Friday Morning Minute: With Due Deference to the President

Friday Morning Briefing: Respectfully Addressing the President

TOP O’ THE MORNIN’

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What is evident is that this seems like an overt effort to publicly challenge President Donald Trump’s firm stance on Iran, steering him towards an alternative outcome that would preserve the regime and its nuclear ambitions. The person responsible for this should be identified and dismissed.

DeJoria shares the keys to his achievements: relentless work ethic, unwavering determination, and an unwillingness to quit. These are qualities that will continue to benefit him in Texas and arguably should have been better appreciated in California.

We can only hope that by 2028, voters will be politically astute enough to see through Newsom’s rhetoric, and I’m certain Vice President Vance will eagerly remind people of this as well.

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But the balls on this dude to just waltz into the sheriff’s office and try to get a confiscated gun back is kind of impressive. The dude clearly isn’t lacking in guts, that’s for sure.

Democrats face the same problem the Labour Party in Great Britain faced in the late 70s. They are so far outside the mainstream–for similar reasons–that it may take well over a decade to recalibrate and a new generation of politicians to do it. 

It wasn’t principle. 

It was a privilege. 

The good news is that Hegseth, like during his confirmation hearings, knows the enemy in the room and acts accordingly.

She has described herself as a constitutional lawyer who ‘ Which raises so many more questions, but we digress.

WHAT’S ON TAP?

Today on Capitol Hill…

Ziltch. Zip. Nada. They’re on a mini-break — though they will be back next week, when there are numerous hearings and meetings set, and when the Senate is really going to have to buckle down on the One Big Beautiful Bill. 

In the meantime, we can expect the Dem critters to continue with their usual hijinks. 

White House What’s Up

President Donald Trump will attend a National Security Meeting in the Oval Office late Friday morning. After that, he heads to Bedminster, New Jersey, where he’ll attend a “MAGA Dinner” at his golf club this evening. 

Full Court Press…

The big news on Thursday, of course, was the 9th Circuit’s ruling on the Trump administration’s motion to stay Judge Charles Breyer’s temporary restraining order in the California National Guard case. 


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