The similarities are undeniable, all specific differences aside.
she would be referring to the complete utter takeover of governement without the ovens.
similarities with specific differences aside.
if you have not toured the Holocaust museum in DC, I suggest you do so. The speed with which that regime became what it was is mindboggling.
Remember when George Bush was also supposed to be Hitler? Isn’t all this no different than what we rail against in terms of spreading misinformation, false narratives etc? Posting social media feeds in hopes the information is true, Ive seen this multiple times here just the last couple days. Let practice what we preach.
I cant get a big enough laugh out of “undeniably similar… once we remove all the specific differences”. Im literally shaking my head still.
No, i don't recall GWB ever supposedly being Hitler at all. There were no similarities there at all, and that wasn't a thing.
The reason the comparison is made with Trump is because it's real. The undeniably similar things i am talking about are Trump's political methods and decision-making. For example, the way he couldn't care less about the morality or intelligence or even capability, really, of the people he surrounds himself with, as long as they are stupidly loyal and serve his purposes, until they don't, at which time he ruthlessly discards them. And the way he uses race and "the other" to fortify the support and fervor of his followers. And the way he uses propaganda (the Nazi party had its own newspaper in the early years and movies in the later ones - MAGA has Truth Social and Fox News and a bunch of insane filmmakers creating propaganda and evangelical films for Tubi). And the way he eliminates all oversight (i.e. firing all the inspectors generals, etc). And the way he openly places himself as the de facto decision-maker and leader, without any care for how government is actually supposed to work in order to prevent exactly that. And the way he is eying other nations as though he has a right to them and their resources. And the way he is cool with changing laws to allow terrifying raids in communities and schools and churches to round up people. And the way he villifies his "enemies" like political opponents (and traditional allies, internationally), to the point that he threatens their safety and freedom..... and so on.
So yeah. Undeniably similar, despite the obvious differences, such as the fact that Hitler was actually a great orator, while Trump is barely coherent half the time. And the fact that Trump.probably can't get away with just having his opponents shot, or opening actual concentration camps. At least not yet. And then just all the obvious differences that simply come with our current times and the state of the global economy.
But honestly, I feel like you were just being obtuse.
epic takedown. well done.
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EXCLUSIVE: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), will emphasize that he is not "anti-vaccine" when he appears Wednesday in Congress at the first of two straight days of Senate confirmation hearings.
"I want to make sure the Committee is clear about a few things. News reports have claimed that I am anti-vaccine or anti-industry. Well, I am neither; I am pro-safety," Kennedy will say in his opening statement in front of the Senate Finance Committee.
The statement was shared first with Fox News ahead of the appearance by Kennedy, who, if confirmed, would have control over 18 powerful federal agencies, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Food and Drug Administration, the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
And Kennedy, whose outspoken views on big pharma and the food industry have also sparked controversy, will emphasize he's not "the enemy of food producers. American farms are the bedrock of our culture and national security … I want to work with our farmers and food producers to remove burdensome regulations and unleash American ingenuity."
The hearing, as well as a Thursday hearing in front of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee (a courtesy hearing as only the Senate Finance Committee will vote on Kennedy's confirmation), are expected to be contentious because of Kennedy's controversial vaccine views, including his repeated claims linking vaccines to autism, which have been debunked by scientific research.
Kennedy also served for years as chair or chief legal counsel for Children's Health Defense, the nonprofit organization he founded that has advocated against vaccines and sued the federal government numerous times, including a challenge over the authorization of the COVID vaccine for children.
After Trump's convincing November presidential election victory, Kennedy has said he won't "take away anybody's vaccines."
And in his opening statement at his confirmation hearing, Kennedy will spotlight that "all of my kids are vaccinated, and I believe vaccines have a critical role in healthcare."
But he will also say, "In my advocacy, I have disturbed the status quo by asking uncomfortable questions. Well, I won’t apologize for that. We have massive health problems in this country that we must face honestly."
HHS is a massive federal department, with approximately 90,000 people and an annual budget of roughly $1.7 trillion. And Kennedy has said he wants to shift the focus of the agencies he would oversee toward promotion of a healthy lifestyle and the root causes of chronic diseases, which has garnered some bipartisan support in Congress.
Kennedy has said he would aim to overhaul dietary guidelines and take aim at ultra-processed foods, among other initiatives.
"American farms are the bedrock of our culture and national security," Kennedy is expected to say in his opening statement. "I want to work with our farmers and food producers to remove burdensome regulations and unleash American ingenuity."
He will warn that "the United States has worse health than any other developed nation, yet we spend far more on healthcare — at least double; and in some cases, triple."
And he will "thank President Trump for entrusting me to deliver on his promise to make America healthy again."
"Should I be so privileged to be confirmed, we will make sure our tax dollars support healthy foods. We will scrutinize the chemical additives in our food supply. We will remove the financial conflicts of interest in our agencies. We will create an honest, unbiased, science-driven HHS, accountable to the President, to Congress, and to the American people. We will reverse the chronic disease epidemic and put the nation back on the road to health," Kennedy is expected to say.
The 71-year-old Kennedy, the longtime environmental activist and crusader who is the scion of the nation's most storied political dynasty, launched a long-shot campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination against then-President Biden in April 2023. But six months later, he switched to an independent run for the White House.
Kennedy made major headlines again last August when he dropped his presidential bid and endorsed Trump. While Kennedy had long identified as a Democrat and repeatedly invoked his late father, former Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, and his late uncle, former President John F. Kennedy – who were both assassinated in the 1960s – Kennedy in recent years built relationships with far-right leaders due in part to his high-profile vaccine skepticism.
Trump announced soon after the November election that he would nominate Kennedy to his Cabinet to run HHS.
Opposition to Kennedy's nomination has been fierce, with advocacy groups running ad campaigns urging senators to vote against his confirmation.
Kennedy, in his opening statement, will "thank my wife Cheryl, who is with us here today; and all the members of my large extended family, for the love that they have so generously shared. Ours has always been a family devoted to public service, and I look forward to continuing that legacy."
But many members of the Kennedy family were very vocal in their opposition to his primary challenge against Biden as well as his independent White House run.
And on the eve of his confirmation hearing, his well-known cousin, Caroline Kennedy, sent a letter to senators on Tuesday that charged Kennedy as one who "preys on the desperation of parents and sick children" and whose actions "have cost lives."
She seemed to be referring to Kennedy's connection to a measles outbreak in 2019 in the Pacific Island nation of Samoa, where 83 people died.
Among those vocal in their opposition to Kennedy is Democrat Gov. Josh Green of Hawaii, a former emergency room physician who traveled to Samoa to help treat the deadly measles outbreak, including vaccinating tens of thousands of individuals.
"Our people deserve a Health and Human Services Secretary who champions science, supports vaccines, and is committed to lowering costs while safeguarding health care access," the governor said in a statement. "Mr. Kennedy’s lack of experience raises serious concerns about the future of critical programs like Medicare and Medicaid."
It's not just Democrats who have issues with Kennedy.
Social conservative Republicans aiming to curtail abortion rights take issue with his past comments in support of abortion rights.
On the eve of the confirmation hearing, former Vice President Mike Pence's Advancing American Freedom public advocacy group launched a modest ad campaign opposing Kennedy based on his abortion views.
"We need leadership that defends life and protects the most vulnerable—not radical policies that undermine our values," the group wrote in a social media post.
Kennedy met with senators again on Tuesday, on the eve of his confirmation hearing, but didn't take shouted questions from reporters.
But veteran Trump administration official Katie Miller told Fox News Digital that Kennedy's "prepared and excited" for the hearings.
Paul Steinhauser is a politics reporter based in New Hampshire.
Now it's time for MAHA. "Make America Healthy Again"! Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s confirmation hearings over the next two days to become secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services are going to be fascinating! I can think of no more urgent issue than the health of all Americans - but especially our children.
One of the fattest world leaders in our lifetime wants to champion the health of the nation. He, along with the guy trying to get confirmed as HHS secretary, posted a picture of the broligarchy surrounding a table full of McDonald’s, holding up boxes of ultra-processed fries while smiling for the camera.
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"Oh Canada...you're beautiful when you're drunk" -EV 8/14/93
One of the fattest world leaders in our lifetime wants to champion the health of the nation. He, along with the guy trying to get confirmed as HHS secretary, posted a picture of the broligarchy surrounding a table full of McDonald’s, holding up boxes of ultra-processed fries while smiling for the camera.
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Remarkable, isn’t it? And RFK, Jr. testified that his boss loves McDonald’s cheeseburgers but the “public” needs to know there are consequences of their diet. Appeared to hint at your health and other benefits, read SNAP, might be taken away if you eat crap and develop chronic disease, which he claimed 2/3 of American kids have.
The thing about RFK is that he is almost there. Banning things (like red dye # whatever) that are already banned in other places? Good idea. Getting pharmaceutical commercials off TV? Good idea. Finding ways to reduce the ridiculous ultra-processed food consumption? Good idea.
The other thing, though, is that he's nuts and it's most likely going to be about the vaccines. As a 50-year-old without kids, I selfishly look forward to the polio outbreak.
He used to be an outstanding environmental advocate but that was before the brainworms and the selling of us soul to the Regime.
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It’s all about appeasing COOTWH. He’s laying down the accolades of Herr leader. But what the fuck does he know about running an organization as large and complex as HHS? Someone should ask him what his deliverables will be and how they’ll be measured.
The thing about RFK is that he is almost there. Banning things (like red dye # whatever) that are already banned in other places? Good idea. Getting pharmaceutical commercials off TV? Good idea. Finding ways to reduce the ridiculous ultra-processed food consumption? Good idea.
The other thing, though, is that he's nuts and it's most likely going to be about the vaccines. As a 50-year-old without kids, I selfishly look forward to the polio outbreak.
He used to be an outstanding environmental advocate but that was before the brainworms and the selling of us soul to the Regime.
you're right. he has just enough sensible ideas that are actually long overdue to slip through.
"Oh Canada...you're beautiful when you're drunk" -EV 8/14/93
I was watching The Limo episode of Seinfeld last night which is a show about a nazi head of the aryan union. At the airport where George and Jerry are discussing using his limo, you can see a plane behind them on the tarmac that reads "TRUMP". haha. little easter egg for ya.
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EXCLUSIVE: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), will emphasize that he is not "anti-vaccine" when he appears Wednesday in Congress at the first of two straight days of Senate confirmation hearings.
"I want to make sure the Committee is clear about a few things. News reports have claimed that I am anti-vaccine or anti-industry. Well, I am neither; I am pro-safety," Kennedy will say in his opening statement in front of the Senate Finance Committee.
The statement was shared first with Fox News ahead of the appearance by Kennedy, who, if confirmed, would have control over 18 powerful federal agencies, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Food and Drug Administration, the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
And Kennedy, whose outspoken views on big pharma and the food industry have also sparked controversy, will emphasize he's not "the enemy of food producers. American farms are the bedrock of our culture and national security … I want to work with our farmers and food producers to remove burdensome regulations and unleash American ingenuity."
The hearing, as well as a Thursday hearing in front of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee (a courtesy hearing as only the Senate Finance Committee will vote on Kennedy's confirmation), are expected to be contentious because of Kennedy's controversial vaccine views, including his repeated claims linking vaccines to autism, which have been debunked by scientific research.
Kennedy also served for years as chair or chief legal counsel for Children's Health Defense, the nonprofit organization he founded that has advocated against vaccines and sued the federal government numerous times, including a challenge over the authorization of the COVID vaccine for children.
After Trump's convincing November presidential election victory, Kennedy has said he won't "take away anybody's vaccines."
And in his opening statement at his confirmation hearing, Kennedy will spotlight that "all of my kids are vaccinated, and I believe vaccines have a critical role in healthcare."
But he will also say, "In my advocacy, I have disturbed the status quo by asking uncomfortable questions. Well, I won’t apologize for that. We have massive health problems in this country that we must face honestly."
HHS is a massive federal department, with approximately 90,000 people and an annual budget of roughly $1.7 trillion. And Kennedy has said he wants to shift the focus of the agencies he would oversee toward promotion of a healthy lifestyle and the root causes of chronic diseases, which has garnered some bipartisan support in Congress.
Kennedy has said he would aim to overhaul dietary guidelines and take aim at ultra-processed foods, among other initiatives.
"American farms are the bedrock of our culture and national security," Kennedy is expected to say in his opening statement. "I want to work with our farmers and food producers to remove burdensome regulations and unleash American ingenuity."
He will warn that "the United States has worse health than any other developed nation, yet we spend far more on healthcare — at least double; and in some cases, triple."
And he will "thank President Trump for entrusting me to deliver on his promise to make America healthy again."
"Should I be so privileged to be confirmed, we will make sure our tax dollars support healthy foods. We will scrutinize the chemical additives in our food supply. We will remove the financial conflicts of interest in our agencies. We will create an honest, unbiased, science-driven HHS, accountable to the President, to Congress, and to the American people. We will reverse the chronic disease epidemic and put the nation back on the road to health," Kennedy is expected to say.
The 71-year-old Kennedy, the longtime environmental activist and crusader who is the scion of the nation's most storied political dynasty, launched a long-shot campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination against then-President Biden in April 2023. But six months later, he switched to an independent run for the White House.
Kennedy made major headlines again last August when he dropped his presidential bid and endorsed Trump. While Kennedy had long identified as a Democrat and repeatedly invoked his late father, former Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, and his late uncle, former President John F. Kennedy – who were both assassinated in the 1960s – Kennedy in recent years built relationships with far-right leaders due in part to his high-profile vaccine skepticism.
Trump announced soon after the November election that he would nominate Kennedy to his Cabinet to run HHS.
Opposition to Kennedy's nomination has been fierce, with advocacy groups running ad campaigns urging senators to vote against his confirmation.
Kennedy, in his opening statement, will "thank my wife Cheryl, who is with us here today; and all the members of my large extended family, for the love that they have so generously shared. Ours has always been a family devoted to public service, and I look forward to continuing that legacy."
But many members of the Kennedy family were very vocal in their opposition to his primary challenge against Biden as well as his independent White House run.
And on the eve of his confirmation hearing, his well-known cousin, Caroline Kennedy, sent a letter to senators on Tuesday that charged Kennedy as one who "preys on the desperation of parents and sick children" and whose actions "have cost lives."
She seemed to be referring to Kennedy's connection to a measles outbreak in 2019 in the Pacific Island nation of Samoa, where 83 people died.
Among those vocal in their opposition to Kennedy is Democrat Gov. Josh Green of Hawaii, a former emergency room physician who traveled to Samoa to help treat the deadly measles outbreak, including vaccinating tens of thousands of individuals.
"Our people deserve a Health and Human Services Secretary who champions science, supports vaccines, and is committed to lowering costs while safeguarding health care access," the governor said in a statement. "Mr. Kennedy’s lack of experience raises serious concerns about the future of critical programs like Medicare and Medicaid."
It's not just Democrats who have issues with Kennedy.
Social conservative Republicans aiming to curtail abortion rights take issue with his past comments in support of abortion rights.
On the eve of the confirmation hearing, former Vice President Mike Pence's Advancing American Freedom public advocacy group launched a modest ad campaign opposing Kennedy based on his abortion views.
"We need leadership that defends life and protects the most vulnerable—not radical policies that undermine our values," the group wrote in a social media post.
Kennedy met with senators again on Tuesday, on the eve of his confirmation hearing, but didn't take shouted questions from reporters.
But veteran Trump administration official Katie Miller told Fox News Digital that Kennedy's "prepared and excited" for the hearings.
Paul Steinhauser is a politics reporter based in New Hampshire.
Now it's time for MAHA. "Make America Healthy Again"! Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s confirmation hearings over the next two days to become secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services are going to be fascinating! I can think of no more urgent issue than the health of all Americans - but especially our children.
Well, today's hearing with the Senate Finance Commitee is now over and we'll just have to wait and see if RFK Jr. get's confirmed.
For those unable to watch or listen to this hearing, it was the typical process where the Senators, both Republican and Democrat, are more interested in making their grandstanding statements then they are in allowing the nominee give a complete reply. Having said that, I think Mr. Kennedy did quite well, and he received several spurts of applause from the spectators in the room.
Tomorrow's hearing will be interesting too, but the Senate's vote for or against RFK Jr. will be based only on today's hearing.
President Donald Trump signed the Laken Riley Act into law Wednesday, marking the first piece of legislation to become law in his second administration.
The measure, which advanced through the House and Senate in January, directs Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to detain illegal immigrants arrested or charged with theft-related crimes, or those accused of assaulting a police officer.
The law also allows states to sue the Department of Homeland Security for harm caused to their citizens because of illegal immigration.
The law's name honors a nursing student who was killed during a jog on the University of Georgia’s campus by an illegal immigrant. Jose Ibarra, who previously had been arrested but never detained by ICE, received a prison life sentence for killing 22-year-old Laken Riley.
The measure received support from all House Republicans and 48 Democrats, and all Senate Republicans and 12 Senate Democrats.
Meanwhile, critics of the measure claim that the law will pave the way for mass detention, including for those who’ve committed minor offenses like shoplifting.
Sarah Mehta, senior border policy counsel with the American Civil Liberties Union, said in a statement after the Senate voted to advance the measure ahead of a final vote, "This is an extreme and reactive bill that will authorize the largest expansion of mandatory detention we have seen in decades."
"While we are disappointed this bill will pass the Senate, it is notable that so many senators opposed it and recognized the need for actual immigration reform — not the chaos and cruelty this legislation will unleash," Mehta said.
Trump promised to crack down on illegal immigration during his campaign, and declared a national emergency at the southern border following his inauguration. He also immediately ordered the expulsion of migrants without the possibility of asylum.
On Tuesday, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt cautioned foreign nationals considering entering the U.S. that they will be detained and kicked out of the country.
"So to foreign nationals who are thinking about trying to illegally enter the United States, think again," Leavitt told reporters Tuesday at the White House press briefing. "Under this president, you will be detained and you will be deported. Every day, Americans are safer because of the violent criminals that President Trump's administration is removing from our communities."
President Donald Trump is making plans to mark the 250th anniversary of American independence with an “extraordinary celebration” and a new national monument.
Trump is expected to sign an executive order Wednesday establishing a task force to coordinate and plan the event, according to a White House document shared with The Associated Press. The United States will celebrate its 250th anniversary — also known as the semiquincentennial — on July 4, 2026.
The order is also expected to revive Trump's plans to build a “ National Garden of American Heroes ” with statues memorializing 250 historical figures and to commission artists for the first 100.
In a 2020 speech celebrating Independence Day at Mount Rushmore in South Dakota, Trump first announced his plans to create what he said would be “a new monument to the giants of our past." Trump himself curated the list of who was to be included — Davy Crockett, Billy Graham, Whitney Houston, Harriet Tubman and Antonin Scalia, among others.
No site was selected, and the garden was never funded by Congress. President Joe Biden abolished the task force that Trump formed to create the monument.
Trump's announcement came at a time of conservative backlash to efforts to take down statues dedicated to Confederate leaders and slave owners in the wake of George Floyd’s killing and subsequent protests.
Wednesday’s action is also expected to reinstate an executive order Trump signed in 2020 that was aimed at protecting monuments, memorials and statues from destruction and vandalism. Trump had signed the order after police thwarted an attempt by protesters to pull down a statue of President Andrew Jackson in a park across from the White House.
That earlier order had called on the attorney general to prosecute to the fullest extent of the law any person or group responsible for destroying or vandalizing a monument, memorial or statue. It called for the maximum prosecution of anyone who incited violence and illegal activity, and threatened state and local law enforcement agencies with a loss if federal dollars if they failed to protect monuments.
“The National Garden will honor American heroism after dozens of monuments to Americans, including Presidents and Founding Fathers, have toppled or destroyed and never restored,” according to a White House document on the order shared with the AP.
Plans of the expected signing were first reported by Fox News.
of American independence with an “extraordinary celebration” and a new national monument.
Trump is expected to sign an executive order Wednesday establishing a task force to coordinate and plan the event, according to a White House document shared with The Associated Press. The United States will celebrate its 250th anniversary — also known as the semiquincentennial — on July 4, 2026.
The order is also expected to revive Trump's plans to build a “ National Garden of American Heroes ” with statues memorializing 250 historical figures and to commission artists for the first 100.
In a 2020 speech celebrating Independence Day at Mount Rushmore in South Dakota, Trump first announced his plans to create what he said would be “a new monument to the giants of our past." Trump himself curated the list of who was to be included — Davy Crockett, Billy Graham, Whitney Houston, Harriet Tubman and Antonin Scalia, among others.
No site was selected, and the garden was never funded by Congress. President Joe Biden abolished the task force that Trump formed to create the monument.
Trump's announcement came at a time of conservative backlash to efforts to take down statues dedicated to Confederate leaders and slave owners in the wake of George Floyd’s killing and subsequent protests.
Wednesday’s action is also expected to reinstate an executive order Trump signed in 2020 that was aimed at protecting monuments, memorials and statues from destruction and vandalism. Trump had signed the order after police thwarted an attempt by protesters to pull down a statue of President Andrew Jackson in a park across from the White House.
That earlier order had called on the attorney general to prosecute to the fullest extent of the law any person or group responsible for destroying or vandalizing a monument, memorial or statue. It called for the maximum prosecution of anyone who incited violence and illegal activity, and threatened state and local law enforcement agencies with a loss if federal dollars if they failed to protect monuments.
“The National Garden will honor American heroism after dozens of monuments to Americans, including Presidents and Founding Fathers, have toppled or destroyed and never restored,” according to a White House document on the order shared with the AP.
Plans of the expected signing were first reported by Fox News.
During his 2024 campaign, Trump had talked about creating a yearlong “Salute to America 250” celebration. He said that on his first day back in office he would convene a task force that would be responsible for coordinating with state and local governments to plan festivities, beginning this Memorial Day.
He said he wanted the plan to include a yearlong “Great American State Fair” in Iowa, featuring pavilions that would “showcase the glory of every state in the Union, promote pride in our history, and put forth innovative visions for America’s future."
Trump also wanted to launch the “Patriot Games," sports contests featuring high school athletes from across the country that he said would "allow young Americans from every state to show off the best of American skill, sportsmanship, and competitive spirit.”
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President Donald Trump is making plans to mark the 250th anniversary of American independence with an “extraordinary celebration” and a new national monument.
Trump is expected to sign an executive order Wednesday establishing a task force to coordinate and plan the event, according to a White House document shared with The Associated Press. The United States will celebrate its 250th anniversary — also known as the semiquincentennial — on July 4, 2026.
The order is also expected to revive Trump's plans to build a “ National Garden of American Heroes ” with statues memorializing 250 historical figures and to commission artists for the first 100.
In a 2020 speech celebrating Independence Day at Mount Rushmore in South Dakota, Trump first announced his plans to create what he said would be “a new monument to the giants of our past." Trump himself curated the list of who was to be included — Davy Crockett, Billy Graham, Whitney Houston, Harriet Tubman and Antonin Scalia, among others.
No site was selected, and the garden was never funded by Congress. President Joe Biden abolished the task force that Trump formed to create the monument.
Trump's announcement came at a time of conservative backlash to efforts to take down statues dedicated to Confederate leaders and slave owners in the wake of George Floyd’s killing and subsequent protests.
Wednesday’s action is also expected to reinstate an executive order Trump signed in 2020 that was aimed at protecting monuments, memorials and statues from destruction and vandalism. Trump had signed the order after police thwarted an attempt by protesters to pull down a statue of President Andrew Jackson in a park across from the White House.
That earlier order had called on the attorney general to prosecute to the fullest extent of the law any person or group responsible for destroying or vandalizing a monument, memorial or statue. It called for the maximum prosecution of anyone who incited violence and illegal activity, and threatened state and local law enforcement agencies with a loss if federal dollars if they failed to protect monuments.
“The National Garden will honor American heroism after dozens of monuments to Americans, including Presidents and Founding Fathers, have toppled or destroyed and never restored,” according to a White House document on the order shared with the AP.
Plans of the expected signing were first reported by Fox News.
of American independence with an “extraordinary celebration” and a new national monument.
Trump is expected to sign an executive order Wednesday establishing a task force to coordinate and plan the event, according to a White House document shared with The Associated Press. The United States will celebrate its 250th anniversary — also known as the semiquincentennial — on July 4, 2026.
The order is also expected to revive Trump's plans to build a “ National Garden of American Heroes ” with statues memorializing 250 historical figures and to commission artists for the first 100.
In a 2020 speech celebrating Independence Day at Mount Rushmore in South Dakota, Trump first announced his plans to create what he said would be “a new monument to the giants of our past." Trump himself curated the list of who was to be included — Davy Crockett, Billy Graham, Whitney Houston, Harriet Tubman and Antonin Scalia, among others.
No site was selected, and the garden was never funded by Congress. President Joe Biden abolished the task force that Trump formed to create the monument.
Trump's announcement came at a time of conservative backlash to efforts to take down statues dedicated to Confederate leaders and slave owners in the wake of George Floyd’s killing and subsequent protests.
Wednesday’s action is also expected to reinstate an executive order Trump signed in 2020 that was aimed at protecting monuments, memorials and statues from destruction and vandalism. Trump had signed the order after police thwarted an attempt by protesters to pull down a statue of President Andrew Jackson in a park across from the White House.
That earlier order had called on the attorney general to prosecute to the fullest extent of the law any person or group responsible for destroying or vandalizing a monument, memorial or statue. It called for the maximum prosecution of anyone who incited violence and illegal activity, and threatened state and local law enforcement agencies with a loss if federal dollars if they failed to protect monuments.
“The National Garden will honor American heroism after dozens of monuments to Americans, including Presidents and Founding Fathers, have toppled or destroyed and never restored,” according to a White House document on the order shared with the AP.
Plans of the expected signing were first reported by Fox News.
During his 2024 campaign, Trump had talked about creating a yearlong “Salute to America 250” celebration. He said that on his first day back in office he would convene a task force that would be responsible for coordinating with state and local governments to plan festivities, beginning this Memorial Day.
He said he wanted the plan to include a yearlong “Great American State Fair” in Iowa, featuring pavilions that would “showcase the glory of every state in the Union, promote pride in our history, and put forth innovative visions for America’s future."
Trump also wanted to launch the “Patriot Games," sports contests featuring high school athletes from across the country that he said would "allow young Americans from every state to show off the best of American skill, sportsmanship, and competitive spirit.”
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.
COOTWH’s version of dangling shiny keys and jiggling them.
Amid a nationwide crackdown on known criminal aliens in the first days of President Donald Trump's second arrival at the White House, police and federal agents have stumbled upon dozens of Chinese migrants in Coral Gables, Florida, and arrested at least four suspected smugglers from Cuba and another from Haiti.
Now local authorities are hoping that more resources from the state and federal government will help them protect the coastal enclave, just west of Miami.
The waterfront city has more coastline to protect than Miami Beach.
Law enforcement officers processed a group of illegal migrants, mainly from China, police said, early Tuesday morning in Coral Gables, Florida. (Pedro Portal/Miami Herald/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
Police said a witness reported seeing a suspicious man shoving a woman into a Toyota Corolla parked near a U-Haul van. Responding officers, investigating the incident as a possible kidnapping, found 22 migrants in the van, most of them believed to be Chinese. They found three more migrants in the Toyota, from Ecuador and Brazil.
Investigators found it suspicious that they had valuables like phones and jewelry, but no typical items a tourist would carry, including luggage, spare clothes or sunscreen.
At least four Cuban nationals and a Haitian have been arrested in connection with a suspected human smuggling ring bringing in illegal aliens from the Bahamas via boat. (Fox News)
Police arrested three Cuban nationals on suspicion of smuggling the migrants: Lucas Sedeno Rodriguez, 52; Jose Luis Villares, 55; and Keiner Cicilia Rodriguez, 39.
The migrants had all arrived via boat from the Bahamas, according to federal prosecutors.
Sedeno Rodriguez allegedly told investigators that he had been offered $5,000 from a contact named "Miggy" to pick up the migrants once they landed.
Police captured the group before it could reach the intended drop-off in Miami-Dade County, according to court documents.
Days later, another 911 caller in the same community reported seeing a large number of people coming ashore at a private marina, according to Coral Gables Police Chief Edward Hudak.
They climbed into two vans, which police pulled over down the road. Inside they found a group of 26 Chinese nationals.
A U-Haul van where Chinese migrants were found is towed from the scene in Coral Gables, Florida, on Friday. (WSVN-TV)
Authorities arrested the drivers of both vans, identifying them as another Cuban and a Haitian. One of them had a gun, Hudak said.
It was not immediately clear whether both events were connected, but Hudak told reporters Tuesday that both groups of migrants came ashore in the same area, and police were monitoring the potential route from the Bahamas.
The chief said they are working with local and federal agencies to monitor migrants coming ashore.
Police did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday.
Illegal immigrants from China have increased in number dramatically over the past several years, Fox News Digital previously reported.
Between the fiscal years of 2021 and 2024, they accounted for an increase of more than 8,000%.
The spike comes as U.S. lawmakers are warning China's influence in South and Central America and its rising tech industry pose national security threats.
Conservatives on social media rallied around Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on social media on Wednesday as the Trump nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) faced questions from senators in his confirmation hearing.
"RFK crushed it," conservative commentator Charlie Kirk posted on X. "Very proud of him. Confirm him, now!"
"RFK killed it today," RNC national committeewoman Amy Kremer posted on X." So proud of him! LFG."
"RFK Jr is crushing this hearing," Former GOP Congressman Scott Taylor posted on X. "Dems look unhinged and very petty. America is sicker, more obese, and more unhealthy than ever. Something has to change!"
"The room ERUPTED in applause IMMEDIATELY after RFK Jr’s confirmation hearing concluded," conservative commentator Benny Johnson posted on X. "Confirm him."
Former NCAA swimmer and conservative commentator Riley Gaines posted on X that "the Dems embarrassed themselves today."
President Donald Trump's nominee to be Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert Kennedy Jr. sits in a meeting with Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) on Capitol Hill on January 9, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Jon Cherry/Getty Images)
"Confirm RFK!!!!" Gaines wrote.
"Absolute masterclass," Trump '2024 Deputy Rapid Response Director Greg Price posted on X during the hearing.
Verbal fireworks exploded minutes into the Senate Finance Committee hearing on Wednesday, the first of two straight days of congressional confirmation hearings for the controversial vaccine skeptic and environmental crusader who ran for the White House in 2024 before ending his bid and endorsing Trump.
Kennedy repeatedly insisted that he was not "anti-vaccine" and slammed multiple Democrat senators for pushing a "dishonest" narrative against him that he has "corrected" on national television many times. Democrats on the committee pointed to a slew of past comments from the nominee in which he questioned or disparaged COVID shots and other vaccines.
He returns to Capitol Hill on Thursday for a hearing in front of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. It's considered a courtesy hearing as only the Senate Finance Committee will vote on Kennedy's confirmation.
With Republicans controlling the Senate by a 53-47 majority, Kennedy can only afford to lose the support of three GOP senators if Democrats unite against his confirmation. During Wednesday's hearing, no Republicans appeared to oppose the nomination.
House Republicans released a report last month that urged the federal government to do more to combat antisemitism, including by conditioning federal aid to colleges to incentivize more strict policies against anti-Jewish bias, the New York Post reported.
The report came after Columbia University and other major schools were host to anti-Israel encampments on campus, where numerous antisemitic incidents were reported after the Oct. 7, 2023, terror attacks in southern Israel.
Republicans accused Biden's State Department and Department of Homeland Security of stonewalling requests for the number of visa holders among those anti-Israel agitators, the GOP report said, according to the Post.
"Immediately after the jihadist terrorist attacks against the people of Israel on October 7, 2023, pro-Hamas aliens and left-wing radicals began a campaign of intimidation, vandalism, and violence on the campuses and streets of America," the Trump White House fact sheet states.
The White House said the previous administration turned a "blind eye" to campus antisemitism and a "coordinated assault on public order" that Trump has promised to reverse.
His selection of an Israeli ally, Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., to be the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, has already signaled strong support for the Jewish state against Israel's critics around the world.
Since 2023, Stefanik has served as a conservative firebrand who has repeatedly grilled "morally bankrupt" college leaders over their handling of antisemitism on campus after the Hamas terror attacks on Israel.
Most notably, Stefanik grilled Ivy League college administrators from Penn and Harvard, her alma mater, in December 2023 regarding whether "calling for the genocide of Jews" violates the respective school’s codes of conduct. The school leaders, however, waffled in their responses.
Anti-Israel protesters hang signs from Columbia University in New York City April 30, 2024. (Rashid Umar Abbasi for Fox News Digital)
"It can be, depending on the context," Claudine Gay, Harvard’s president at the time, responded when asked if "calling for the genocide of Jews" violated school conduct rules.
"Antisemitic speech when it crosses into conduct that amounts to bullying, harassment, intimidation – that is actionable conduct, and we do take action," Gay said when pressed to answer "yes" or "no" if calls for the genocide of Jews breaks school rules.
Gay and Penn’s president at the time, Liz Magill, resigned from their high-profile positions shortly after the hearing, while footage of the exchanges spread rapidly on social media.
Trump's attempt to crack down on funding for schools that fail to fight antisemitism or promote critical race theory comes amid intense controversy over an Office of Management and Budget memo announcing a temporary freeze to all federal aid and assistance programs – with potentially trillions of taxpayer dollars halted.
A federal judge on Tuesday paused the freeze in response to a lawsuit brought by nearly two dozen Democratic attorneys general. On Wednesday, the Trump administration rescinded the freeze on federal grants and loans.
In his first term, Trump threatened to strip federal funding from cities that failed to stop anti-police riots that followed the May 2020 murder of George Floyd, but he left office before he could make good on that threat, the Post reported.
House Republicans released a report last month that urged the federal government to do more to combat antisemitism, including by conditioning federal aid to colleges to incentivize more strict policies against anti-Jewish bias, the New York Post reported.
The report came after Columbia University and other major schools were host to anti-Israel encampments on campus, where numerous antisemitic incidents were reported after the Oct. 7, 2023, terror attacks in southern Israel.
Republicans accused Biden's State Department and Department of Homeland Security of stonewalling requests for the number of visa holders among those anti-Israel agitators, the GOP report said, according to the Post.
"Immediately after the jihadist terrorist attacks against the people of Israel on October 7, 2023, pro-Hamas aliens and left-wing radicals began a campaign of intimidation, vandalism, and violence on the campuses and streets of America," the Trump White House fact sheet states.
The White House said the previous administration turned a "blind eye" to campus antisemitism and a "coordinated assault on public order" that Trump has promised to reverse.
His selection of an Israeli ally, Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., to be the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, has already signaled strong support for the Jewish state against Israel's critics around the world.
Since 2023, Stefanik has served as a conservative firebrand who has repeatedly grilled "morally bankrupt" college leaders over their handling of antisemitism on campus after the Hamas terror attacks on Israel.
Most notably, Stefanik grilled Ivy League college administrators from Penn and Harvard, her alma mater, in December 2023 regarding whether "calling for the genocide of Jews" violates the respective school’s codes of conduct. The school leaders, however, waffled in their responses.
Anti-Israel protesters hang signs from Columbia University in New York City April 30, 2024. (Rashid Umar Abbasi for Fox News Digital)
"It can be, depending on the context," Claudine Gay, Harvard’s president at the time, responded when asked if "calling for the genocide of Jews" violated school conduct rules.
"Antisemitic speech when it crosses into conduct that amounts to bullying, harassment, intimidation – that is actionable conduct, and we do take action," Gay said when pressed to answer "yes" or "no" if calls for the genocide of Jews breaks school rules.
Gay and Penn’s president at the time, Liz Magill, resigned from their high-profile positions shortly after the hearing, while footage of the exchanges spread rapidly on social media.
Trump's attempt to crack down on funding for schools that fail to fight antisemitism or promote critical race theory comes amid intense controversy over an Office of Management and Budget memo announcing a temporary freeze to all federal aid and assistance programs – with potentially trillions of taxpayer dollars halted.
A federal judge on Tuesday paused the freeze in response to a lawsuit brought by nearly two dozen Democratic attorneys general. On Wednesday, the Trump administration rescinded the freeze on federal grants and loans.
In his first term, Trump threatened to strip federal funding from cities that failed to stop anti-police riots that followed the May 2020 murder of George Floyd, but he left office before he could make good on that threat, the Post reported.
‘A number of Jewish advocates, quick to note Jewish voters are voting on an array of issues beyond Israel, say Trump’s attacks are blatantly antisemitic and lean on age-old tropes suggesting “dual loyalty” for American Jews between the U.S. and the Jewish state. Even some of Trump’s allies on the right view the comments as increasingly unhelpful in the broader effort to win over a small but meaningful number of Jewish voters in a close election.
“It’s deeply dangerous, deeply disturbing, and it’s part of this broader normalization of antisemitism,” Amy Spitalnick, CEO of the nonpartisanJewish Council for Public Affairs, told NBC News. “Trump believes that he’s entitled to the Jewish vote, entitled to support from Jews, and when they don’t give it to him, he immediately defaults to this idea of the disloyal or bad Jew.”
By Jewish News Syndicate Staff | Wednesday, 29 January 2025 07:44 AM EST
Steve Witkoff, President Donald Trump's special Middle East envoy, landed in Tel Aviv on a direct private flight from Saudi Arabia on Wednesday afternoon, according to reports in Israeli media.
Witkoff is expected to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israeli officials in Jerusalem to discuss the implementation of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire.
As part of his visit, the U.S. envoy is reportedly scheduled to travel to the Netzarim Corridor, which divides northern from southern Gaza. Witkoff has also requested to meet with the seven Israeli hostages who have been released by Hamas since the ceasefire went into effect on Jan. 19, reports said.
Witkoff traveled to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to meet with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, according to Axios, which cited a U.S. official. In Riyadh, WItkoff was said to have discussed advancing an agreement to normalize ties between Israel and Saudi Arabia.
Witkoff on Sunday described the agreement he helped broker between Israel and Hamas as "the most worthy thing I could ever do in my life."
Speaking alongside Israeli President Isaac Herzog at the official opening of the Altneu Synagogue in New York, Witkoff said he would be visiting Israel to ensure that the deal was implemented "in a correct way."
"Hopefully, we'll get to phase two as well, and we'll get everybody out who is alive, back to their families, and bodies, because there are many families who are waiting for the bodies of their children. They can't bury them," he added. "So we've got to get those bodies out too, and that's just as important."
He wants to take funds from TSA? And wants to do away with FEMA 😂😂 can someone tell the piece of 💩 that TSA helps with safety of air traffic train traffic and road traffic! National flights will be affected
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-EV 8/14/93
Scoop: Trump HHS secretary nominee RFK Jr to stress he's not 'anti-vaccine' at confirmation hearing
Kennedy to pledge, if confirmed to Trump's Cabinet, to 'reverse the chronic disease epidemic and put the nation back on the road to health'
EXCLUSIVE: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), will emphasize that he is not "anti-vaccine" when he appears Wednesday in Congress at the first of two straight days of Senate confirmation hearings.
"I want to make sure the Committee is clear about a few things. News reports have claimed that I am anti-vaccine or anti-industry. Well, I am neither; I am pro-safety," Kennedy will say in his opening statement in front of the Senate Finance Committee.
The statement was shared first with Fox News ahead of the appearance by Kennedy, who, if confirmed, would have control over 18 powerful federal agencies, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Food and Drug Administration, the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
And Kennedy, whose outspoken views on big pharma and the food industry have also sparked controversy, will emphasize he's not "the enemy of food producers. American farms are the bedrock of our culture and national security … I want to work with our farmers and food producers to remove burdensome regulations and unleash American ingenuity."
The hearing, as well as a Thursday hearing in front of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee (a courtesy hearing as only the Senate Finance Committee will vote on Kennedy's confirmation), are expected to be contentious because of Kennedy's controversial vaccine views, including his repeated claims linking vaccines to autism, which have been debunked by scientific research.
Kennedy also served for years as chair or chief legal counsel for Children's Health Defense, the nonprofit organization he founded that has advocated against vaccines and sued the federal government numerous times, including a challenge over the authorization of the COVID vaccine for children.
After Trump's convincing November presidential election victory, Kennedy has said he won't "take away anybody's vaccines."
And in his opening statement at his confirmation hearing, Kennedy will spotlight that "all of my kids are vaccinated, and I believe vaccines have a critical role in healthcare."
But he will also say, "In my advocacy, I have disturbed the status quo by asking uncomfortable questions. Well, I won’t apologize for that. We have massive health problems in this country that we must face honestly."
HHS is a massive federal department, with approximately 90,000 people and an annual budget of roughly $1.7 trillion. And Kennedy has said he wants to shift the focus of the agencies he would oversee toward promotion of a healthy lifestyle and the root causes of chronic diseases, which has garnered some bipartisan support in Congress.
Kennedy has said he would aim to overhaul dietary guidelines and take aim at ultra-processed foods, among other initiatives.
"American farms are the bedrock of our culture and national security," Kennedy is expected to say in his opening statement. "I want to work with our farmers and food producers to remove burdensome regulations and unleash American ingenuity."
He will warn that "the United States has worse health than any other developed nation, yet we spend far more on healthcare — at least double; and in some cases, triple."
And he will "thank President Trump for entrusting me to deliver on his promise to make America healthy again."
"Should I be so privileged to be confirmed, we will make sure our tax dollars support healthy foods. We will scrutinize the chemical additives in our food supply. We will remove the financial conflicts of interest in our agencies. We will create an honest, unbiased, science-driven HHS, accountable to the President, to Congress, and to the American people. We will reverse the chronic disease epidemic and put the nation back on the road to health," Kennedy is expected to say.
The 71-year-old Kennedy, the longtime environmental activist and crusader who is the scion of the nation's most storied political dynasty, launched a long-shot campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination against then-President Biden in April 2023. But six months later, he switched to an independent run for the White House.
Kennedy made major headlines again last August when he dropped his presidential bid and endorsed Trump. While Kennedy had long identified as a Democrat and repeatedly invoked his late father, former Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, and his late uncle, former President John F. Kennedy – who were both assassinated in the 1960s – Kennedy in recent years built relationships with far-right leaders due in part to his high-profile vaccine skepticism.
Trump announced soon after the November election that he would nominate Kennedy to his Cabinet to run HHS.
Opposition to Kennedy's nomination has been fierce, with advocacy groups running ad campaigns urging senators to vote against his confirmation.
Kennedy, in his opening statement, will "thank my wife Cheryl, who is with us here today; and all the members of my large extended family, for the love that they have so generously shared. Ours has always been a family devoted to public service, and I look forward to continuing that legacy."
But many members of the Kennedy family were very vocal in their opposition to his primary challenge against Biden as well as his independent White House run.
And on the eve of his confirmation hearing, his well-known cousin, Caroline Kennedy, sent a letter to senators on Tuesday that charged Kennedy as one who "preys on the desperation of parents and sick children" and whose actions "have cost lives."
She seemed to be referring to Kennedy's connection to a measles outbreak in 2019 in the Pacific Island nation of Samoa, where 83 people died.
Among those vocal in their opposition to Kennedy is Democrat Gov. Josh Green of Hawaii, a former emergency room physician who traveled to Samoa to help treat the deadly measles outbreak, including vaccinating tens of thousands of individuals.
"Our people deserve a Health and Human Services Secretary who champions science, supports vaccines, and is committed to lowering costs while safeguarding health care access," the governor said in a statement. "Mr. Kennedy’s lack of experience raises serious concerns about the future of critical programs like Medicare and Medicaid."
It's not just Democrats who have issues with Kennedy.
Social conservative Republicans aiming to curtail abortion rights take issue with his past comments in support of abortion rights.
On the eve of the confirmation hearing, former Vice President Mike Pence's Advancing American Freedom public advocacy group launched a modest ad campaign opposing Kennedy based on his abortion views.
"We need leadership that defends life and protects the most vulnerable—not radical policies that undermine our values," the group wrote in a social media post.
Kennedy met with senators again on Tuesday, on the eve of his confirmation hearing, but didn't take shouted questions from reporters.
But veteran Trump administration official Katie Miller told Fox News Digital that Kennedy's "prepared and excited" for the hearings.
Now it's time for MAHA. "Make America Healthy Again"!
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s confirmation hearings over the next two days to become secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services are going to be fascinating!
I can think of no more urgent issue than the health of all Americans - but especially our children.
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The other thing, though, is that he's nuts and it's most likely going to be about the vaccines. As a 50-year-old without kids, I selfishly look forward to the polio outbreak.
He used to be an outstanding environmental advocate but that was before the brainworms and the selling of us soul to the Regime.
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For those unable to watch or listen to this hearing, it was the typical process where the Senators, both Republican and Democrat, are more interested in making their grandstanding statements then they are in allowing the nominee give a complete reply.
Having said that, I think Mr. Kennedy did quite well, and he received several spurts of applause from the spectators in the room.
Tomorrow's hearing will be interesting too, but the Senate's vote for or against RFK Jr. will be based only on today's hearing.
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President Donald Trump signed the Laken Riley Act into law Wednesday, marking the first piece of legislation to become law in his second administration.
The measure, which advanced through the House and Senate in January, directs Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to detain illegal immigrants arrested or charged with theft-related crimes, or those accused of assaulting a police officer.
The law also allows states to sue the Department of Homeland Security for harm caused to their citizens because of illegal immigration.
The law's name honors a nursing student who was killed during a jog on the University of Georgia’s campus by an illegal immigrant. Jose Ibarra, who previously had been arrested but never detained by ICE, received a prison life sentence for killing 22-year-old Laken Riley.
The measure received support from all House Republicans and 48 Democrats, and all Senate Republicans and 12 Senate Democrats.
Meanwhile, critics of the measure claim that the law will pave the way for mass detention, including for those who’ve committed minor offenses like shoplifting.
Sarah Mehta, senior border policy counsel with the American Civil Liberties Union, said in a statement after the Senate voted to advance the measure ahead of a final vote, "This is an extreme and reactive bill that will authorize the largest expansion of mandatory detention we have seen in decades."
"While we are disappointed this bill will pass the Senate, it is notable that so many senators opposed it and recognized the need for actual immigration reform — not the chaos and cruelty this legislation will unleash," Mehta said.
Trump promised to crack down on illegal immigration during his campaign, and declared a national emergency at the southern border following his inauguration. He also immediately ordered the expulsion of migrants without the possibility of asylum.
On Tuesday, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt cautioned foreign nationals considering entering the U.S. that they will be detained and kicked out of the country.
"So to foreign nationals who are thinking about trying to illegally enter the United States, think again," Leavitt told reporters Tuesday at the White House press briefing. "Under this president, you will be detained and you will be deported. Every day, Americans are safer because of the violent criminals that President Trump's administration is removing from our communities."
Elizabeth Elkind contributed to this report.
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President Donald Trump is making plans to mark the 250th anniversary of American independence with an “extraordinary celebration” and a new national monument.
Trump is expected to sign an executive order Wednesday establishing a task force to coordinate and plan the event, according to a White House document shared with The Associated Press. The United States will celebrate its 250th anniversary — also known as the semiquincentennial — on July 4, 2026.
The order is also expected to revive Trump's plans to build a “ National Garden of American Heroes ” with statues memorializing 250 historical figures and to commission artists for the first 100.
In a 2020 speech celebrating Independence Day at Mount Rushmore in South Dakota, Trump first announced his plans to create what he said would be “a new monument to the giants of our past." Trump himself curated the list of who was to be included — Davy Crockett, Billy Graham, Whitney Houston, Harriet Tubman and Antonin Scalia, among others.
No site was selected, and the garden was never funded by Congress. President Joe Biden abolished the task force that Trump formed to create the monument.
Trump's announcement came at a time of conservative backlash to efforts to take down statues dedicated to Confederate leaders and slave owners in the wake of George Floyd’s killing and subsequent protests.
Wednesday’s action is also expected to reinstate an executive order Trump signed in 2020 that was aimed at protecting monuments, memorials and statues from destruction and vandalism. Trump had signed the order after police thwarted an attempt by protesters to pull down a statue of President Andrew Jackson in a park across from the White House.
That earlier order had called on the attorney general to prosecute to the fullest extent of the law any person or group responsible for destroying or vandalizing a monument, memorial or statue. It called for the maximum prosecution of anyone who incited violence and illegal activity, and threatened state and local law enforcement agencies with a loss if federal dollars if they failed to protect monuments.
“The National Garden will honor American heroism after dozens of monuments to Americans, including Presidents and Founding Fathers, have toppled or destroyed and never restored,” according to a White House document on the order shared with the AP.
Plans of the expected signing were first reported by Fox News.
Trump is expected to sign an executive order Wednesday establishing a task force to coordinate and plan the event, according to a White House document shared with The Associated Press. The United States will celebrate its 250th anniversary — also known as the semiquincentennial — on July 4, 2026.
The order is also expected to revive Trump's plans to build a “ National Garden of American Heroes ” with statues memorializing 250 historical figures and to commission artists for the first 100.
In a 2020 speech celebrating Independence Day at Mount Rushmore in South Dakota, Trump first announced his plans to create what he said would be “a new monument to the giants of our past." Trump himself curated the list of who was to be included — Davy Crockett, Billy Graham, Whitney Houston, Harriet Tubman and Antonin Scalia, among others.
No site was selected, and the garden was never funded by Congress. President Joe Biden abolished the task force that Trump formed to create the monument.
Trump's announcement came at a time of conservative backlash to efforts to take down statues dedicated to Confederate leaders and slave owners in the wake of George Floyd’s killing and subsequent protests.
Wednesday’s action is also expected to reinstate an executive order Trump signed in 2020 that was aimed at protecting monuments, memorials and statues from destruction and vandalism. Trump had signed the order after police thwarted an attempt by protesters to pull down a statue of President Andrew Jackson in a park across from the White House.
That earlier order had called on the attorney general to prosecute to the fullest extent of the law any person or group responsible for destroying or vandalizing a monument, memorial or statue. It called for the maximum prosecution of anyone who incited violence and illegal activity, and threatened state and local law enforcement agencies with a loss if federal dollars if they failed to protect monuments.
“The National Garden will honor American heroism after dozens of monuments to Americans, including Presidents and Founding Fathers, have toppled or destroyed and never restored,” according to a White House document on the order shared with the AP.
Plans of the expected signing were first reported by Fox News.
During his 2024 campaign, Trump had talked about creating a yearlong “Salute to America 250” celebration. He said that on his first day back in office he would convene a task force that would be responsible for coordinating with state and local governments to plan festivities, beginning this Memorial Day.
He said he wanted the plan to include a yearlong “Great American State Fair” in Iowa, featuring pavilions that would “showcase the glory of every state in the Union, promote pride in our history, and put forth innovative visions for America’s future."
Trump also wanted to launch the “Patriot Games," sports contests featuring high school athletes from across the country that he said would "allow young Americans from every state to show off the best of American skill, sportsmanship, and competitive spirit.”
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Amid a nationwide crackdown on known criminal aliens in the first days of President Donald Trump's second arrival at the White House, police and federal agents have stumbled upon dozens of Chinese migrants in Coral Gables, Florida, and arrested at least four suspected smugglers from Cuba and another from Haiti.
Now local authorities are hoping that more resources from the state and federal government will help them protect the coastal enclave, just west of Miami.
The waterfront city has more coastline to protect than Miami Beach.
Law enforcement officers processed a group of illegal migrants, mainly from China, police said, early Tuesday morning in Coral Gables, Florida. (Pedro Portal/Miami Herald/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
Police said a witness reported seeing a suspicious man shoving a woman into a Toyota Corolla parked near a U-Haul van. Responding officers, investigating the incident as a possible kidnapping, found 22 migrants in the van, most of them believed to be Chinese. They found three more migrants in the Toyota, from Ecuador and Brazil.
Investigators found it suspicious that they had valuables like phones and jewelry, but no typical items a tourist would carry, including luggage, spare clothes or sunscreen.
The migrants were taken to a U.S. Border Patrol facility.
Police arrested three Cuban nationals on suspicion of smuggling the migrants: Lucas Sedeno Rodriguez, 52; Jose Luis Villares, 55; and Keiner Cicilia Rodriguez, 39.
The migrants had all arrived via boat from the Bahamas, according to federal prosecutors.
Sedeno Rodriguez allegedly told investigators that he had been offered $5,000 from a contact named "Miggy" to pick up the migrants once they landed.
Police captured the group before it could reach the intended drop-off in Miami-Dade County, according to court documents.
Days later, another 911 caller in the same community reported seeing a large number of people coming ashore at a private marina, according to Coral Gables Police Chief Edward Hudak.
They climbed into two vans, which police pulled over down the road. Inside they found a group of 26 Chinese nationals.
A U-Haul van where Chinese migrants were found is towed from the scene in Coral Gables, Florida, on Friday. (WSVN-TV)
Authorities arrested the drivers of both vans, identifying them as another Cuban and a Haitian. One of them had a gun, Hudak said.
It was not immediately clear whether both events were connected, but Hudak told reporters Tuesday that both groups of migrants came ashore in the same area, and police were monitoring the potential route from the Bahamas.
The chief said they are working with local and federal agencies to monitor migrants coming ashore.
Police did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday.
Illegal immigrants from China have increased in number dramatically over the past several years, Fox News Digital previously reported.
Between the fiscal years of 2021 and 2024, they accounted for an increase of more than 8,000%.
The spike comes as U.S. lawmakers are warning China's influence in South and Central America and its rising tech industry pose national security threats.
Conservatives on social media rallied around Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on social media on Wednesday as the Trump nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) faced questions from senators in his confirmation hearing.
"RFK crushed it," conservative commentator Charlie Kirk posted on X. "Very proud of him. Confirm him, now!"
"RFK killed it today," RNC national committeewoman Amy Kremer posted on X." So proud of him! LFG."
"RFK Jr is crushing this hearing," Former GOP Congressman Scott Taylor posted on X. "Dems look unhinged and very petty. America is sicker, more obese, and more unhealthy than ever. Something has to change!"
"The room ERUPTED in applause IMMEDIATELY after RFK Jr’s confirmation hearing concluded," conservative commentator Benny Johnson posted on X. "Confirm him."
Former NCAA swimmer and conservative commentator Riley Gaines posted on X that "the Dems embarrassed themselves today."
"Confirm RFK!!!!" Gaines wrote.
"Absolute masterclass," Trump '2024 Deputy Rapid Response Director Greg Price posted on X during the hearing.
Verbal fireworks exploded minutes into the Senate Finance Committee hearing on Wednesday, the first of two straight days of congressional confirmation hearings for the controversial vaccine skeptic and environmental crusader who ran for the White House in 2024 before ending his bid and endorsing Trump.
Kennedy repeatedly insisted that he was not "anti-vaccine" and slammed multiple Democrat senators for pushing a "dishonest" narrative against him that he has "corrected" on national television many times. Democrats on the committee pointed to a slew of past comments from the nominee in which he questioned or disparaged COVID shots and other vaccines.
He returns to Capitol Hill on Thursday for a hearing in front of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. It's considered a courtesy hearing as only the Senate Finance Committee will vote on Kennedy's confirmation.
With Republicans controlling the Senate by a 53-47 majority, Kennedy can only afford to lose the support of three GOP senators if Democrats unite against his confirmation. During Wednesday's hearing, no Republicans appeared to oppose the nomination.
House Republicans released a report last month that urged the federal government to do more to combat antisemitism, including by conditioning federal aid to colleges to incentivize more strict policies against anti-Jewish bias, the New York Post reported.
The report came after Columbia University and other major schools were host to anti-Israel encampments on campus, where numerous antisemitic incidents were reported after the Oct. 7, 2023, terror attacks in southern Israel.
Republicans accused Biden's State Department and Department of Homeland Security of stonewalling requests for the number of visa holders among those anti-Israel agitators, the GOP report said, according to the Post.
"Immediately after the jihadist terrorist attacks against the people of Israel on October 7, 2023, pro-Hamas aliens and left-wing radicals began a campaign of intimidation, vandalism, and violence on the campuses and streets of America," the Trump White House fact sheet states.
The White House said the previous administration turned a "blind eye" to campus antisemitism and a "coordinated assault on public order" that Trump has promised to reverse.
His selection of an Israeli ally, Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., to be the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, has already signaled strong support for the Jewish state against Israel's critics around the world.
Since 2023, Stefanik has served as a conservative firebrand who has repeatedly grilled "morally bankrupt" college leaders over their handling of antisemitism on campus after the Hamas terror attacks on Israel.
Most notably, Stefanik grilled Ivy League college administrators from Penn and Harvard, her alma mater, in December 2023 regarding whether "calling for the genocide of Jews" violates the respective school’s codes of conduct. The school leaders, however, waffled in their responses.
"It can be, depending on the context," Claudine Gay, Harvard’s president at the time, responded when asked if "calling for the genocide of Jews" violated school conduct rules.
"Antisemitic speech when it crosses into conduct that amounts to bullying, harassment, intimidation – that is actionable conduct, and we do take action," Gay said when pressed to answer "yes" or "no" if calls for the genocide of Jews breaks school rules.
Gay and Penn’s president at the time, Liz Magill, resigned from their high-profile positions shortly after the hearing, while footage of the exchanges spread rapidly on social media.
Trump's attempt to crack down on funding for schools that fail to fight antisemitism or promote critical race theory comes amid intense controversy over an Office of Management and Budget memo announcing a temporary freeze to all federal aid and assistance programs – with potentially trillions of taxpayer dollars halted.
A federal judge on Tuesday paused the freeze in response to a lawsuit brought by nearly two dozen Democratic attorneys general. On Wednesday, the Trump administration rescinded the freeze on federal grants and loans.
In his first term, Trump threatened to strip federal funding from cities that failed to stop anti-police riots that followed the May 2020 murder of George Floyd, but he left office before he could make good on that threat, the Post reported.
“It’s deeply dangerous, deeply disturbing, and it’s part of this broader normalization of antisemitism,” Amy Spitalnick, CEO of the nonpartisan Jewish Council for Public Affairs, told NBC News. “Trump believes that he’s entitled to the Jewish vote, entitled to support from Jews, and when they don’t give it to him, he immediately defaults to this idea of the disloyal or bad Jew.”
By Jewish News Syndicate Staff | Wednesday, 29 January 2025 07:44 AM EST
Steve Witkoff, President Donald Trump's special Middle East envoy, landed in Tel Aviv on a direct private flight from Saudi Arabia on Wednesday afternoon, according to reports in Israeli media.
Witkoff is expected to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israeli officials in Jerusalem to discuss the implementation of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire.
As part of his visit, the U.S. envoy is reportedly scheduled to travel to the Netzarim Corridor, which divides northern from southern Gaza. Witkoff has also requested to meet with the seven Israeli hostages who have been released by Hamas since the ceasefire went into effect on Jan. 19, reports said.
Witkoff traveled to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to meet with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, according to Axios, which cited a U.S. official. In Riyadh, WItkoff was said to have discussed advancing an agreement to normalize ties between Israel and Saudi Arabia.
Witkoff on Sunday described the agreement he helped broker between Israel and Hamas as "the most worthy thing I could ever do in my life."
Speaking alongside Israeli President Isaac Herzog at the official opening of the Altneu Synagogue in New York, Witkoff said he would be visiting Israel to ensure that the deal was implemented "in a correct way."
"Hopefully, we'll get to phase two as well, and we'll get everybody out who is alive, back to their families, and bodies, because there are many families who are waiting for the bodies of their children. They can't bury them," he added. "So we've got to get those bodies out too, and that's just as important."
Republished with permission from Jewish News Syndicate
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