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A news photograph of two men standing side by side outdoors on a paved surface, apparently at the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), given the light blue guard structures with peaked roofs and radio antenna towers in the background. On the left is a man resembling Donald Trump, wearing a dark navy suit, white shirt, red tie, and an American flag lapel pin, with light blond/orange hair. On the right is a man resembling Kim Jong Un, wearing a dark gray/black high-collared buttoned jacket (Mao-style suit) typical of North Korean leadership attire, with black hair. Both men are looking off to the side rather than at the camera. There is no visible caption or overlay text on the image itself.

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A news/press-style photograph of a large bronze statue depicting a Revolutionary War-era Minuteman soldier, wearing a tricorn hat and long coat, holding a musket with bayonet, standing atop a rocky base with what appears to be a fallen or draped figure/animal form behind him (possibly a cloak or additional figure), mounted on a round stone pedestal. The statue is installed on a paved courtyard in front of a large white colonnaded building resembling the West Wing of the White House, with an American flag visible on the roofline, manicured hedges, and trees to the left under a clear blue sky.

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-I could say to people who view that luxury jet as a personal gift to you. Why not leave it behind? -You're ABC fake news, right? -Why not? -It's only -- only ABC. Well, a few of you would. Let me tell you. You should be embarrassed to ask in that question. They're giving us a free jet. I could say, "No, no, no. Don't give us -- I want to pay you a billion or 400 million or whatever it is." Or I could say, "Thank you very much." You know? There was an old golfer named Sam Snead. Did you ever hear him? He won 82 tournaments. He was a great golfer. And he had a motto -- "When they give you a putt, you say, 'Thank you very much.' You pick up your ball and you walk to the next hole." A lot of people are stupid. They say, "No, no. I insist on putting it." Then they putt it and they miss it. And their partner gets angry at him. You know what? Remember that -- Sam Snead. When they give you a putt, you pick it up and you walk to the next hole, and you say, "Thank you very much."

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You know what Steve's important? I hear people say, you can't say everything's going great and expect people to believe. How about you just tell the truth about what's taking place in the economy because that's not happening. Go ahead. - Okay, let's start with the big one. The median household income in the United States, the people in the exact middle have an income of about $85,000 a year. That's incredible. I mean, in almost every other country in the world, $85,000 is considered rich. So we are doing much better in terms of income than any other family, any other country. Let's look at some of these other ones. How about the fact that we have, I know the stock market is not the economy, but the wealth that is being created in 401(k) plans, retirement plans, we have by far the best stock market. Everybody wants to invest in the USA under Donald Trump. And in fact, the investment numbers are just off the charts. Trump is right. We have trillions of dollars coming into the United States for the first time that is being invested here. We are in a manufacturing book. Did you know that, Mark? We are creating more manufacturing jobs than ever before. We have a construction boom in this country. In fact, if you ask manufacturers and construction companies, they're having a hard time finding the workers to fill all of the jobs. How about the fact that crime recently hit 50 year low in this country under Trump in major cities in the United States because he is a crime fighter? I mean, I could go on and on with these. How about the fact that there are more jobs available in this country, eight million, than there are people to fill them? That's a pretty good problem to have. And it's so true. And let me ask you this. Are Republicans, deaf, dumb, and blind, do they not know how to speak and see and hear? I don't understand. Some of them will be offended by what I'm saying, but they need three, four, five basic talking points. They need to be like a chorus line, like the Democrats and go out there and hit it out of the park. Am I wrong? They've got to celebrate the good news of this economy because we know in November, which is less than two months away, we're gonna be talking about, the whole issue is about affordability. And here's a situation where America, and look, people are angry about food prices and gas prices, I get that. But the overall picture of the US economy is very healthy. And by the way, the states that have the biggest affordability problem in a country, the highest cost of living, you know what states those are? They're Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, California, Connecticut, states that are run by Democrats. The states with the lowest cost of living are states like Alabama and states like Oklahoma and states like Arkansas and Idaho and Utah, states that are run by Republicans. So if you're concerned about affordability, why would you put someone like Gavin Newsom in the White House that can't do anything right in California? - So if you're serious about affordability in the long term, you have to leave some of these states even though it's difficult. - Exactly. - And that's exactly what people are doing, isn't it? - Oh, this is the big story in America, that the center of gravity politically is leaving the Northeast, it's leaving California, it's leaving Washington and Oregon and where people are going to, they're going to the South. You're there in Florida, Florida has grown tremendously under the great leadership of your governor there, DeSantis. But now people are going to the Carolinas, they're going to Alabama. And you know what's really ironic about this, I just wrote a column on this, that it used to be, remember the old Beverly Hillbilly show where they, you know, the Clapits make all their money and they go to Beverly Hills. Now people are leaving California and they're going to Arkansas, Oklahoma, it's the reverse Beverly Hillbillies effect. - I would add one footnote to all this. These big blue states, California, New York, Illinois, you can name them, heavily populated. When you look at overall national numbers, they'd even be better. If these Democrats who drag down these states actually embraced capitalism and lower taxes and job growth and so forth, the entire country would benefit from it. So to say, oh, under the president, these things aren't happening, first things are, secondly, they'd be even better. But for these big states that are dragging us down. Steve Moore, I want to thank you, my friend. God bless you and keep up the great work. - Thank you, Mark.

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A screenshot of a social media post (formatted like an X/Twitter post) from the account "The Kobeissi Letter" (@KobeissiLetter, verified with a gold checkmark), posted at 7:37 PM on Aug 11, 2026 with 3M views. It's a text-only financial/economic news post explaining a proposal to index capital gains for inflation before calculating capital gains taxes, using a worked example ($100,000 stock sold 5 years later for $200,000, with 20% cumulative inflation), and noting a suggested exemption for home sales of $2 million or less.

Text in image: TKL The Kobeissi Letter ✓ @KobeissiLetter Subscribe BREAKING: President Trump's capital gains tax cut discussions include "indexing" capital gains for inflation BEFORE taxes are calculated. This would mean that taxes would be applied on gains adjusted for inflation. For example, if you purchased a stock for $100,000 and sold it 5 years later for $200,000. Under the current system, you would owe capital gains taxes on the full $100,000 gain. But, if cumulative inflation over those 5 years was 20%, your inflation-adjusted cost basis would rise to $120,000. This means you would only owe capital gains taxes on the $80,000 REAL gain, rather than the $100,000 nominal gain. Trump has also suggested exemptions for sales of homes worth $2 million or less from capital gains taxes. We expect more details soon. 7:37 PM · Aug 11, 2026 · 3M Views

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A screenshot of a page (page 10) from a document listing numbered accomplishments, formatted as a bulleted list with bold headers and orange/tan hyperlinked action words. It covers items 104–110 under a general list, then a section header "SUPPORTING ISRAEL" followed by items 111–117 detailing foreign policy and religious freedom actions attributed to the Trump Administration, including State Department religious freedom actions, sanctions, Middle East peace deal claims, Netanyahu's Nobel Peace Prize nomination of Trump, and DOJ actions related to the October 7 attack.

Text in image: 104. The State Department reaffirmed the United States' commitment to championing international religious freedom on the anniversary of the International Religious Freedom Act. 105. President Trump designated Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern in response to the recent killing of thousands of Christians in the country. 106. The Department of State restricted visas for individuals who have directed, authorized, significantly supported, participated in, or carried out violations of religious freedom. 107. The Trump Administration provided life-saving humanitarian assistance to Druze, Christian, and Bedouin communities in Southern Syria. 108. The Department of Homeland Security issued an interim final rule removing longstanding restrictions on religious worker visas (R-1) to promote stability and minimize disruptions to the vital services that R-1 religious workers provide to U.S. houses of worship. 109. President Trump issued a proclamation in honor of Captive Nations Week upholding the "simple truth that our rights do not come from Government, but from God in Heaven." 110. President Trump brokered multiple peace deals throughout the world, ushering in a new era of partnership and peace in key areas of the globe. SUPPORTING ISRAEL 111. President Trump has stood steadfast with the State of Israel throughout its war with Hamas, ensuring peace through strength not only in the Middle East, but throughout the world. 112. President Trump negotiated an end to the conflict in Gaza, the release of all Israeli hostages, and a robust foundation for sustainable peace in the Middle East. 113. President Trump welcomed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House as the first world leader to be invited to the White House during the President's second term. 114. For President Trump's efforts toward peace in the Middle East, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nominated President Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize and said "Donald Trump is the greatest friend that the state of Israel has ever had in the White House." 115. President Trump appointed Governor Mike Huckabee, a staunch ally of Israel, as Ambassador to Israel. 116. The Department of Justice launched Joint Task Force October 7 to seek justice for victims of the October 7, 2023 terrorist attack in Israel. 117. President Trump imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court for issuing baseless arrest warrants for key Israeli leaders, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. 10

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A screenshot of a document page (page 11) listing numbered accomplishments/actions attributed to "President Trump," formatted as a bulleted list with certain action verbs (e.g., "withdrew," "appointed," "took," "directed," "instituted," "fired," "opened," "launched") underlined and colored in orange/gold as hyperlinks, suggesting each links to a source citation. The page is divided into sections with bold all-caps headers: "PROMOTING AMERICAN VALUES" and "AFFIRMING FAITH IN AMERICA." Items are numbered 118 through 129. The page number "11" appears at the bottom right in italics.

Text in image: 118. President Trump withdrew from the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) due to its protection of human rights abusers and from the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) due to its employees' involvement in the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel, while announcing the U.S. would withdraw from United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) for continually demonstrating anti-Israel sentiment. 119. President Trump appointed leaders to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council to ensure Americans "never forget" those lost in one of the "darkest moments" in history. 120. President Trump took decisive action through Operation Midnight Hammer to ensure Iran will never attain a nuclear weapon. PROMOTING AMERICAN VALUES 121. President Trump is planning a grand celebration honoring the history of our great nation on the occasion of the 250th anniversary of American independence. 122. President Trump directed Vice President Vance to restore truth and sanity to American history, particularly in the Smithsonian Institution. 123. President Trump directed agencies to ensure all foreign aid programs and all funding provided to nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) aligns with American interests. 124. The Department of Education launched an America 250 Civics Education Coalition dedicated to renewing patriotism, strengthening civic knowledge, and advancing a shared understanding of America's founding principles in schools across the nation. 125. The State Department instituted the "One Flag Policy," permitting only the American flag to be flown at U.S. embassies. 126. The Department of Veterans Affairs instituted a new policy permitting only American flags, U.S. State flags, and other military or government flags to be flown at VA facilities. 127. President Trump fired many board members of the Kennedy Center, a DC arts venue, over the previous board's perpetuation of radical ideology at taxpayers' expense. AFFIRMING FAITH IN AMERICA 128. President Trump opened his first cabinet meeting in prayer. 129. President Trump launched the America Prays initiative, a call for Americans to unite in prayer for the nation's strength, peace, and prosperity as the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence approaches. 11

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A screenshot of a page (numbered page 12) from what appears to be a document listing accomplishments, formatted as a numbered list (items 130–146) grouped under bold section headers. The section shown includes items about President Trump's religious-related actions and proclamations, under a subheading "HONORING RELIGIOUS DAYS OF REMEMBRANCE". Certain words within each bullet (e.g., "honored," "proclamation," "championed," "called," "committed," "event," "message") are underlined and rendered in an orange/gold color, suggesting they are hyperlinks to source documents.

Text in image: 130. President Trump and many Cabinet members honored the life, legacy, and faith of Charlie Kirk at Kirk's memorial service. 131. President Trump issued a proclamation declaring 2026 a year of celebration and rededication. 132. President Trump issued a proclamation honoring Religious Freedom Day. 133. President Trump championed "bringing back religion in our country," noting that "for America to be a great nation, we must always be one nation under God…" 134. President Trump called religious liberty part of "the bedrock of American life" and committed to "protect [that] fundamental freedom with absolute devotion." 135. President Trump committed to fighting to "defend America's longstanding legacy of prayer, faith, and trust in God." HONORING RELIGIOUS DAYS OF REMEMBRANCE 136. President Trump honored the National Day of Prayer by hosting a Rose Garden event with religious leaders of many faiths. 137. President Trump and the First Lady issued messages honoring Ash Wednesday and the start of Holy Week and hosted an Easter Dinner at the White House. 138. President Trump issued a message celebrating Pentecost. 139. President Trump issued a message celebrating Passover. 140. President Trump issued a message celebrating Christmas. 141. President Trump issued a proclamation honoring the memory of His Holiness Pope Francis. 142. President Trump issued a message celebrating the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. 143. President Trump issued a message celebrating Global Coptic Day. 144. President Trump issued a proclamation honoring Jewish American Heritage Month. 145. President Trump issued a message celebrating Yom Kippur and a message celebrating Rosh Hashanah. 146. President Trump issued a proclamation honoring Days of Remembrance of Victims of the Holocaust. 12

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A screenshot of a page from a document or report (page 13, per the footer page number), listing numbered items (147-150) describing presidential actions and proclamations. The text is in a serif/sans-serif bold black font with certain words (proclamation, message, hosted) hyperlinked in a tan/gold underlined color. The rest of the page below the four list items is blank white space.

Text in image: 147. President Trump issued a proclamation honoring the National Day of Remembrance of the 80th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz. 148. The President issued a presidential message sending his warmest greetings for Ramadan. 149. President Trump hosted an Iftar dinner at the White House. 150. President Trump issued a message celebrating Diwali. 13

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An infographic-style promotional image with a dark blue header and red accent bar, titled "We are making DC / SAFE & BEAUTIFUL." Below the header is a bulleted list of statistics in black and red text about civic maintenance work in Washington, D.C. On the right side are four photos with white caption labels: a bronze equestrian statue of a man in colonial-era dress with an American flag ("Caesar Rodney Statue"), the Washington Monument reflected in the Reflecting Pool at night ("Reflecting Pool"), a stone fountain surrounded by trees ("DuPont Circle"), and a gold equestrian statue group on a pedestal ("Art of War Statue"). At the bottom left are three circular emblem/seal logos, including what appears to be a National Park Service arrowhead badge and a "Freedom 250" seal.

Text in image: We are making DC SAFE & BEAUTIFUL 2,300 lights fixed 1,460 benches rehabbed/installed 500+ instances of graffiti cleaned 250+ truckloads of debris hauled from the Carp Pond at Constitution Gardens 250+ tons of pothole repair material applied 162 homeless encampments removed 134 rat-resistant trash cans installed 83 statues, monuments, and memorials cleaned 22 fountains fixed 1+ mile of fencing repainted Caesar Rodney Statue Reflecting Pool DuPont Circle Art of War Statue Freedom 250

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This is a political campaign graphic with a blue-to-red gradient background bordered by a thin white frame. It shows a close-up photo of Donald Trump on the left, with a stern/serious expression, wearing a dark suit, white shirt, and blue tie. On the right is a headshot of a man (identified in the text as Nick Begich) with brown hair, wearing a dark suit, light blue shirt, and a red striped tie with a small American flag pin on his lapel. At the bottom center is a "TRUMP VANCE / MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!" campaign logo flanked by rows of stars.

Text in image: CONGRESSMAN (AK-AL) NICK BEGICH ADVANCES! ENDORSED BY PRESIDENT TRUMP! TRUMP VANCE MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!

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Anyone who cheered that hush money prosecution to Donald Trump two years ago has nothing left to stand on because now the star witness, the guy who is the reason why every prosecutor who looked at this case, including the Biden DOJ, the prior liberal democratic DA passed on charging this case is because they didn't trust Michael Cohen beyond a reasonable doubt. Alvin Bragg rolled that dice and now Michael Cohen has said publicly that he quote felt important, felt pressured and coerced by prosecutors. So where do you stand on Michael Cohen now? If you believe he's a truth teller, then he felt pressured and coerced by prosecutors. That's not acceptable. If you believe he's a liar, then your case is built on a liar. So that case is going through its appeal process incredibly slowly. I think there are major legal infirmities with it, but now the factual predicate has collapsed as well.

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A black-and-white news photograph of a man resembling Donald Trump speaking at a podium bearing the Presidential seal, with two teleprompter screens on either side. He is gesturing with his right hand pointed toward the crowd, eyes closed, speaking into a microphone. Behind him stands a large group of people wearing dark NASA jumpsuits/flight suits, arranged in rows as if posing for a group photo. The backdrop features a large NASA "meatball" logo emblem at the top, the word "NASA" in bold letters below it, and a banner further down also reading "NASA" with star graphics and images of the Moon/Earth on either side.

Text in image: NASA

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A news photograph of two men walking side by side along a curved paved garden path outside a white colonial-style building with an arched colonnade and palm/tropical trees. The man on the left is wearing a dark navy suit, white shirt, red tie, and black shoes, with light-colored hair; he resembles Donald Trump. The man on the right is wearing a black buttoned Mao-style jacket and black trousers, with dark hair; he resembles Kim Jong Un. Both are mid-stride and smiling slightly, flanked by lush green tropical foliage and gravel landscaping. This appears to be a well-known photo from the 2018 Trump–Kim Singapore summit setting (Capella Hotel grounds).

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former White House deputy chief of staff and president now the AI advocacy group innovation council so Taylor am I wrong I mean am I completely wrong I mean after all David Sachs is the smartest guy about all this stuff and he said basically if you guys want to restrain it and slow it down go on ahead and slow it down but don't bring the whole government regulatory state with it I mean that's the way I'm reading it Larry you're exactly right this is not about safety it's about control with President Trump you have the greatest president for the worker the greatest president defending America America's national security and somebody who understands the importance of the economy and the importance of this industry to it and he stood up and fought he stood up and led he sees around the corner on this and he sees through some of the the bull that we're seeing out there online from some of these companies now going back to the control it the Democrats the left has tried this cycle after cycle decade after decade they tried it as you pointed out correctly with the Paris Climate Accords it's not about the climate it's about control and now they're trying to blackmail the American people with this idea of safety like they're going to release a world-ending technology if we don't regulate it and now take Dario the CEO of anthropic at his word he didn't say the American government he said the global war world order right because now we talk about our two frontier labs as well there are two frontier labs are American companies built here in the United States of America yet he wants to outsource the regulation the oversight to what the Europeans who are building nothing no I think the president is exactly right what this actually is about is controlling the future limiting competition and shifting a liability and that's I think an important part it's a it's a point that David Sachs made in his right which is shifting liability like you don't roll a car off of an assembly line without testing the brakes if if something goes wrong it's on the company that produced the product there is tremendous consumer protections already in place and these companies should be liable for for the product they built which it goes to the final point if they think that the next step with this current moment calls for a pacing of the technology and the innovation then so be it these are private company currently they're private companies they all want to IPO and continue creating new products but if they think that it's so important to posit then they should and we should respect that that's on them but right now the president sees around the corner on this he understands what China is trying to do he understands that China is not going to play by the same rules of some global world order and he's not going to back down and kowtow to whatever these silicon elites want to say because they don't they don't want him to have power or they won't want Republicans to be in control again we're split seven weeks out for an election this is nothing to do about safety this is control in politics

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A composite graphic/collage titled "Trump Endorsement Success 8.26.2026" made up of twelve mocked-up news outlet headline boxes arranged in two columns, each styled with the outlet's logo/masthead (CNN Politics, The Hill, USA Today, Politico, NPR, Just The News, The Guardian, The New York Times, The Christian Science Monitor, The Independent, The Washington Post, and Washington Examiner). The headlines collectively assert that Trump-endorsed candidates won two Republican primary races: Darline Graham (sister of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham) winning a South Carolina Senate primary runoff, and Mike Mazzei winning the Oklahoma gubernatorial primary, with commentary framing these as evidence Trump's endorsement still carries political influence.

Text in image: Trump Endorsement Success 8.26.2026 Trump endorsement boosts sister of late Lindsey Graham to historic runoff victory MAGA Inc dumped over $800K into a last-minute phone campaign to boost the late Sen. Lindsey Graham's sister. Published August 25, 2026 8:14pm EDT | Updated August 26, 2026 6:39am EDT CNN Politics President Donald Trump demonstrated his might with Republican primary voters Tuesday in South Carolina, as CNN's Decision Desk projected that Darline Graham — the sister of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham and the president's pick in the state's special Senate primary runoff — will claim the GOP nomination. ELECTIONS Donald Trump [Add Topic +] Trump wins again. Takeaways from Darline Graham's SC primary victory Terry Collins USA TODAY Aug. 26, 2025, 12:04 a.m. ET npr Trump holds onto primary influence The race was one of Trump's biggest bets of the midterm primary cycle, staking Graham against more experienced members of the party establishment. Just the News. Darline Graham rides Trump endorsement to win GOP nomination for brother's South Carolina seat The special primary race in several South Carolina boroughs, including bishops from Rep. Mark Sanford, Rep. Russell Fry, Rep. Ralph Norman, and Mark Lynch, who previously held Lindsey Graham's original position. The New York Times Aug. 25, 2026, 10:32 p.m. ET Eduardo Medina Reporting from Myrtle Beach, S.C. Horry County, which includes Myrtle Beach, hugely turned out for Darline Graham. President Trump had told voters at a rally in the county last week to vote as if he were on the ballot. The Washington Post Democracy Dies in Darkness Live results: Trump-backed Mike Mazzei defeats GOP challenger in Oklahoma gubernatorial primary Mazzei, a former state senator, will be heavily favored in November in the race for Gov. Kevin Stitt's seat. Yesterday at 11:09 p.m. EDT THE HILL President Trump notched two big wins in Tuesday's elections, with Sen. Darline Graham (S.C.) and former state Sen. Mike Mazzei (Okla.) clinching the GOP nominations in their respective primary runoff races. POLITICO Trump-backed candidate wins primary for Oklahoma governor The Guardian US Trump endorsement helps boost Darline Graham in South Carolina primary to replace her late brother in US Senate – as it happened THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR Graham's win in South Carolina shows Trump's still got sway INDEPENDENT ANALYSIS Darline Graham's win in South Carolina shows Trump's endorsement still matters Washington Examiner Trump-backed candidates triumph in latest endorsement power test

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Where do I even begin with this? So, let's start here. Nobody has done more to rebuild and save the Republican Party than Donald Trump since Abraham Lincoln himself. President Trump inherited a broken shell, a hollowed-out husk of a political party after the Bush years, after the Ryan years, after the sellout years, and he turned it into the working-class party, the middle-class party. And he took states that had been blue forever. He took the blue wall. He took states like Wisconsin, states like Ohio, states like Pennsylvania. He pulverized that blue wall. How many Senate races have we seen? Were President Trump won a state by eight points, nine points, 10 points, 11 points? And it was just enough to bring along the Republican senator by half a point or a point to build that Senate Republican majority. How many Senate candidates has he dragged along to victory? And how many rhinos has he forced out of the party to elect real, working-class, populist Republicans, people like, for example, Eric Schmidt, who represent the future of the Republican Party, where it is today? President Trump has raised more money for Republican candidates than any human in history. He has more enthusiasm and support from Republican voters than any candidate in history. I could keep going, Laura. The reality is, as he said, President Trump is dead on right here. What this comes down to is the Trump voter needs to show up in the midterm.

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Hello America, Mark Levin, and this is Life, Liberty and Levin Saturday. Welcome to the program. You know, I'm going to do something a little differently this evening. I want to talk about the state of the nation because we hear a lot of negativity. The President of the United States and this administration does not get the credit it deserves. In fact, as I went through the news this evening, I looked at everything. They try to humiliate and embarrass the administration. They're trying to look for, you know, negative issues. They're trying to look for scandals, but they're not reporting the news. I want to talk about something that matters to you. How are we doing in this country? You know, for matters that affect you directly. We hear about affordability, but then they drop it. Well, I don't want to drop it. I want to talk about it. Under this president, under this president, a year and a half in office in his second term, salary increases and take-home pay are rising faster than consumer price inflation, which is way down. The annual inflation rate stabilized and cooled slightly to 3.4 percent in July of this year, down from 3.5 percent. Now think about that, 3.4, 3.5. You know, those are rates that we haven't had since the first Trump term. And before that, since like never. While price acceleration has flattened and month over month, consumer prices rose by a modest 0.1 percent. In other words, they didn't rise. Inflation rose to a 40-year peak of 9.1 percent in June 2022 under President Biden, averaging nearly 5 percent during his presidency. He also spent like a wild Marxist with that massive inflation reduction act, which had nothing to do with inflation except caused inflation. That was trillions of dollars of needless spending. During President Trump's second term, inflation cooled significantly to an average of roughly 2.6 to 2.7 percent. That's incredible if you really think about it. Let's take a look at something else that matters to you, home prices. Home prices have declined on an annual basis in more than half the country, reversing years of rapid increases and improving affordability for families and first-time buyers. Rent growth slowed by its lowest pace since President Trump's first term, with single-family rent growth hitting a record low. Income growth is now outpacing rent growth nationwide, returning the typical share of income spent on rent close to pre-pandemic levels. Have you ever heard this? Of course not. We've got Maggie Haberman on CNN. She's into rumors and all. They all are, but they don't report the news. This is news. Orders for business equipment posted their largest surge in more than six years, while shipments of machinery and equipment also shattering expectations, strong signals of expanding industrial capacity. Initial jobless claims plunged to their lowest level since 1969, highlighting the exceptional strength of the labor market, strong labor market, strong business investment. Inflation is almost non-existent. These are very, very important indicators of what's going on. What about gas prices, electricity prices, the availability of energy? The president has ramped up domestic fossil fuel and nuclear production. He has slashed so-called climate change rules. Here's some of his actions, expanding production. He reopened federal lands and offshore areas to oil and gas leasing and drilling, while accelerating permitting timelines for new pipelines and refineries. Remember the prior administration, that regime, they couldn't block and sabotage and prevent enough energy production, could they? They hated it. We love it. For example, restrictions on drilling in parts of Alaska's 23.5 million acre National Petroleum Reserve were revoked. And also, the EPA issued a waiver to end summer blend smog restrictions ahead of the schedule, allowing cheaper fuel blends to enter the market sooner and increasing daily supply. Jones Act waivers, what's that? Well, the administration issued temporary 60-day waivers to the Jones Acts to ease domestic shipping restrictions and streamline fuel distribution. You can see the effort is to help the consumer. It is a constant effort with regulations, with taxes, with businesses, to push an agenda, a pro-growth energy agenda. And it's crucial, because without energy, without energy of all kinds, in all places, our economy can expand and we can't create wealth and prosperity. Reconsideration of regulations throttling the oil and gas industry. Reconsideration of mandatory greenhouse gas reporting program that imposed significant costs on the American energy supply. Reconsideration of limitations, guidelines, and standards for the steam electric power generating industry to ensure low-cost electricity while protecting water resources. Man, oh man, I'll tell you, in these blue states, with these degrothers and no-grothers, they're doing the opposite. They're sabotaging you. Mr. and Mrs. America, if you live in these blue states and cities, they're driving up. They're driving up the cost of all levels of energy and they're reducing the availability. So if you wonder why you have really high costs in some of these dark blue states, you can thank your governor and you can thank your state legislatures. Reconsideration of waste water regulations for oil and gas development to help unleash American energy. What about taking steps to make home ownership more affordable under this president? Hire salt cap, what's that? The president and the Republicans raised the state and local tax cap, which includes property taxes, from $10,000 to $40,000. This is money directly in your pocket. And for tax years 2025 to 2029, for itemized filers. Permanent mortgage limit, locked in the $750,000 limit on deductible mortgage debt, $375,000 for single filers, stopping it from reverting to $1 million. In other words, they want to make sure that you can deduct as much as possible. Mortgage insurance, restructured and permanently reinstated private mortgage insurance, that's PMI premiums, as deductible, deductible mortgage interest starting in 2026. The president made it easier to buy American made new cars and trucks on July 4, 2025, creating a temporary federal tax deduction for up to $10,000 a year in auto loan interest on new American personal use cars and light trucks under 14,000 pounds with final assembly in the United States. Houses, salaries, income, cars, trucks, energy. The federal government is doing everything it can under this president. I've never seen anything like it, quite frankly. Any of you take prescription drugs? Well, most of you do. And you should be seeing lower prices. I know I am. I certainly am when I'm going to the pharmacy. And this is what he's done. The President Trump announced agreements with major pharmaceutical companies to lower prescription drug prices for Americans in line with the lowest prices paid by other developed nations, known as the most favorite nation's price. The nine manufacturers, I won't name them all, but they're big and most of the drugs you get are from them. The agreements reduce prices on drugs that treat numerous costly and chronic conditions, a whole list of them. Pulmonary heart disease, asthma, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, two types of diabetes, and it goes on and on. Now, the agreements will provide that every state Medicaid program in the country access the most favored nation drug prices on products made by those nine major drug companies, resulting in billions of dollars in savings to you, Mr. and Mrs. America. Now, has another president done that? No. Did the prior president do that? No. Did the Democrats do that? No. Trump did it. The agreements require the nine companies to offer medicines at a deeper discount off the list price when selling directly to American patients through TrumpRX. You ought to take advantage of TrumpRX. More. What about tax cuts for families? Federal tax cuts. Raised and locked in the higher standard deduction levels originally set in 2017 for the vast majority of individual followers. Lower income tax rates. Maintained lower marginal income tax brackets across the board, across the board, not just billionaires and millionaires as the as the chattering classes would have you believe for everybody. Child tax credit extended and boosted the double child tax credit benefiting tens of millions of American families. No tax on tips created a federal income tax deduction for qualified service and beauty industry tips. No tax on overtime implemented dedicated deductions for eligible overtime pay. Senior relief provided enhanced tax deductions and targeted relief for Social Security income retirees. What about businesses and corporations that create the private sector jobs? Corporate tax rate maintained the lowest 21% corporate income tax rate enacted by his first term policies. Immediate expensing extended provisions letting businesses immediately deduct the cost of factory construction and short term equipment investments. Now this is a lot of information because the President has done a lot and I want you to be aware of this. I do this monologue about 20 minutes and I'm going to get as much of this in as I can so you understand when people say he's not focused on affordability. He's all about affordability. That's what his whole domestic agenda is about. Affordability. Paid leave tax credit made permanent the employee tax credit for offering employee paid families medical leave savings and investment provisions. Trump accounts established tax deferred $1,000 government seed investments and saving pathways for children born between 2024 and 2028 to use for education or first. You realize if you take advantage of that that your children will have a significant amount of money saved up tax free for them as a result of these tax these Trump tax accounts. It's just incredible. Expanded 529 accounts broadened allowable uses of education savings accounts to include K through 12 materials and post-secondary trade credentials. It's pretty incredible and about what about the lifestyle you have? What about the ability to live in a free society without being mugged and raped and murdered? Well, that can't be perfect. Obviously there are evil people out there, but there are efforts that can be taken to reduce it and the President has grabbed every single one of them. Violet crime plunged 9.3% in 2025. These are FBI statistics. The largest annual decline on record. Murder dropped 18.1% tying the lowest rate in recorded history. This is for 2025. Robbery fell 18.5% resulting in nearly 38,500 fewer robberies. Rape declined 7.6% resulting in more than 10,000 fewer victims. Aggravated assault fell 7.2% resulting in over 62,700 fewer attacks. Property crime dropped 12.4%, the second largest decline in history, with nearly 750,000 fewer offenses. Meanwhile, preliminary data for the first half of this year shows the decline continuing and deepening with violent crime down an additional 10.6%, murder down another 23%, rape down 18.6%, and robberies down 19.6% compared to the same time period last year. Nearly 54,000 violent crime arrests, up 90%, including more than 31,000 violent crimes and gang members, up 30%. More than 5,000 child predators and human traffickers arrested, up 13%. More than 11,000 child victims located and identified, up 21%. Record disruptions across criminal, cyber, counter-terrorism, counter-intelligence, international operations, taking down hundreds of cyber criminal enterprises, espionage rings, and terrorist networks. Again, this is from the FBI. Let's move quickly. There's a lot that this president's doing and has done. Immigration. The U.S. had negative net immigration in 2025 for the first time in at least half a century. Compare that to Biden, when we had all those pictures of tens of thousands of people rushing the border. The president has deported more than 605,000 illegal aliens with an additional 1.9 million self-deporting. 1.9 million self-deporting, bringing the total number of illegals who have left the U.S. since the president returned to office to 2.5 million. He stopped more than 10,000 individuals with narco-terrorism ties from entering the United States. Daily detention numbers and arrests have reached record numbers. Border crossings and encounters with U.S. Customs and Border Patrol have dropped significantly compared to prior years. ICE. I love ICE. I love ICE with my Diet Coke and I love ICE, period, with our government, and I want to thank each and every person in ICE. Thank you. ICE significantly ramped up hiring and personnel capacities backed by billions of new congressional appropriations. Trump administration terminated temporary protective status for a variety of dangerous third world countries, rescued more than 60,000 migrant children from sex trafficking and child labor. State Department paused immigrant visa processing for 75 countries whose migrants take welfare from the American people and unacceptable rate. And since returning to office in 2025, President Trump has drastically reshaped U.S. immigration policy through hundreds of executive actions, massive funding bills like the one big beautiful bill, and a government-wide push for widespread interior enforcement and border restrictions. The U.S. Border Patrol has documented unprecedented changes in illegal border crossings throughout 2025, meaning they have cratered, cratered illegal immigration coming into this country. With southwest border apprehensions reaching historic lows not seen in decades, U.S. Customs and Border Patrol's CBP reports that July 2025 marked another record-breaking month with the most secure border in history, achieving only 4,598 southwest border apprehensions, nearly 500 fewer than June's previous. And it goes on. Safer, illegal immigration almost ended. The president is using every tool he has as a president to address housing issues, energy issues, all these other issues. And yet here we have in our states, here we have in our states with the highest grocery prices, Hawaii, Alaska, California, Washington, and Vermont. Almost all Democrat states, in the case of Alaska, it transitions from Republican to Democrat back and forth. But it's far away. But some of these states, there's no excuse. Highest gasoline prices, Blue State, California, Blue State, Hawaii, Blue State, Washington State. And you have Alaska and Nevada, who are on the cusp. But nonetheless, states with the highest electricity bills, well, D.C., not a state, but there it is. Number one, New Jersey, number two, New Hampshire, number three, Maryland, number four, and then Ohio. Four out of five, Blue States. States with the highest annual cost for infant care, District of Columbia, Massachusetts, California, Minnesota, Colorado, Hawaii, all Democrat states. Top least affordable states by cost of living index. Number one, California, number two, New York, number three, Washington State. Number four, Connecticut, number five, Maryland, number six, New Jersey, number seven, Alaska, number eight, Massachusetts. All dark, blue, hardcore Democrat states. All of them. And then we have, according to the Cato Institute, the five least free states. New York, Hawaii, California, New Jersey, Oregon. All Democrat states. So, you know, I would say to my Republican friends who are running and with this midterm coming, you need to frame these discussions a little better. You need to get out there and confidently go on the offense and point out if you live in a dark blue state or a dark blue congressional district, you're paying more than anybody else in red states and dark red districts. Whether it's property taxes, whether it's income taxes, whether it's user fees, whether it's crossing bridges and they charge you a fee, whatever it is. The food prices, the child care prices, they're through the roof in dark blue states. And the interesting thing is when you put these numbers together with the red states, then you get these national numbers, right? So the blue states are dragging down the country. The blue cities are dragging down the country. When you look at the data, they're dragging down the data. And yet when you look at the Trump data and what Trump is doing, it's incredible. Even in the face of these obstacles from these blue governors, these blue mayors, these blue legislatures, look at what he's doing and look at the accomplishments.

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