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Screenshot of a tweet/post from Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC, verified account, profile photo of a man in a suit gesturing while speaking), timestamped 12:13 PM · Mar 31, 2026, with 126.7K views. The post argues that the media is unreliable on DHS funding, blames Democrats for DHS funding lapse and unpaid employees over demands related to ICE and CBP, calls those demands "handcuffs" rather than reforms, and states he won't give in to what he calls hostage-taking demands that endanger federal agents.

Text in image: Lindsey Graham ✓ 🛡️ @LindseyGrahamSC If you count on the lazy and biased media to tell you what's going on in Washington regarding @DHSgov funding, you are making a mistake. Here's the reality. The Department of Homeland Security is not being funded and its employees are not being paid because Democrats refuse to vote for funding unless Republicans agree to hamstring @ICEgov and @CBP. The Democrats' demands are not reforms – they're handcuffs. I'm willing to work on DHS reforms, but our country's national security cannot be held hostage. I have no intention of giving in to hostage-taking and unreasonable demands that impede federal agents' ability to do their jobs and, in some cases, put their lives at risk. 12:13 PM · Mar 31, 2026 · 126.7K Views

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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 screenshot showing a scrollable feed of four stacked X (Twitter) posts/reposts, apparently reactions to a Trump speech (likely a State of the Union or joint address to Congress) about illegal immigration. First post: reposted by "Cernovich," from Mark Hemingway (@Heminator, verified) saying Democrats reacted badly to Trump's message and that Omar and Tlaib yelling back was "icing on the cake." Second post: from Megan Basham (@megbasham, verified) with a "Subscribe" button, praising Trump for highlighting crime victims of illegal immigration. Third post: reposted by "Cernovich," from Sean Davis (@seanmdav, verified) with a "Subscribe" button, describing Trump telling Democrats they should be "ASHAMED" for not applauding protection of citizens, with Republicans chanting "U-S-A" and Democrats booing. Fourth post: from Guy Benson (@guypbenson, verified) commenting on a "Purple Heart" being pinned in real time. Each post shows a small circular profile picture, verified checkmark, username/handle, and standard post icons (repost/share icon and three-dot menu) on the right.

Text in image: ↻ Cernovich reposted Mark Hemingway ✓ @Heminator I cannot believe Dems fell hook, line, and sinker for Trump's message. Refusing to stand for the statement that we should support citizens over illegal aliens was a giant gift to GOP candidates in the midterms. Omar and Tlaib angrily yelling back is just the icing on the cake. Megan Basham ✓ @megbasham Subscribe Trump highlighting families who are the victims of illegal alien crime is exactly what he needed to do. That is how you use the presidential megaphone in an politically savvy but also true way. ↻ Cernovich reposted Sean Davis ✓ @seanmdav Subscribe TRUMP: "You should be ASHAMED of yourselves for not standing up" to applaud the protection of American citizens, Trump says to Democrats. Republicans responded by chanting U-S-A! Democrats booed. Guy Benson ✓ @guypbenson Powerful to see a Purple Heart pinned in real time.

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Donald Trump just got the EU to offer to drop tariffs on all American products. Like literally three days of threatening the EU with tariffs. And Europe is now ready to drop all tariffs on US products. Oh, and Vietnam's doing the same thing. They want to drop all tariffs on US products. Oh, and so does India. You know, no more tariffs on the products we want to sell with the billion fucking people that live in that country. Oh, yeah, and Israel getting rid of tariffs on US products, and Japan, and South Korea, and Thailand. Oh, and 43 other nations, all offering Donald Trump 0% tariffs on US products. He did all that in five days. 195 sovereign nations in the world and more than a quarter of them are now offering zero tariffs on US products just so they can continue to trade with us. And all because Donald Trump was willing to threaten them with tariffs. Like, do y'all understand the benefit that's going to have on the United States of America, the benefit that's going to have on American companies that want to sell products worldwide? And he did all of this while half the country was bitching about it. He did this while y'all were protesting, while you were attacking American companies and firebombing car dealerships. Like, I actually saw so many of you on X saying we should invoke the 25th Amendment, saying that we should remove him from office. And while you were doing all of that complaining, he now has agreements with more than 50 fucking nations to not put a single tariff on our products and is drawing up trade agreements that are beneficial to the United States. Liberals, I want you to understand that we are going to make this country great again. And if we gotta drag you kicking and fucking screaming to do it, we'll do that.

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The Democrat open borders plan to entrench single-party rule explained in under two minutes. One, flood the country with untold millions of illegals by land, sea, and air from all over the world, enough to eclipse the populations of 36 individual US states so far. Two, prioritize the needs of these millions of non-citizens over the needs of the American citizen with free flights, buses, hotels, meals, and phones, ensuring their loyalty to the political party that imported them. Three, keep them in the country at all costs, even when they commit violent crime like murder and rape. Attack the language used to describe the criminals, as opposed to the criminals themselves, slander critics as racist. Four, ensure their privileges are made irrevocable with city and state sanctuary laws that act as population magnets. Codify permanent status and ensure non-cooperation with ICE. Five, count the non-citizens in the census that will determine congressional apportionment in the House of Representatives. As of now, that would equal 13 extra congressional districts, a tremendous amount of electoral power. Six, wage a massive, heavily funded lawfare campaign to change state voting laws that legalize mass mail-in ballots, no signature verification, and no proof of citizenship requirements, making it nearly impossible to prove voter fraud. Seven, lock in the permanent voting majority with campaign promises of lavish benefits and permanent privileges, enshrining generational fealty to the Democrat Party. Eight, win elections. Nine, entrenched single party rule has been achieved. The best part? Your tax dollars are paying for it.

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