Today is: Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Quote of the day:
“The question isn’t who is going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me.”
-Ayn Rand
News summary for the nation:
President Donald Trump appeared for a special town hall episode of Fox News’ Laura Ingraham’s “Ingraham Angle” on Tuesday night in South Carolina. He discussed his goals in a 2025 administration and who he may be considering as a potential vice-presidential running mate.
The House of Representatives has launched a bipartisan task force on Artificial Intelligence. Speaker Johnson, R-La., explained in an official statement, “Because advancements in artificial intelligence have the potential to rapidly transform our economy and our society, it is important for Congress to work in a bipartisan manner to understand and plan for both the promises and the complexities of this transformative technology.”
Trump hit a new high this week in the Polymarket betting forecast, trouncing Biden with a 23-point lead in a hypothetical 2024 general election. Against former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, Trump sat comfortably with a 93 percent chance of forecasted victory in the GOP primary election.
Important America First bullet points:
Arizona Republican Senate candidate Kari Lake tries to make peace with Meghan McCain. Lake extended a proverbial olive branch to the late Sen. John McCain’s daughter on X following a contentious relationship, offering to meet with her and buy her lunch to talk things over (Lake has been a vocal critic of McCain’s politics). McCain responded with, “NO PEACE, B****!”
Decision Desk projects new all-time high for Trump in general election forecast against Biden in November. Their data has projected Trump taking home at least 312 electoral votes in the general election, leaving Biden with 226. To win the presidency, a candidate must hit 270.
Lara Trump makes a series of strong promises to revamp RNC if she becomes co-chair. Ms. Trump spoke with Turning Point USA President Charlie Kirk this week about her vision for the RNC. Among them were: early voting, financially revamping the RNC, restoring trust and credibility with GOP voters, and potentially bringing voter registration activist Scott Presler into the fold for Republican voter registration and Get Out the Vote efforts.
National/International politics:
Tucker Carlson drops an interview with Stella Assange. On Wednesday, Carlson released Ep. 76 of “Tucker Carlson Uncensored” on X. He wrote, “As they lecture us endlessly about human rights in other countries, the Biden administration is trying to kill journalist Julian Assange for the crime of embarrassing the CIA. His wife Stella joins us from his extradition hearing.” Watch the episode here.
Official number of illegal aliens entering the U.S. under Biden is shocking. A staggering 7.2 million illegal migrants have entered the United States under Biden’s watch. Fox News reported that this was larger than the population of 36 states in America today. President Trump has said several times that he believes that as many as 18-19 million people will have crossed the border into America by the end of Biden’s term.
Trump lawyer Alina Habba says the president is ready to pay $400 million in bond to appeal civil fraud judgment. According to The Epoch Times, Habba has stated that “we are prepared” to pay the appeal bond in the $350 million + ruling against Trump in New York.
Joe Biden cancels student debt for a slim number of borrowers. The Biden administration announced this week that they would be canceling the loans for 153,000 borrowers, amounting to $1.2 billion. Via Breitbart, this applies only to those who have been paying on a loan for at least 10 years and have taken out under $12,000 in debt.
What’s new with President Donald J. Trump:
Trump hosts a “Golden Evening for a Golden President” at Mar-a-Lago. Paul Leslie from “The Paul Leslie Hour” recounts his experience at a “Golden Extravaganza” in Palm Beach, Florida, which was attended by President Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, Vivek Ramaswamy, and many more. Watch or listen to Paul’s full recap HERE.
45 has a PACKED schedule this week. The president will attend the following events: National Religious Broadcasters convention (2/22), Get Out the Vote Rally in Rock Hill, South Carolina (2/23), Black Conservative Federation Gala (2/23), CPAC (2/24), and an expected Election Night appearance at some point late in the evening on Saturday, since the 24th is also the South Carolina primary. Check out a full schedule HERE.
Trump talks about whether a second term will be focused on “revenge.” President Trump answered a question during a Fox News town hall about whether he would bring down the revenge hammer on his political enemies upon a prospective 2025 administration. He simply said, “My revenge will be success.”
Trump announces a slate of endorsements on Tuesday in upcoming 2024 races. On Tuesday, Trump shared a long list of endorsements, including the following Republicans: Speaker Tim Moore for North Carolina (Congress), State Assemblyman Vince Fong for California (Congress), and Helen Kerwin (Texas State House).