40s, but she is keeping fit with a combination of different fitness practices, the details of which she shared on "The Skinny Confidential Him & Her" podcast.
Trump said she recently added jiu-jitsu to her repertoire in response to a request from her daughter Arabelle to learn self-defense.
The whole family started practicing the martial art form after moving to Miami when Arabelle asked her to join, and then her brothers and dad wanted to join in too.
"There’s like a real spiritualism to it … the grounding in sort of samurai tradition and culture and wisdom," she said.
Trump said she was "never a gym person," but always loved sports.
She likes the aspect of jiu-jitsu that makes practitioners less likely to fight.
"Having these skills makes you less likely to get into a fight, not more likely to," Trump went on. "Once you have the confidence that you can sort of move out of a situation, there's a real focus on elevating awareness."
Trump said on Instagram that she had started incorporating weight training and resistance exercises into her fitness routine for the first time, having previously just done yoga, cardio, and Pilates.
This new regimen has been "transformative in helping me build muscle and shift my body composition in ways I hadn’t imagined," she wrote.
She focuses on exercises like squats, deadlifts, pushes and pulls that mimic how the body normally functions.
She also adds "mobility work" to maintain her range of motion.
Trump works with a personal trainer twice a week to get the most out of her workout time and make sure she's doing the exercises correctly.
She said she is now eating 30 to 50 grams of protein per meal, which also helps build and maintain muscle and aids in recovery after weight training.
"It works … I’ve never been stronger!" she gushed.
The Nov. 5, 2024, election of Donald Trump sent shockwaves through official Washington, with many officials contemplating -- and even threatening -- to resign in protest or refusal to assist the incoming president in carrying out his agenda.
In that vein, Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Danny Werfel announced last week that he planned to resign ahead of Trump's return to office, as USA Today reports, a move that prevented what was almost certain to be his firing by the new commander in chief.
Staffers at the IRS received word of the impending departure in a letter penned by Werfel explaining the rationale behind his decision to leave with three years remaining in his term.
“After significant introspection and consultation with others, I've determined the best way to support a successful transition is to depart the IRS on January 20, 2025,” Werfel said, according to Politico.
Werfel indicated his belief that because Trump has already nominated a replacement commissioner, remaining in office would have been untenable because it would be “hard to predict what type of distractions this unprecedented scenario would create.”
Boasting of his accomplishments in the role, Werfel said, “We have delivered two of the best filing seasons in decades, with significantly improved phone, online and in-person service. We answered nearly nine in 10 calls the last two filing seasons, up from fewer than two in 10 calls, while cutting call wait times from 30 minutes to under five minutes.”
As the outlet noted, it is commonplace for incoming presidents to retain the IRS commissioner upon taking office, but Trump clearly has other ideas.
As The Hill reported last month, Trump indicated his plans to nominate former Rep. Billy Long (R-MO) to assume the role of IRS commissioner, a decision that set the stage for Werfel's resignation.
Trump said at the time, “I am pleased to announce that former Congressman Billy Long, of the Great State of Missouri, will be appointed to serve as the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).”
The president-elect added, “Billy brings 32 years of experience running his own businesses in Real Estate and, as one of the premier Auctioneers in the Country,” noting also that Long is “well respected on both sides of the aisle.”
Politico noted that Long's confirmation process could pose some hurdles, with Democrats reportedly expressing concerns about his career after leaving Congress, a period in which he aided businesses claiming a “scandal-plagued tax break” meant to stave off pandemic job losses.
Long's confirmation process will be overseen by the Senate Finance Committee, which also has responsibility over proceedings for Trump nominees Scott Bessent -- tapped for Treasury -- and Robert Kennedy, Jr. -- picked to head the Department of Health and Human Services.
Former IRS Commissioner John Koskinen has expressed concern about Trump's move to replace Werfel ahead of his term's expiration, suggesting that the role should not be viewed as a political one.
“It's unfortunate that we're now setting this precedent that somehow this is really a political job and you need your guy running it,” Koskinen opined, but given the resistance Trump faced from countless arms of the federal government during his first term, the president-elect's actions seem to many little more than an acknowledgment of a regrettable reality.
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) promised to vote for former Fox News host Pete Hegseth as President-elect Donald Trump's defense secretary, The Shreveport Times reported. Cassidy said he was impressed by Hegseth's conduct during the Senate Armed Services hearing this week.
Democrats hammered Hegseth over allegations of sexual misconduct, his alleged drinking on the job, and his opposition to women in combat. Many lawmakers took turns with "gotcha" questions and remarks that ultimately didn't land and may have convinced people like Cassidy that Hegseth was the man for the job.
The Army combat veteran received Republican support, including from Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA), who had publicly expressed uneasiness about Hegseth. Cassidy met with Hegseth before expressing a willingness to vote for his confirmation.
“The President’s pick for Secretary of Defense, Mr. Hegseth, has impressive academic qualifications, conducted himself very well in the Senate Armed Services hearing, and has a commendable record of service in uniform. He assured me he will surround himself with a strong support team," Cassidy said.
Tuesday's hearing was vital to Hegseth's future in Trump's Cabinet as is the upcoming vote. If even one Republican votes against him on the Armed Services Committee, Hegseth's nomination would not make it to the Senate floor for a confirmation vote.
Cassidy's pledge was an important one as it all but guaranteed that his nomination will move forward. According to the New York Post, Hegseth can only afford to lose four votes in the upper chamber.
Trump's son, Donald Trump Jr., celebrated Cassidy's pledge to vote for Hegseth in a post to X, formerly Twitter. "That’s 50 kids!!!" the younger Trump wrote on Friday.
"Secretary Hegseth — it’s a done deal. Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy makes decision on Trump nominee Pete Hegseth," Donald Trump Jr. shared with a link to the article announcing Cassidy's intention.
That’s 50 kids!!!🇺🇸
Secretary Hegseth — it’s a done deal
Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy makes decision on Trump nominee Pete Hegseth https://t.co/oAJmQKKwEm
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) January 17, 2025
Cassidy was clearly impressed with what Hegseth had to say at the hearing, as were other Republicans who had been on the fence previously. The nominee's opening statement included a pledge to restore the Defense Department to its core mission.
"When President Trump chose me for this position, the primary charge he gave me was — to bring the warrior culture back to the Department of Defense. He, like me, wants a Pentagon laser-focused on warfighting, lethality, meritocracy, standards, and readiness," Hegseth said.
"That’s it. That is my job," he added. By contrast, the Democrats who questioned Hegseth were interested in their usual grandstanding, but some ended up looking foolish themselves, including Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA).
"You are quite sure every General who serves should not go directly into the defense industry for 10 years, but you're not willing to make that same pledge?" Warren pushed after asking the question several times. "I'm not a General, Senator," Hegseth said as the room erupted in laughter.
Hegseth has been through the wringer and has come out the other side in one piece. He will likely become the next Defense Secretary, thanks in part to Cassidy's pledge and Donald Trump's determination to get things done.
The FBI quietly moved to close its Office of Diversity and Inclusion in December, the Washington Examiner reported. There was no word as to why it was closed, but the agency has faced criticism for prioritizing equity over all else.
President-elect Donald Trump was elated over the move. "Never should have been opened and, if it was, should have closed long ago," Trump said.
The incoming president has demanded the office preserve its records ahead of his inauguration. He has hinted that he believes it was undermining the FBI's core mission.
While it's unclear whether that's the reason, current FBI Director Christopher Wray has promised to resign from his post in time for the swearing-in on Monday. Trump has already named Kash Patel to take Wray's place, signaling a desire to change the status quo.
The ODI was launched in 2012 and was an ill-conceived addition to the FBI. The agency's website claimed the department was created "to provide guidance and implement programs that promote a diverse and inclusive workplace that allows all employees to succeed and advance."
The website also features a quote from Wray praising its creation. "One of the FBI’s priority initiatives is to build a high-performing, diverse, and inclusive workforce," the outgoing director claimed.
"We all make better decisions when we have the benefit of different perspectives," Wray added. This mission had the full support of President Joe Biden.
Just months after taking office, he signed an executive order "on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility in the Federal Workforce." He said it was vital that the government "be a model for diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility, where all employees are treated with dignity and respect."
According to Fox News, Scott McMillion became the first chief diversity officer at the FBI in 2021. McMillion claimed his mission was to bring a "cultural shift" that may have impacted the FBI's actual mission.
The feel-good goals of DEI have done nothing to contribute to the FBI's purpose of keeping America safe. In fact, some argue that it is a hindrance when it becomes the focal point.
Nicole Parker, a former FBI special agent and contributor to Fox News, believes it became a distraction even as Wray admitted threats were "at an all-time high" to Americans. "'Flashing red lights,' as he has stated in congressional testimony," Parker shared Wray's words.
"There is no time for clubs, groups, or social agendas that divert time, attention and resources away from the mission of the FBI to protect the American people. DEI is a dangerous distraction. The FBI needs to focus on hiring the best and brightest based solely on meritocracy," Parker said.
"Americans deserve the best. I have never been on an operation or heard of a civilian calling into the FBI and requesting an individual of a certain race or gender provide them with assistance in solving their problem or stopping a crime they've fallen victim to. Americans simply want to be safe," Parker later added.
There's nothing wrong with hiring diverse people as long as they are qualified and can do the job. The problem is that those who focus on DEI often do so at the expense of competence.
Illegal immigrants from China are uneasy after President-elect Donald Trump announced plans to prioritize their deportation, NBC News reported. Trump is concerned about the number of military-aged men that have crossed the border from all nations, including the communist adversary.
The leftist news outlet's report ridicules Trump and sides with the "undocumented immigrants" from China. NBC News focuses on 46-year-old Kevin Yang and his disillusionment brought on by Trump's commitment to national security.
"The gratitude I once felt toward the U.S. for accepting me into the country … has now shifted to anxiety and fear. And I know others in my situation feel the same," Yang told the news outlet.
"We’re not military spies. Do you see anyone buying heavy weaponry or weapons here? The fact that Trump says this is completely crazy," Yang claimed. Of course, one man's denial does not mean that the threat isn't real.
It's a logical strategy for Trump to worry about illegal immigration from China. The communist nation has been saber-rattling for years against Taiwan and has recently begun constructing "D-Day style" barges, Fox News reported.
Stunningly, indications stateside reveal that Chinese companies have already waged attacks on intellectual property. According to the Department of Justice, the Chinese telecommunications company Hytera Communications Corp. Ltd. pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal charges relating to the theft of trade secrets from Motorola.
Charges stem from a 2008 scheme to steal coding and digital mobile radio technology from the Illinois-based company. Individuals from Hytera "knew and/or reasonably believed that some of the information they agreed to steal was reasonably protected and kept secret by Motorola, and that taking at least one trade secret would potentially injure Motorola," the plea deal said.
Hytera will be sentenced in a federal court in Chicago on Nov. 6, 2025, for the crimes. The plea agreement could cost the company as much as $60 million in fines and penalties.
This was just one of several cases the House Committee on Foreign Affairs called "Egregious Cases of Chinese Theft of American Intellectual Property" in a report. In one case, the committee concluded, "The Chinese government fosters an environment that condones theft of foreign technology in strategically important sectors."
Despite these facts, NBC News attempted to make it seem like Trump's rhetoric was grounded in xenophobia. It quoted Trump explicitly warning about the imprudence of importing thousands of people from China during a campaign rally in April.
“They’re coming in from China — 31, 32,000 over the last few months — and they’re all military age and they mostly are men. And it sounds like to me, are they trying to build a little army in our country? Is that what they’re trying to do?" Trump said in Schnecksville, Pennsylvania.
"This is country changing, this is country threatening, and its country wrecking," Trump warned. Leftists would prefer to ignore this problem and blame Trump for being divisive or racist rather than working to prevent it from wreaking havoc on the nation.
Border security aims to keep people who might want to harm the nation out. While it's impossible to predict with certainty who will be a good citizen, it makes perfect sense to focus on keeping out those unvetted migrants from adversarial nations.
Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) sunk to a new low by bringing Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth's young daughter into the discussion during his confirmation hearing Tuesday, Fox News reported. The former vice presidential candidate faced backlash on social media for the stunt.
Kaine was hammering Hegseth about alleged extramarital affairs. Kaine goaded Hegseth, saying he had just "fathered a child" at the time of his dalliances, including a sexual harassment claim that Hegseth pointed out he was "completely cleared" of in the courts.
"Senator, her child’s name is Gwendolyn Hope Hegseth, and she’s a child of God. She’s 7 years old, and I am glad she’s here," Hegseth told Kaine after several mentions of his daughter without using her name.
While trying to dredge up his marital history, Kaine struck a nerve with Hegseth by including his daughter's birth in the timeline. Hegseth was accused of sexual assault in October 2017 but was later cleared due to evidence that it was consensual.
"I was fully investigated and completely cleared," Hegseth said. Kaine latched onto that to make his attack on Hegseth's family. "So you think you are completely cleared because you committed no crime?" Kaine said.
"That's your definition of cleared. You had just fathered a child two months before by a woman that was not your wife. I am shocked that you would stand here and say you're completely cleared," Kaine leaned into the line of questioning.
"Can you so casually cheat on a second wife and cheat on the mother of a child who had been born two months before? And you tell us you are completely cleared? How is that completely cleared?" he pushed.
"As I've acknowledged to everyone in this committee, I’m not a perfect person," Hegseth responded. "I'm not claiming to be," he said before Kaine again cut him off.
Kaine faced intense backlash for this exchange. "Senator Tim Kaine really did try to use Pete Hegseth’s 7-year-old daughter against him, despicable," Drew Hernandez, conservative commentator, said on X, formerly Twitter.
Will Chamberlain, co-owner of Human Events, pointed out the hypocrisy in Kaine's use of Hegseth's affairs. "Tim Kaine has a lot to say about Pete Hegseth’s conduct during his marriage. Here’s Tim Kaine campaigning with Doug Emhoff, who - while married - impregnated his nanny and forced her to get an abortion," Chamberlain captioned a photo of Kaine with the first gentleman.
Former Fox News host Megyn Kelly slammed Kaine for hypocrisy after being Hillary Clinton's running mate in 2016. "This guy with his holier than thou on the cheating allegations of what he did … [He] was Hillary Clinton’s running mate," she said on her Megyn Kelly Show podcast, The Wrap reported.
"So this, this man was fine with Bill Clinton," Kelly said of the former president and infamous philanderer. "This man who wants us to believe any extramarital activity is abhorrent to him. He’s disgusted by it; that’s the same Tim Kaine," Kelly added.
The people in Congress who so often look the other way as colleagues engage in the worst behavior now believe they have the moral high ground. Unfortunately, the standards of character have long since fallen by the wayside in both parties, making this line of questioning using Hegseth's daughter just despicable.
Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-WI) says former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard is on a "quest for freedom" and "understands that the Constitution, first and foremost, applies to American citizens," Breitbart reported. President-elect Donald Trump has tapped Gabbard to be his Director of National Intelligence, much to the chagrin of Democrats.
Van Orden was on Breitbart News Daily on Monday and gushed about Gabbard's qualifications. He said Gabbard is "an American patriot" and "is an incredibly level-headed, smart thinking person that listens to problem sets and then tries to come up with a great solution."
"And what she has that other people don’t have in our intelligence agencies, as of late — she has a quest for freedom, and she understands that the Constitution, first and foremost, applies to American citizens," he added. Van Orden noted that Gabbard will "make sure that Americans constitutional rights are adhered to" as part of Trump's Cabinet.
"I really have to commend President Trump again, a slate of absolute winners here that are going to do great things for the United States," Van Orden said of his picks. He noted that Gabbard is qualified as a "military officer that’s done multiple deployments."
Democrats are attempting to block Gabbard's confirmation by calling her "traitorous" for her hesitancy to jump into war. Van Orden responded to these critics when Slater asked whether he could "trust her" given her record.
"Of course I do. And listen, people said that crap, and then immediately following that, they published a picture of Nancy Pelosi sitting six feet away from Assad," Van Orden said of the former House Speaker and former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad.
"So knock that off," he added. Van Orden said that one of the reasons he was voted into Congress was "to try to figure out why these people that are sentient beings can come up with these crazy ideas" about Republicans and overcome them.
“There’s a lot of very, very intelligent people here on the left, they just aren’t smart, you know what I mean? So my constituents have sent me here to sit down and talk to them and try to find common ground with my fellow Americans that I disagree with. And they come up with policy solutions, right?" Van Orden pointed out.
"So if you are in a position of authority, and especially when you’re talking about intelligence things, or, you know, Tulsi was a member of Congress. If you’re not getting outside of your comfort zone and talking to people that you don’t really want to, but you’re doing it for the purpose of making America better again, by understanding the thought process of our adversaries, you’re not doing your job," he added.
Van Orden pointed out that the same people who object to Gabbard speaking with America's adversaries are the same ones who perpetrated the "worst coverup in the history of the United States of America, and that was the absolute mental decline of President Joe Biden." It was clear that Biden had slipped in his cognitive abilities, but Democrats kept up the ruse until it was undeniable.
"They all knew. They all knew that Joe Biden couldn’t tie shoes for all intents and purposes, and they covered that up so that the 25-year-old staffers and them could run the country," Van Orden charged.
"That’s a travesty," he added. "So anybody that’s been saying this garbage about Tulsi and Pete [Hegseth] and everybody else, they need to look in the mirror and realize they have no business in a position of power because they intentionally covered up the fact that the President of the United States — who allegedly had keys to the nuclear arsenal — didn’t tie his own shoes for years," Van Orden said.
"So they have lost all credibility, and they should be ignored, and they should be voted out of office resoundingly," the Wisconsin Republican concluded. Instead, they're trying to block Trump's nominee.
Gabbard is a solid pick with the experience necessary to do the job well. The warmongers in the Washington, D.C. swamp and obstinate Democrats are trying to keep her out of Trump's Cabinet for precisely that reason.
Vice President Kamala Harris's failed campaign for the presidency ended up $20 million in the red, but apparently they have found a way to get the money to pay their creditors: the campaign has continued to charge donors for recurring donations even though the campaign is over and done.
The Harris Victory Fund continued the automatic withdrawals without seeking permission from the donors; instead emailing them that the donations would continue unless they took action to stop them.
In contrast, a former staffer for Mitt Romney said his campaign stopped collecting recurring donations a few days after Romney's loss to Barack Obama.
"These people didn't sign up to be paying bills in January," he said, calling the continued withdrawals "super shady" and "a kind of grift."
A Harris campaign official told Politico that the donations were not going to the Harris Victory Fund anymore because it is now defunct. Instead, they go to the DNC for future electoral efforts.
But that doesn't explain what will happen to the campaign's debt now that she can't collect donations anymore.
I guess when you think of it, $20 million is only a fraction of the $2.9 billion total that Harris collected in the roughly 100 days she was a candidate.
It's less than 1% of the total, but is still a vast fortune to most people.
Anyone who has gotten a campaign solicitation knows that the biggest push is for recurring donations because over time, they add up to more than one-time ones.
It's not really a surprise that Harris and Democrats would use such shady practices as continuing to collect money after the election.
With only a week until President-elect Donald Trump is inaugurated, Democrats must be able to feel their grip on power slipping away.
We can expect a lot more of these shady tactics as they try to regain their power in two years during the congressional midterms.
To some extent, they do it because it works. Like many recurring payments, it will take people months, in some cases years, to realize they are still donating.
Hopefully the press coverage will shed light on what Harris is doing and people will put a stop to it, as they should.