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We all are hearing about tariffs today tariffs tariffs tariffs and intuitively we say it's a good thing, but some people are saying Well, maybe not maybe it's going to trigger a a trade war. Uh, why is he raising tariffs on aluminum and steel imports? What's going on? Uh, is it a new golden age for american steel and aluminum? What's going on out there now? I I thought it's worth talking about because it's not self-evident and we have to study it and before I talk about tariffs today On the savage nation. I hope you like my red outfit with my red savage nation hat Now before we talk about that, I want to start with something long forgotten down the memory hole Is america's former private road system. It's very important that you have to listen to this Because anything with a private component is off the table for marxists No matter how much it might help those middle-class working people that the left claims to care so much about Republicans want to privatize everything and democrats want to socialize everything the democrats won't even listen to a suggestion To give the private sector a crack at anything Neither a lot of republicans for that matter this despite everyone acknowledging that the government has failed on virtually every level So trump is now passing What is common sense and you'll find out today that it's not so novel Tariffs were part of this country from the beginning But we know that trump substantially raised tariffs on steel and aluminum. Just recently It was just monday to a flat 25 percent. He said without exceptions or exemptions He wants to aid struggling industries in the united states, but it also sparks What a trade war? No, I don't think it'll spark a trade war In fact, the best article on this topic was written by peter novaro who incidentally was put in prison by biden and his gang For many things he didn't do but no doubt because he was certainly in favor of america first Aluminum and steel are not just pillars of the domestic economy, but they're foundational to our national security They're very important and that's why trump signed Proclamations pardon me to restore and strengthen the section 232 tariffs. He boldly implemented in 2018 He's going back to what he did in 2018 all over again What he wants to do is save the steel industry. He wants to save us from what biden did to us Leveraging biden's weakness is china and russia Would transship steel through mexico and canada? japan amidst its declining domestic demand Would target the american market with high value specialty steel products that undercut us producers canada's government Put nearly a billion dollars into s cell or mitel's facilities and they What they did was they transitioned their outdated blast furnaces into modern direct reduced iron electric arc furnaces To create better steel at lower prices these massive government subsidies in canada gave canada's national steel champion An unfair competitive advantage over our own steel companies I can tell you more about it, including what mexico did to us under biden I can tell you what south korea did to us under biden, but you need to know the bottom line What are tariffs and how did they work and who pays for them? Do you know that domestic steel? Passing the utilization has dangerously dropped to 74 Well below the sustainable 80 threshold that we need to make sure That we can make enough steel for our military and national defense in general america's aluminum producers haven't been equally hard hit australia has doubled its primary aluminum exports to the us while foreign competitors including adversaries like china and russia Aggressively have used trans shipment loopholes through mexico and canada to evade and circumvent tariffs That is why trump acted this week to impose tariffs on steel and aluminum As imports have surged domestic aluminum production has fallen by 30 listen to this carefully smelter Utilization rates have dropped to nearly 50 percent in june of 2022 Who was president then in june of 2022? Century aluminum idled its hawesville, Kentucky smelter Alcoa announced the permanent closure of its washington state in talco smelter in march of 2023 While maga two seven medals in missouri can't curtailed operations at its new Madrid smelter in early 2024 It's one thing after another the country was dying on the biden And it all reduced the number of active primary aluminum producers in the us So to strengthen and reinvigorate our pillar steel and aluminum industries president trump Has reinstated the across the board 25 percent tariff on steel imports And raised the aluminum tariff from 10 percent to 25 percent while eliminating all country Specific exemptions and alternative agreements You got to hear about china and russia because they and other foreign nations including Some you never heard of we're using canada and mexico as trans shipment hubs The trump 2.0 tariffs are going to ensure that all imports Regardless of their processing location are going to be subject to tariffs Through the use of north american melt and pour and smelt and cast standards for steel and aluminum Respectively, I think you've got the picture. Trump is a hundred percent, right? Okay, the trump 2.0 tariffs crack down on the shell game of using derivative products to evade tariffs countries like china russia and others now ship Semi-finished steel or aluminum into mexico into canada or the eu where it is lightly processed and then they get around it Now here's the kicker before I go on this topic. You're not going to believe this You're ready for this one ukraine corrupt ukraine Corrupt ukraine, which can't account for a hundred billion dollars of tax dollars Sends semi-finished steel to be processed in poland where it is exported as a derivative product to the united states thereby avoiding section two three two tariffs and Anti-dumping duties that's your friend zolensky. That's Uh, what's another subtext of this whole story that's going on. So you got to understand The us customs and border protection will make sure there is nowhere to run and nowhere to hide for the tariff evaders We're going to be stronger and we're going to be wealthier. Thanks to donald trump

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A digitally rendered/illustrated image showing four people standing on the steps of a white colonnaded building, beneath a gold cursive sign reading "The Oval Office." Behind them are four flags alternating American and Chinese national flags, flanking a set of white arched doors. The four figures, arranged left to right, resemble an Asian woman in a dark blue traditional dress, an older Asian man in a dark suit with a maroon/burgundy tie (resembling Xi Jinping), an older man with light hair in a dark suit and purple tie (resembling Donald Trump), and a woman with blonde hair in a black skirt suit (resembling Melania Trump). In the foreground, blurred and with their back to the camera, is a ceremonial guard wearing a red coat, a black bicorne hat with white trim, a white sash, and holding a long pole weapon (halberd/pike) with a large metal blade, along with a hand resting on top of a matching hat/headpiece next to them.

Text in image: The Oval Office

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This country sits back and allows a country such as Iran to hold our hostages. My way of thinking is a horror. Obviously you're advocating that we should have gone in there with troops, etc., and brought our boys out. I absolutely feel that, yes. I don't think there's any question, and there's no question in my mind. I think right now would be an oil-rich nation, and I believe that we should have done it, and I'm very disappointed that we didn't do it. Why couldn't we go in and take over some of their oil, which is along the sea? You're going to have a war by being weak. The next time Iran attacks this country, go in and grab one of their big oil installations, and I mean grab it and keep it, and get back your losses, because this country has lost plenty because of Iran. Nearly 40 years ago, Trump saying, "I'd be harsh on Iran." They've been beating us psychologically, making us look like a bunch of fools. One bullet shot at one of our men or ships, and I'd do a number on Karg Island. I'd go in and take it. Iran can't even beat Iraq. If they push the United States around, it'd be good for the world to take them on. And now, 40 years later, you're seeing Trump's vision play out in real time. Just as Ronald Reagan spent years before his presidency thinking about how to bring down the Soviet empire, Trump did the same with Iran's terror empire. So the moment of reckoning has arrived for Iran's regime.

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In Minnesota, they thought they would be spending three million dollars on children with autism. - Yes. - And they were gonna invest this three million dollars to give the kids who were there, not every child has autism, but you know, what enough do that there was gonna be a need to pay families to help these kids get through their days and manage their issues. Fine, the budget now is 400 million dollars. So, forget about the fact that it's more than 130 times more money. Who's gonna take care of the kids if all the kids are diagnosed with autism? Why does every child have autism? Because they started paying moms to lie that their children had autism, 'cause they could get paid money, and the kids who don't need services now are forced to take care of services because we're paying the service providers to take care of kids who don't have a problem. So you understand that it's a perverse process where if you don't do it, they think you're dumb. I'm paying the moms, I'm paying the providers, the kids, God bless them, have no idea this is happening, and you're just ripping money out of the system, but also diluting care for the kids who need it. This is what political patronage and dishonesty in these precious programs does. And again, the money's not the primary problem. It's hurting the people who are most vulnerable. Hubert Humphrey, whose name is on this building that I'm in right now in Washington, he said something beautiful, and he's a Democrat, by the way. He said, "It is the moral obligation of government "to take care of those at the dawn of their life, "which are our children. "We cover 53% of kids in America. "Most children are covered by Medicaid, "by our insurance or CHIP. "To take care of those at the twilight of life, "those are our seniors. "Every great society takes care of its seniors. "We're great people, we're gonna do that. "You've worked your whole life, you've contributed. "We respect you for that, we would help you." So those are the dawn of life, those are the twilight of life, and those living in the shadows, the kids and the adults and also people in the shadows. We've gotta take care of these people. Our fellow man needs our help, cowardly acts running from the challenges of dealing with corruption, of powerful forces who can influence what's going on in your life, who are uncomfortable to fight against. Nobody wants to fight the Russian mob in LA, but someone's gotta do it. I mean, my goodness, they elected you. Go do your job.

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A digitally edited/promotional image showing a gold-colored equestrian statue depicting a robed rider on a horse, mounted on a stone pedestal with a row of stars along its base. The pedestal sits atop a stone balustrade with trees visible behind it. Above the statue, the text "Only Trump" appears in a large gothic/blackletter font, arranged in an arc, surrounded by a circle of 13 dark five-pointed stars. The sky is overcast with dramatic gray-blue clouds.

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[MUSIC] One of the things that I love is the opportunity to pull off a one-of-one experience. If anybody had the opportunity to do something at the White House, why would you not do it? We always believed in the UFC and we always believed in the sport of MMA, but you can never dream of something like this. I tell everybody that we do business with, there isn't anything we can't do. So to have a fight on the White House lawn, on the 250th birthday of America, no other sport would make sense. The team is always willing to do whatever it takes to pull off impossible feats. >> Hello, ladies and gentlemen, you are about to see something that you have never seen before. >> The impossible stuff is the stuff that gets me up in the morning. You saw the first book, that was just sort of the idea of what we wanted to do. Now, this is the reality. >> Today we've assembled the group that's gonna pull us off. >> Appreciate everybody's support. This is gonna be a massive effort. >> How are you? >> Are you doing this right here, man? >> I am. >> Feels like we have a lot to do. >> The main event, Iliad Dopouria, one of the most sensational champions we've ever seen inside the octagon facing Justin Gage, which I think is the absolute perfect match up, and of course, Alex Ferreira, who has just been a freak of danger. Cyril Gaughan is an elite world class striker. He's a huge guy. He's got incredible movement and skill. >> This really is the most historic sporting event ever. Where it is, when it is, what it represents. Everything about this makes this the most historic sporting event of all time. [MUSIC]

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It's always better to have some distance so you can be empirical. And if you're empirical, then the question is, what's the alternative to Donald Trump's MAGA agenda, because if you look at the border, it's closed. If you look at illegal immigration, he has deported 500,000 criminals. Another million have self-deported. He's in the process of probably deport, finishing another 500,000 deportees. We should have 2 million. We've never done that before. If you look at energy right now, the United States has never produced so much oil and gas, and we're right on the verge of a nuclear energy renaissance. And we're going in Alaska. We're going offshore. We're trying to get more oil and gas in California. For all practical purposes, at least for now, DEI is dead. No other president would have done that. This reverse racism or this tribal chauvinism that has so plagued the nation. Donald Trump ended that. He has put the universities on notice that they cannot continually defy civil rights laws and Supreme Court decisions. No one did that before. As far as transgenderism, they're on the defensive now. The idea that biological men will dominate female sports and men with biological male characteristics will dress among women is over. So what I'm getting at is this. All of these critics agree with what Donald Trump has done on 80% of the issues, at least their record says they do. So why on one particular issue in which you disagree, and it's very doubtful that you can categorize this a forever or endless war, it's much more in the flavor of the Venezuela, the Soleimani, the Baghdadi, the ISIS bombing. It is not anything near fighting house to house in Fallujah or going into hostile villages in Helmand Province. We're not on the ground. We're not fighting on the jihadist turf. We're using our strength, air power, and a distance from to mitigate casualties and inflict greater damage on the theocracy. It's not a forever endless war, and they know that. So if you are apostates from the whole Trump agenda because of your disagreement about this one particular issue, and you feel that he betrayed you because you categorize it a forever or endless war, which he promised to avoid. Then you're nullifying the entire agenda. And what is the alternative? A Kamala Harris agenda? I don't know. An Eric Swalwell agenda, a Gavin Newsom agenda. It's antithetical to everything these people have stood for and lobbied for and advanced for. And so if you sit out the midterms or use figuratively or in your advocacy, if you sit out or you oppose Trump, they factor whether you know it or not. You are favoring the alternate agenda. And that agenda is something that at least in your recent positions that you have adamantly opposed.

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A news photograph of a man resembling Donald Trump speaking at a podium bearing the presidential seal inside a NASA facility. He is surrounded by a large group of people wearing matching blue NASA flight suits, standing on a stage in front of a backdrop reading "NASA" with Earth and Moon graphics and a "NASA Golden Age of Space Exploration" banner. A large American flag hangs from the ceiling above a NASA logo sign. To the left of the stage is a space capsule/spacecraft mockup with "NASA" and "United States" markings. To the right of the stage are several full-body spacesuits (one white, one orange, others white/silver) displayed on stands, along with a wooden desk with a chair. A round blue banner on the upper right reads "SVMF". A crowd of seated attendees, seen from behind, fills the foreground.

Text in image: NASA NASA NASA Golden Age of Space Exploration SVMF

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A screenshot compiling five separate X (Twitter) posts/replies from different verified accounts, stacked vertically, each with a profile picture, display name, handle, and text. The posts are reactions to what appears to be a Trump address to Congress (state of the union style event), praising it in various ways.

Text in image: Comfortably Smug ✓ @ComfortablySmug This isn't a state of the union this is a celebration for America Absolutely incredible Cernovich ✓ @Cernovich Subscribe Greatest domestic economic agenda. Trump plans from Michael Dell. Tech companies can build power plants but must support the local communities. And no more single family homes for corporations! 🇺🇸 Dr Manhattva ✓ @Manhattva Subscribe This is more entertaining than any sporting event except for USA hockey. Kyle Becker ✓ @kylenabecker Subscribe President Trump leaning hard on his message: "This is a turnaround for the ages." Glenn Beck ✓ @glennbeck WOW. No clapping for bringing the Monster of Venezuela to justice without toppling of a regime. Bringing the Political Prisoner to surprise his daughter is something that only Donald Trump can pull off. Other presidents left and right bore me with these things. EVERY single guest has been powerful. Unless you are a democrat member of congress. Oof. Not a good look. @realDonaldTrump

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A news photograph showing three men walking together on a tarmac or helipad, in front of the underside of a military helicopter marked "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" in white lettering on its dark green fuselage. On the left is an older Asian man (resembling Chinese President Xi Jinping) in a dark navy suit with a red tie. On the right is an older man with light/blond hair (resembling Donald Trump) in a dark navy suit with a magenta/pink tie, gesturing with his hand while looking down and speaking. Between and slightly behind them is a younger Asian man in a dark suit with a light blue tie and glasses, wearing a lanyard/badge, appearing to be an aide or interpreter. The ground is a gray tarmac painted with a white presidential-seal-style design including stars and circular elements, consistent with a U.S. military installation such as Andrews Air Force Base or a helipad near the White House/Mar-a-Lago.

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A political campaign graphic with a blue-to-red gradient background bordered by a thin white/blue frame. It shows a close-up photo of Donald Trump (serious/stern expression, blue suit, white shirt, blue tie) on the left and a photo of a gray-haired man in a dark suit and gold tie, smiling, on the right (labeled as Congressman Tom Emmer). At the bottom center is a "TRUMP VANCE / MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!" campaign logo with stars.

Text in image: CONGRESSMAN (MN-06) TOM EMMER WINS! ENDORSED BY PRESIDENT TRUMP! TRUMP VANCE MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! ★★★★★

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And the Ayatollah has been somebody who has been the center of a lot of focus for decades. Now, this is the greatest day in American foreign policy since the fall of the Berlin Wall. This is such a consequential moment. And if you think about it, we're celebrating the semi-quincentennial of our country. Over that time, there have been 45 American presidents, 47 presidencies, but Grover Cleveland and Trump served twice. And of those, a very small handful have truly changed the world. You can look at Ronald Reagan with the fall of communism. You can look at FDR with the defeat of Hitler and the defeat of fascism. Donald Trump is going to stake his place today as one of the most consequential commanders in chief in American history. And it's important to remember, this could have gone very badly. We just saw the State of the Union where he gave the Medal of Honor to Eric Slober, the helicopter pilot who carried out that mission to get Maduro. That was an incredibly risky decision by the president. If that helicopter had gone down, it could have been his desert one. The risk involved in this operation was 10 times that. And he didn't flinch. He made the right decision. And he's going to change the world because of it. I mean, I think your words are very powerful. I think the caveat here is we're on day one. And officials are telling us it could last two or three weeks. So we have a lot of military side of things can really handle a lot, as we saw with Venezuela and other operations, Midnight Hammer and others. One would think that there are multiple plans with multiple off-ramps in this whole operation. Sure, absolutely. And look, what Donald Trump is doing is forging a new way to lead on the world stage in the wake of Iraq and Afghanistan. When Ronald Reagan came in after the Vietnam War, there was no appetite for boots on the ground. So he forged the Reagan Doctrine, supporting freedom movements around the world to challenge the Soviet Union. Donald Trump has come in after Afghanistan and Iraq, where there's no appetite for American boots on the ground. And our choice is to retreat from the world or to lead in a different way. And that's what he's doing here. He's leading from the air. The ground forces in Iran are the Iranian people, and they're going to have their role to play. And that's what he was talking about today in that statement. So this is a new way of leading, and we got to give him time to work it out because it's very important that we continue to lead. It's a historic day. Panel, thanks so much.

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*Crowd cheering*

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(applause) - 45 years. - Yes, 24 years. - You're too young for that. Come on, wait. (laughter) That's got a good one. - That's my president right there. - Come on. - The Lord and the Cairn. (laughter)

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A digitally edited/stylized image (with a heavy textured, painterly filter applied) showing the dark silhouette of a man resembling Donald Trump — recognizable by his hairstyle and body shape, wearing a long overcoat — standing in profile on the right side, pointing to the upper left with an outstretched arm. To the left, three stealth-style fighter jets (resembling F-117 Nighthawks or F-35s) are shown in silhouette flying in formation toward/away from him. The background is filled with billowing smoke or dust clouds in muted brown, tan, and gray tones, suggestive of an explosion or battlefield/industrial scene, with some small light-colored structures (possibly cranes or towers) visible at the bottom right. There is no visible text anywhere in the image.

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A campaign-style graphic with a blue-to-red gradient background and a thin white border. It shows two photos side by side: on the left, a close-up of a man with orange-toned skin and blond/gray combed-over hair, wearing a dark suit, white shirt, and blue tie, with a serious/scowling expression (resembling Donald Trump); on the right, a man with dark hair, glasses, wearing a dark suit, white shirt, and red tie, smiling (identified in the text as Tom Tiffany). At the bottom center is a "TRUMP VANCE / MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!" logo flanked by star icons.

Text in image: REPUBLICAN NOMINEE FOR GOVERNOR OF WISCONSIN TOM TIFFANY WINS! ENDORSED BY PRESIDENT TRUMP! TRUMP VANCE MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!

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Ladies and gentlemen, the 45th and 47th President of the United States, Donald J. Trump. As you'd expect, Secret Service will heighten security today. Fans got here very early.

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A screenshot of a social media feed (appears to be X/Twitter) showing a stacked series of five posts from verified accounts, each expressing support for building a White House ballroom. The posts are from: Acting AG Todd Blanche (@DAGToddBlanche), U.S. Senator John Fetterman (@SenFettermanPA), Senator Rand Paul (@SenRandPaul), Rand Paul's personal account (@RandPaul), and Senator Katie Boyd Britt (@SenKatieBritt). Each post has a "Follow" button, a mute/toggle icon, and a "..." menu icon to the right. Profile pictures show headshots of each person.

Text in image: Acting AG Todd Blanche @DAGToddBlanche It's time to build the ballroom. U.S. Senator John Fetterman @SenFettermanPA We were there front and center. That venue wasn't built to accommodate an event with the line of succession for the U.S. government. After witnessing last night, drop the TDS and build the White House ballroom for events exactly like these. Senator Rand Paul @SenRandPaul I'm dropping a bill tomorrow. Let's build the Ballroom. Rand Paul @RandPaul As Chairman of HSGAC and a member of the National Capital Planning Commission, I've reviewed the White House ballroom proposal and support moving it forward. Tomorrow, I'll bring my bill to the floor that allows it to proceed without new taxpayer costs and make it easier for Congress to review major White House projects going forward. Senator Katie Boyd Britt @SenKatieBritt This about the safety and security of not just President Trump, but ALL future presidents. Build the ballroom.

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Byron Donald's The Senate sucks, I'm just gonna come out and say it they suck this is not hard 80% of the American people want to save America Act to pass not 80% of Republicans 80% of the American people and the only Organization that refused to act is the United States Senate. Everybody else is saying this is common sense We should do common sense things. Let's make sure only Americans are voting in our elections make sense, right? Let's protect the franchise of the American people. Let's make sure that people who are sent to Washington are being voted on by Americans who the American people chooses up to them but we have a responsibility to secure that franchise and to secure that process for the American people and What is happening in the US Senate is laziness and quite frankly, it's disgusting What the Senate Democrats don't want to have voter ID in America. Why because they want to maintain their power Senate Republicans don't want to do the right thing and actually have a True filibuster on the floor and debate the matter on the floor because it would take them away from there's precious meetings that they have to conduct I'm sorry. They have a responsibility to open up the Senate floor and debate this issue in front of the American people I agree with Chairman Harris 1000% I want to hear what Chuck Schumer has to say on the on the floor in full debate about why he opposes this measure I want to hear what Elizabeth Warren has to say about why she would oppose this measure I want her to tell the people of Massachusetts Why she believes that the people of Massachusetts should not have to show a photo ID in order to vote in a federal election in the United States of America Just the other day President Obama opened up his presidential library in Chicago. You needed an ID to attend the event So if you're gonna show up for President Obama's library, you got to present a voter ID a photo ID to gain access to that event But to vote in our elections, it's you don't have to do that. That makes no sense It's crazy and it's stupid and so the United States Senate has a responsibility to open up that floor You Senate procedure actually have a debate You have a filibustering debate if Bernie Sanders wants to hold the floor of the US Senate for six months Let him go ahead swap out the depends get some body armor Somebody slip you some some whatever you need keep it going because it demonstrates the stupidity of your arguments And that is what the American people want to see I for one want to see what their argument is But we're not getting that because and to be blunt because we have Republican Senate senators Who still believe that the US Senate is operating in 1990 America? That is ridiculous The Democrats are true radicals. They don't want to negotiate. They don't want to debate. They want to obstruct. They want to obstruct common sense

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