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WATCH: Trump Announces 25% Tariff On All Imported Cars

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WATCH: Trump Announces 25% Tariff On All Imported Cars

“This is the beginning of liberation day in America,” President Donald Trump declared on Wednesday as he announced that he will be imposing a 25 percent tariff on all cars imported into the United States. This measure is aimed at reducing the U.S. trade imbalance and revitalizing domestic manufacturing.

“What we’re going to be doing is a 25 percent tariff on all cars not made in the U.S.,” Trump explained, noting that the tariffs are expected to take effect on April 2 and will apply to all finished cars and trucks shipped into the United States. This measure includes American brands that are manufactured overseas.

“Anybody who has plants in the United States, it’s going to be good for,” Trump continued, referring to the initiative as “very exciting.”

Newsmax reports:

The tariffs, which the White House expects to raise $100 billion in revenue annually, could be complicated as even U.S. automakers source their components from around the world. The tax hike starting in April means automakers could face higher costs and lower sales, though Trump is adamant that the tariffs will lead to more factories opening in the United States and the end of what he judges to be a “ridiculous” supply chain in which auto parts and finished vehicles are manufactured across the United States, Canada and Mexico.

To underscore his seriousness, Trump said, “This is permanent.”

Shares in General Motors fell roughly 3% in Wednesday trading. Ford’s stock was up slightly. Shares in Stellantis, the owner of Jeep and Chrysler, dropped nearly 3.6%.

Trump has long said that tariffs against auto imports would be a defining policy of his presidency, betting that the costs created by the taxes would cause more production to relocate to the United States while helping to narrow the budget deficit. But U.S. and foreign automakers have plants around the world to accommodate global sales while also maintaining competitive prices — and some critics contend it could take years for companies to design, build and open the new factories that Trump is promising.

Economist Mary Lovely predicted that we will be “looking at much higher vehicle prices” as well as “reduced choice.” She warned that “these kinds of taxes fall more heavily on the middle and working class.’’

Woke NPR CEO Forced to Swallow Bitter Truth in Front of Congress (WATCH)

Keely Compson
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Woke NPR CEO Forced to Swallow Bitter Truth in Front of Congress (WATCH)

On Wednesday, NPR CEO Katherine Maher was squirming in her seat after being caught off guard by Rep. Brandon Bill during a Congress hearing regarding whether or not NPR should receive federal funding. 

Bill quizzed her on calling for white people to pay “reparations” in posts on social media, to which Maher denied. However, she was forced to swallow the bitter truth pill when Bill whipped out the receipts and started reading her past tweets.

Gill asked, “Do you believe that America is addicted to white supremacy?”

Maher replied, “I believe that I tweeted that. I believe much of my thinking has evolved over the last half-decade.”

Gill pressed, “Do you believe that America believes in black plunder and white democracy?”

Maher answered, “I don’t believe that, sir.”

Gill swooped in for the kill, “You tweeted that in reference to a book you were reading at the time: The Case for Reparations.”

Maher squirmed, “I don’t think I’ve ever read that book, sir.”

Gill clapped back, “You tweeted about it. You said you ‘took a day off to fully read the Case for Reparations.'”

Maher backpedaled,  “I apologize. I don’t recall that I did.”

WATCH:

Talk about brutal! I think this short exchange exhibits EXACTLY why we should not be funding NPR.

LEGENDARY! JD Vance Hits the Range at Quantico to Shoot M240B (WATCH)

Keely Compson
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LEGENDARY! JD Vance Hits the Range at Quantico to Shoot M240B (WATCH)

On Wednesday, Vice President and former Marine Corps veteran JD Vance visited Marine Corps Base Quantico, where he not only served lunch to service members and interacted with Marines, but had a chance to hit the range to fire an M240B medium machine gun.

Videos of Vance shooting the machine gun have gone viral on social media, and for good reason. Check this out:

Not a bad day on the job, eh?

After serving lunch to service members, Vance also delivered a message from President Donald Trump. He said that Trump “wanted me to tell you two things. First, that he loves you. And second, that he’s proud of you.”

As a former Marine himself, the vice president was able to connect to the service members and shared how his service shaped his entire life. Vance also expressed gratitude towards the Marines for their dedication and professionalism.

He continued, “We don’t care who you are, where you came from. We don’t care what skin color you are. We care about excellence, and we care about patriotism. And if you are awesome and you are a patriotic young Marine, then we are going to do everything that we can to make you the most lethal fighting force the world has ever seen.”

Afterwards, Quantico Town Mayor Kevin Brown boasted, “When I see Vice President Vance at events, both here and abroad, you can definitely see the Marine in him. It’s reassuring to know we have someone with that background in the White House advising the President.”

SignalGate: Atlantic BACKPEDALS – Trump Admin Vindicated!

Keely Compson
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SignalGate: Atlantic BACKPEDALS – Trump Admin Vindicated!

The Atlantic is now backpedalling on a story that initially claimed Trump officials shared ‘war plans’ with editor-in-chief Jeff Goldberg via an unsecured chat on Signal. The network’s headline original stated that “war plans” were shared with him, but has since been updated to “Attack Plans” after the White House criticized the editor for sensationalism. While information about a Yemen mission was shared, Trump and Republicans were adamant that no war plans were shared in that chat.

Trending Politics News reports:

The liberal news outlet which has ground Washington, D.C. to a halt within the past few days has backtracked after claiming that top Trump officials had shared “war plans” with an editor over an unsecured group chat.

One day after White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt accused Goldberg of adding “sensationalist spin” to his report, editors have changed the story’s headline. It now reads “Here Are the Attack Plans That Trump’s Advisors Shared on Signal.”

As conservative journalist Eric Daugherty pointed out on X, the change in headline absolutely corroborates Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s statement that “nobody was texting war plans” in that chat.

He wrote, “THEY’RE BACKPEDALING! The Atlantic just sent out an update report CLARIFYING that there WERE NO WAR PLANS exchanged in that Signal chat… they were (as we all saw) some discussion on the Houthi strikes that Americans knew were coming.”

Daugherty added, “This hoax totally fell on its face!”

Hegseth told reporters on Monday,  “You’re talking about a deceitful and highly discredited, so called journalist who’s made a profession of peddling hoaxes time and time again, to include the, I don’t know, the hoaxes of Russia, Russia, Russia, or the fine people on both sides, hoax, or suckers and losers hoax.”

“This is the guy that pedals in garbage. This is what he does,” he added.

As previously reported by America First News, Goldberg claimed he was added to the group chat on March 13, and falsely reported that the morning of the strikes against Houthis on March 15, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had “texted [him] the war plan at 11:44 a.m. The plan included precise information about weapons packages, targets, and timing.”

Heart’s Nancy Wilson Slapped With Reality After Saying She’s ‘Embarrassed’ to be American

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Heart’s Nancy Wilson Slapped With Reality After Saying She’s ‘Embarrassed’ to be American

Nancy Wilson earned her fame singing for 70s rock band Heart, however, she was slapped with a harsh dose of reality after claiming that she is “embarrassed” to be an American in a recent interview.

The 71-year-old rocker said during an interview with the Milwaukee Sentinel, “We were kind of embarrassed at that time to call ourselves American because of the dirty politics of the Vietnam War.” As if that wasn’t bad enough, Wilson added, “To be as subtle as possible, it’s more embarrassing now.”

However, fans of the former rock star did not agree with her anti-American sentiment and told her she can leave if she is embarrassed.

One fan shot back that it is  “embarrassing to be a Heart fan now.”

Another quipped, “Says the millionaire who made TONS of dough playing music. I just can’t with these people right now.”

Many others joined in with comments like, “I hope Nancy Wilson leaves. What a disgusting pos. I used to love Heart, but I will never listen to them again,” and “Nancy has enough money where she is free to pick another country and go there. Maybe she can get a flat next to Rosie O’Donnell.”

In addition to being embarrassed to be American, Wilson dogged on “old rich white guys.” She argued that women have lost their momentum in today’s culture and declared, “I think for women in the culture the pendulum will come back again, and there’ll be another renaissance in the arts to push back against the oppression of the cranky old rich white guys.”

The “Barracuda” singer failed to comment on numerous stars in today’s culture are women, or how women have taken over half of the top ten albums in the United States as of March 22.

SignalGate: Trump Reveals How Goldberg Was Added to Group Chat on Houthi Strikes

Keely Compson
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SignalGate: Trump Reveals How Goldberg Was Added to Group Chat on Houthi Strikes

Despite previous reports, it has been confirmed that Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg was mistakenly (or perhaps not so mistakenly?) added to a Signal group chat on Military strikes against the Houthis. On Tuesday, President Donald Trump revealed that a National Security Council staffer and aide to National Security Adviser Mike Waltz is the one who added Goldberg.

The president told NBC News, “It was one of Michael’s people on the phone. A staffer had his number on there,” but did not offer the name of the staffer.

Trump also did not throw Walz under the bus, declaring that “Michael Waltz has learned a lesson, and he’s a good man.”

He continued on to assure Americans that Goldberg being in the chat had “no impact at all” on the strikes, and explained that he has full confidence in his national security team.

Trump added that this incident is “the only glitch in two months, and it turned out not to be a serious one.”

As previously reported by America First News, Goldberg claimed he was added to the group chat on March 13, and falsely reported that the morning of the strikes against Houthis on March 15, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had “texted [him] the war plan at 11:44 a.m. The plan included precise information about weapons packages, targets, and timing.”

However, Hegseth addressed the statement on Monday, stating that “Nobody was texting war plans and that’s all I have to say about that.”

He continued, “You’re talking about a deceitful and highly discredited, so called journalist who’s made a profession of peddling hoaxes time and time again, to include the, I don’t know, the hoaxes of Russia, Russia, Russia, or the fine people on both sides, hoax, or suckers and losers hoax.”

“This is the guy that pedals in garbage. This is what he does,” Hegseth added.

Democrats Manage to Flip ‘Reliably Red’ Senate Seat

Keely Compson
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Democrats Manage to Flip ‘Reliably Red’ Senate Seat

According to reports, Democrats claimed a Pennsylvania state Senate seat in a district that has been solidly Republican since the 1970s. The win, by fewer than 500 votes, was celebrated by the Democratic Party and Governor Josh Shapiro, who highlighted the rejection of extremism and division.

As reported by The Center Square:

Democrats in Pennsylvania flipped a reliably red seat in the state Senate on Tuesday by less than 500 votes.

East Petersburg Mayor James Malone’s victory over Lancaster County Commissioner Josh Parsons surprised all. In November, President Donald Trump and Republican U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick won the region by wide margins.

Malone will replace former Sen. Ryan Aument, R-Lititz, who resigned earlier this year to serve as McCormick’s state director in Pennsylvania. Aument had been representing the district since 2016, and though its borders had changed slightly throughout the decades due to reapportionment, Republicans have held the seat since the 1970s.

Parsons officially conceded the race to Malone on Wednesday afternoon, saying there were not enough provisional ballots to close the gap.

The Lancaster County Democratic Party celebrated the win in a Facebook post on Wednesday, thanking the volunteers who helped the party “achieve this monumental win.”

“Northern Lancaster County saw what this MAGA movement and Josh Parsons had to offer, and rejected it,” the committee said.

Kirk Radanovic, chairman of the Republican Committee of Lancaster County, called the loss “frustrating” and said that Republicans who “sit on their hands or home on election day, elect Democrats.”

“Republicans cannot be complacent,” he said. “Today we start the next campaign, and let Senator-elect Malone know his days are numbered in Harrisburg.”

The Grand Old Party still controls the upper chamber in Harrisburg 27-23 and will continue to play a key role in shaping state policy alongside the Democrat-majority House and governor’s mansion.

Gov. Josh Shapiro, himself, celebrated the win on X on Tuesday evening, saying that voters “rejected a candidate who embraced the extremism and division coming out of DC.”

“In a district carried comfortably by Donald Trump just a few months ago, they chose a better way forward – an embrace of competence, commonsense, and a desire to bring people together,” he said.

Senate Approves Bishop as Deputy Budget Director in Trump Administration

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Senate Approves Bishop as Deputy Budget Director in Trump Administration

Dan Bishop, the former North Carolina congressman, has been confirmed as the deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget. Nominated by President Trump, Bishop plans to implement cost-cutting and deregulatory initiatives across federal agencies.

As reported by The Center Square:

Dan Bishop, former congressman from North Carolina and state senator before that, was confirmed 53-45 by the U.S. Senate as deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget Wednesday.

Every Republican voted for him; 44 Democrats and one independent did not; and a Democrat and an independent each did not vote.

In a December statement making the nomination, President Donald Trump said, “Dan will implement my cost-cutting and deregulatory agenda across all agencies and root out the weaponized deep state.”

According to the White House website, the Office of Management and Budget has five functions across executive departments and agencies. These include but are not limited to oversight of agency performance; clearance of presidential executive orders; and development and execution of budgets.

“Congratulations to Dan Bishop, my friend, House colleague, and proud North Carolinian, on becoming the deputy director for budget at OMB,” Sen. Ted Budd, R-N.C., wrote on social media. “I cannot think of a better person for the job.”

Bishop’s confirmation hearing was Feb. 25 before the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs led by Chairman Dr. Rand Paul, R-Ky., with Budd introducing him. He was poised when questioned by Democrats, and well-received by Republicans on the panel.

“Our government has been self-absorbed, inefficient, unaccountable, and maladministered,” Bishop said during his confirmation hearing, referring to the national debt of $36 trillion. “The good news is that we can fix all of those things, and if confirmed, I will be laser-focused on doing so, along with Director Russ Vought and the superb public servants at OMB.”

Bishop won a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in a 2019 election do-over, was reelected in 2020 and 2022, and this past November lost to Democrat Jeff Jackson in the quest to be attorney general in North Carolina. The difference was just 159,549 votes of more than 5.5 million cast, with Bishop winning 76 of 100 counties and Jackson holding an upper hand in urban areas.

Not voting Wednesday were Sens. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz.

 

REPORT: Trooper Rescues Kidnapped 6yo Girl, Arrests 2 Dirtbags in Traffic Stop

Keely Compson
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REPORT: Trooper Rescues Kidnapped 6yo Girl, Arrests 2 Dirtbags in Traffic Stop

According to reports, a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper rescued a 6-year-old girl who had been kidnapped more than a month earlier. The trooper stopped an SUV for a traffic violation and found the girl inside, along with two men in their 60s—one with a kidnapping warrant and the other with a criminal record that included homicide.

By the grace of God, both men were arrested, and the little girl was unharmed.

Fox News reports:

The trooper spotted a girl around that age inside the vehicle with the passenger and driver, both men in their 60s, highway patrol said. It was also discovered that the driver had a criminal history which included homicide and numerous weapons violations.

The trooper, with help from a local sheriff’s deputy, secured both men before safely removing the girl from the vehicle, highway patrol said.

“This 6-year-old girl gave the trooper a false name and date of birth, after having been coached to do so, in an attempt to keep the adult out of jail,” the agency revealed. “Ultimately, our trooper calmed the girl down and got her to tell him her real name.”

The young girl has been identified as the kidnapping victim, according to authorities, and the men were arrested. The agency reported that this traffic stopped occurred in February.

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