The Trump Counterrevolution Is a Return to Sanity

Victor Davis Hanson  

"The age of flashing pronouns, renaming iconic landmarks, statue toppling, trashing the dead, vandalizing with impunity the campus library, or spouting antisemitic venom is passing. So, another name for the Trump counterrevolution is a simple return to sanity."

"The orthodox and the supposed scripted future are now suspect. And they are likely to be dethroned—from the trivial to the existential.

The orthodox and the supposed scripted future are now suspect. And they are likely to be dethroned—from the trivial to the existential.

 Critics claim Trump has no mandate to stage such a counterrevolution. They argue that he did not win 51% of the popular vote or achieve a Reaganesque landslide in the Electoral College.

"Yet all the initiatives he advanced and won on polled landslide public approval.

"Despite being the target of Democrat lawfare for years, a defiant Trump promised to end an open border, massive illegal immigration, rising crime, and soaring prices. He pledged to slash government and its administrative state, terminate racial and gender identity politics, and restore deterrence abroad. 

"The people overwhelmingly wanted those messages but were waiting for an unorthodox messenger who would actually deliver them.

"The Trump messenger reassured weary citizens that they were not crazy. Instead, they had good cause to be sick of being talked down to by a media, academic, bureaucratic, and political elite that never earned nor deserved such self-appointed status.

 "The FBI, the CIA, and the Justice Department, not the massive crowds at rallies, were the ones truly out of control.

 "President Joe Biden was really suffering from dementia, not those who said he was.

"Criminals with weapons are as deleterious to society as law-abiding citizens deprived of them." . . .

Victor Davis Hanson is a classicist and historian at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, and author of the book "The Second World Wars: How the First Global Conflict Was Fought and Won." You can reach him by e-mailing authorvdh@gmail.com.

Eliminating Biden’s EV mandate

 Samantha Fillmore

 "Ironically, the EVs that Biden, Left-leaning ideologues, and green lobbyists want to force Americans to drive require huge amounts of electricity from a grid they are making less reliable." . . . 

"President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team has announced that it is planning to eliminate the $7,500 consumer tax credit for electric vehicle (EV) purchases as well as relaxing the standards on fuel efficiency for automobile makers as part of the incoming administration’s reform agenda.

"The decision to jettison the EV subsidy, first reported by Reuters, came as no surprise, seeing as how Trump campaigned on ending President Joe Biden’s EV mandate. Throughout the Biden administration, a substantial push was made to transition from conventional gasoline-powered automobiles to EVs.

"The $7,500 EV subsidy was one of the more notable measures of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which many argued was yet another example of the federal government picking winners and losers.

"Moreover, another report from Reuters details how the incoming administration plans on addressing the standards on fuel-efficiency requirements and emissions finalized earlier this year by the U.S. National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency. This move would counteract Biden’s regulations that require all automakers to shift at least 35 percent of their production to EVs by 2032.

"Critics of Biden’s aggressive actions regarding the automobile industry have called it a “rush-to-green agenda” and highlight the fact that it forces Americans to purchase expensive, impractical, and unpopular EVs.

"A report from Consumer Reports shows that electric vehicles are rife with problems and are overall less reliable than conventional automobiles.

"Furthermore, in January of this year, a coalition of nearly 5,000 car dealerships sent a letter to Biden urging him to “hit the brakes” on his draconian regulations and mandates. Despite the public pushback, Biden’s emissions standards rule was ultimately finalized.

"While Biden’s EV mandate and lavish subsidies have wrought havoc in the auto industry, it has also affected the dependability of the U.S. energy grid.

"Our energy grid was once a source of affordable and reliable power. Historically, America’s power grid has been mostly supplied by coal, with natural gas and nuclear power as significant contributors. All these energy sources are extremely reliable, affordable, and have the ability to produce the enormous amount of energy necessary to support the U.S. economy." . . .

Semper Fi, Sgt. Penny!

  James A. George  

"As despicable as Alvin Bragg’s persecution of President Trump was, in my opinion, what he has done to this proud Marine is an outrage and a disgrace to the Rule of Law. We can only pray that the jury, or perhaps just one of them, as that is all it will take, will make the right decision and give this Marine his freedom back." 

"Disclaimer: It is impossible for me to be objective about the Marines, and thus I am hard pressed even to try to see the “justice” in the prosecution of Marine sergeant Daniel Penny for acting as the very definition of what we think of as a good Samaritan on the subway in New York City — and, judging by the statements of those he protected, maybe even saving those on the train from the lunatic Jordan Neely.

"This is written as the defense begins its case in what is clearly to me a persecution, with clear and distinct racial overtones.  I will look at Sgt. Penny and his background of defending his country; the “victim,” a non-white person alleged to have been choked to death by Sgt. Penny; and the trial thus far.

"Daniel Penny, 26, is a native of West Islip on Long Island and signed up for the Marines upon completion of high school. Witnesses called by the defense, including his sister, described him as “kind” and  “peaceful.”  His sister expressed surprise that he joined the Marines because “he was a very calm, soft-spirited person.”  But it wasn’t completely surprising, because “he was always patriotic, and men in our family served.”  One article noted, in connection with the family tradition of serving the country in uniform, “Penny, whose grandfather served in the US Navy and uncles in the Merchant Marines, was a star lacrosse player at West Islip High School.”

"His mother testified that he was studying architecture at New York City Tech, working nights at a restaurant, and teaching swimming lessons at a gym in Manhattan.

"He served in the Marines for four years and was deployed twice, being promoted to the rank of sergeant and the head of a water rescue squad.  He received an honorable discharge.  Several of his fellow Marines testified at the trial, describing him in the following terms: . . ."

Day-O...Tally My Banana: Duct-Taped Banana Sells for $6.2 Million

Jim Thompson; RedState

. . ."On Wednesday, Sotheby auctioned a banana. 

"At a Miami show, Maurizio Cattelan displayed a duct-taped banana in 2019. He did it again on Wednesday:  

"EA Bucchianeri wrote in "Brushstrokes of a Gadfly" that art is in the eye of the beholder and everyone will have their interpretation. I've never read any books by Bucchianeri. But if I dropped that quote in the "right" circles (while holding a martini and wearing Italian loafers), I might be mistaken for an art collector. Or not.

"I've never been good at pretending. I used to sculpt. Sports sculptures in bronze. Only once did I submit one of my sculptures for an "award." I got an honorable mention. A participation trophy. I anticipated losing but the winning sculpture was god-awful. "That won?!" I asked my wife. She was mortified that I said it loud enough for people in the gallery to hear. I picked up my bronze award and tossed it in the trash on the way out.

"Art is subjective." . . .

Mike Harris Artwork

Jeffrey Sachs Warns ‘We Are Close To Nuclear Armageddon’

But the women of "The View" love him.

Useful Idiots: Columbia Professor Jeffrey Sachs on why Biden is the worst foreign policy president ever  “I've just never seen anything like this.”

"Jeffrey Sachs, the renowned economist, University Professor and Director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University returns to Useful Idiots at a time of global peril to warn that we are close to World War Three.

Never forget

“ 'The president himself,” Sachs says, “and his extraordinarily weak team understand nothing about diplomacy. They have gotten us closer and closer to complete global disaster, World War III, nuclear Armageddon, whatever you want to call it.”

"Just this week, the administration gave Ukraine the go-ahea
d to launch long-range missiles into Russia, which Russia responded to with an intercontinental ballistic missile strike into Ukraine, and the US for the fourth time, vetoed a UN ceasefire resolution.

“Absolutely shocking, awful, and lawless,” Sachs says.

"Given that Biden himself seems utterly incapacitated, who is really running the military industrial complex? “I would say the deep state is true, which is that The U.S. has strategies that persist certainly between administrations, but really for decades. And I think that's essentially what we are witnessing right now. War has been the policy of the U.S. deep state or the permanent security state.' ” . . .

"Jeffrey also explains how the New York Times has been the propaganda arm of the security state, analyzing two insane passages from the paper:" . . .

Russia Puts US Base In Poland On Priority List For "Potential Elimination"

Is The Deep State Pushing Nuclear War To Prevent A Trump Presidency?

How is it that Democrats hate Donald Trump so much more than they love America and our allies? TD

 Jerome R. Corsi  

The Deep State initially had available only three strategies to keep Trump from returning to the White House. All three have failed, requiring a more extreme strategy—nuclear war. 

. . . "Given that Trump is officially President-Elect, his status is arguably elevated above that of an unauthorized citizen. Clearly, members of President-Elect Ronald Reagan’s senior advisory team had back channels with Iran to release on Reagan’s inauguration day the 444 American hostages Iran had held in captivity since November 4, 1979.

Reagan managed to communicate to Ayatollah Khomeini that he did not have Jimmy Carter’s initial sympathy for Khomeini’s radical Islamic revolution, nor did Reagan intend to lead an inept military that could not successfully conduct a helicopter rescue mission in the desert. Here, too, President Trump must convey to Putin in words of one syllable that he will abandon NATO if NATO persists in reckless military strategies originating with a lame-duck president who apparently suffers from some form of mental disabilities, making him vulnerable to shadow advisers.

We cannot Make America Great Again if we allow the Biden administration to get us into a thermonuclear war. Trump must derail the Deep State’s fourth and last strategy to make sure Trump does not have a successful second term in office.

Trump must block the Deep State’s plan to bait Putin into using nuclear weapons on the battlefield for the first time since the end of World War II, thanks to Biden allowing Ukraine to lob tactically pointless US- and NATO-manufactured missiles into Russia’s sovereign territory. With Putin having promised to retaliate with a tactical nuclear strike against Ukraine, President-Elect Trump risks catastrophe if he fails to communicate with Putin."

. . ." As noted in a statement on Donald J. Trump’s election victory published on November 8, 2024, Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò explained that “the algorithms allowed false voter registrations to be printed and concealed, which could be used in various election fraud schemes, including counting absentee ballots by nonexistent voters. By exposing the scheme, Dr. Corsi prevented the creation of millions of fraudulent votes for Kamala Harris.”

War Room obtained documents outlining Dems plot to thwart Trump… but there’s a quick fix to stop them…

 Revolver News

"Let’s be realistic—ousting George Soros and his son from political power is probably never going to happen. But what we can do is take away their firepower. Soros relies on NGOs to push his agenda and tear down America. These groups act as a constitutional “workaround” for left-wing government activists to force their radical plans through."

               I obtained documents outlining the new Trump Resistance.

               Soros is financing it, NGOs are helping criminals avoid deportation, and it’s already                                   underway. pic.twitter.com/FoBRE0axg3

— Natalie Winters (@nataliegwinters) November 19, 2024

"Well, you knew President Trump’s historic landslide victory would send the Deep State into a major tailspin, and it was only a matter of time before they regrouped and came back with a vengeance. If you ask us, we haven’t seen anything yet. They’ve got plenty of aces up their Marxist sleeves, and the real battle is just starting.

"And speaking of beginnings, the Dems are already hard at work crafting their new #Resistance plan. While you might not be surprised by their tactics, there’s one “quick fix” we’re ignoring that should ignite your fury and get you even more engaged in this war—a war that we MUST win.

"Of course, the man pulling the strings is the same every time: George Soros. But it’s his favorite go-to weapon—the one always sitting on the shelf, ready to be deployed—that needs to be eliminated. What is this secret weapon George loves so much? Non-profits, or NGOs. Soros uses these organizations to funnel cash into the Democrat Party and execute his dirty work on the ground. He’s also got an army of trusty, shadowy, unelected bureaucrats infiltrating our government to carry out his bidding, but that’s a blog for another day.

"For the record, the left’s #Resist tentacles reach far and wide, and while Soros is the “Mack Daddy,” there are other factions who are hard at work, including our media.

Insurrection Barbie: 

Per the New York Times, democracy forward is planning the Trump resistance.

They have 800 lawyers at 280 organizations, 600 priority legal threats identified and dozens of lawsuits already prepared.

This project to stop Trump is called Democracy 2025.

They have spent the last two years working on this.

UNRWA official met with Palestinian terror groups secretly, declared ‘We are one’

World Israel News   

. . ."UNRWA was met with scrutiny last year when it came to light that a number of UNRWA workers were actively involved in the atrocities committed by Hamas on October 7th." . . .

"A former UNRWA commissioner met with Palestinian terror groups secretly in Lebanon in 2017 and told them, “No one can separate us” and “We are one,” UN Watch reports.

"Former UNRWA commissioner general Pierre Krahenbuhl held a meeting in Beirut in February 2017, and attending were Chief in Lebanon Hakam Shawan, Ali Baraka from Hamas, Abu Imad Al-Rifai from the Islamic Jihad (PIJ) and Salah Al-Youssef from the PFLP and representatives from other Palestinian terror groups.

"Hamas official Ali Baraka had close ties with terrorist entities in Syria and Iran and was listed by the US as a wanted terrorist.

"Abu Imad al-Rifai, a Palestinian Islamic Jihad leader, bragged about organizing suicide bombings targeting US and British military personnel.

"Krahenbuhl was apparently aware that the meetings were problematic because he insisted on secrecy and warned exposure could “lead to a loss between donor countries and UNRWA, which might result in reduced or even halted funding.”

"The former commissioner emphasized a “spirit of partnership” and said UNRWA’s decisions could be challenged or even reversed at the terror group representatives’ request." . . .

Israel: Government, Opposition Parties Reject ICC Arrest Warrant for Netanyahu

"Issue sanctions on every single member and employee of the ICC. Make it impossible for them to move funds or travel. Bureaucrats who enable and excuse terrorism in this manner need to learn a lesson about international norms and the consequences of their actions. And that should happen now, not after the next session of Congress begins."  Ed Morrissey

ICC Endorses Hamas Terrorism In Absurd Arrest Warrants on Netanyahu, Gallant    "The International Criminal Court today endorsed and enforced terrorism. There is simply no other way to describe their absurd decision to issue arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant in the war Hamas launched against Israel on October 7, 2023, with a wave of atrocities that deliberately targeted thousands of unarmed civilians.

"Rather than issue arrest warrants for Hamas leadership for those atrocities, the ICC has chosen to go after the Israelis for fighting Hamas where Hamas hides out -- among civilians: . . ." 

Israel: Government, Opposition Parties Reject ICC Arrest Warrant for Netanyahu   ..."The Jerusalem Post reported PM Netanyahu’s response:

Israel claimed that the court has no authority to discuss the Palestinian complaint against it, which recently led to the prosecutor’s request to issue arrest warrants against the prime minister and the defense minister.

The Prime Minister’s Office responded to the warrants, calling the decision antisemitic.

“The antisemitic decision of the International Criminal Court is equivalent to a modern-day Dreyfus trial—and it will end the same way,” the PMO said.

“Israel vehemently rejects the absurd and false actions and accusations against it by the International Criminal Court, a biased and discriminatory political body.”

The PMO also said that the decision was made by “a corrupt chief prosecutor attempting to save himself from severe allegations of sexual harassment, and by biased judges driven by antisemitic hatred toward Israel,” accusing prosecutor Karim Khan of lying to US senators when he said he would not “act against Israel before visiting” Israel.

The ICC ruling was rejected by leaders across the Israeli political spectrum, The Times of Israel reported:

Negev, Galilee and National Resilience Minister Yitzhak Wasserlauf characterized the warrants as “antisemitic accusations against all citizens of Israel” and pledged that Jerusalem would “not be deterred and will continue to fight murderous terrorism.”

. . .The arrest warrants against Israeli leaders come as ICC’s chief prosecutor Karim Khan faces multiple allegations of sexual misconduct, raising speculations that the anti-Israel witch hunt could be a desperate bid to divert attention away from the looming scandal" . . .   

The ICC’s arrest warrant against Prime Minister Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Gallant is outrageous, unlawful, and dangerous. Leader Schumer should bring a bill to the floor sanctioning the ICC. If he chooses not to act, the new Senate Republican majority next year will. pic.twitter.com/kckPXPOoLD

— Senator John Thune (@SenJohnThune) November 21, 2024

 Hamas celebrates ICC arrest warrants and urges the court to ‘expand its scope’ to all Israeli leaders

Undoing Biden: Trump’s First-Month Agenda

 American Spectator; Depriving Kamala her chance to finish the Biden agenda was at least as important as electing Trump to the presidency.

"As for Israel, Trump was — and will be again — the best ally Israel ever had in the White House. Gone will be the Biden threats of cancelling U.S. financial and military aid unless Israel force-feeds the Gaza population." 

Revoke Biden’s Orders and Memoranda

Beginning on January 20, 2025 President Trump will have the opportunity to repair the damage that Joe Biden and Kammy Harris have done in the past four years. But the next four years will pass quickly, so Trump has to start on his first day and keep charging ahead.

"The Dems will have their own agenda. If they get a majority in the House — which seems unlikely at this writing — they’ll impeach Trump by Saint Patrick’s Day.

"The agenda for Trump’s first month begins on Inauguration Day.

"The simplest and best action Trump can take is to revoke all of Biden’s executive orders and presidential memoranda. According to Ballotpedia.

"Biden has signed 142 executive orders and 221 presidential memoranda. (That number may increase between now and Inauguration Day.) Both of those actions direct federal officials to take — or refrain from — certain actions that are at least purportedly in their power. The difference between them is that EO’s have to be published while the presidential memoranda don’t.

"Trump should revoke every one of Biden’s executive orders and presidential memoranda. Some of them are the means by which Biden opened our borders. Revoke them all. Every. Single. One.

"Trump’s staff should have a document accomplishing that ready for his signature on Inauguration Day.

"Also on Inauguration Day, Trump should have legislation in hand that would authorize and fund construction of the wall across the Mexican border. It should also close our borders to all but legitimate commercial traffic, legal immigration, and tourists with proper visas. That bill, which should be HR-1 if Republicans keep the House, should be sent to the House and Senate for consideration beginning that day.

"Nothing — other than cancellation of the Biden executive orders and presidential memoranda — can be done immediately but much can be done or at least begun within the first month of Trump’s new presidency.

"Biden has supposedly made the civil service Trump-proof. He has done that by converting a lot of political appointees — who are usually called “Schedule C’s,” political but not senate confirmed — into regular civil service jobs.

"House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La) has already posed a good solution to that problem. Transfer all of them out of D.C. to places they may not wish to be and essentially force them to quit rather than be reassigned." . . .

"Personnel is Policy" . . .

"Reversing Biden on NATO, Ukraine, Middle East" . . .

Justin Trudeau To Allow The Arrest Of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu If He Enters Canada?

 100%FedUP  "The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.

"The ICC also issued an arrest warrant for Hamas leader Ibrahim Al-Masri, accusing each individual of war crimes and crimes against humanity in the 13-month Gaza conflict.

"According to Reuters, the ICC judges said there were reasonable grounds to believe Netanyahu and Gallant used “starvation as a method of warfare” as part of a “widespread and systematic attack against the civilian population of Gaza.” . . .

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he will have Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrested should he step foot on Canadian soil.

Says “this is just who we are as Canadians.” pic.twitter.com/hwM327Z2zy

— Stacey (@StaceyMonette27) November 21, 2024

US senator vows legislation to punish nations who work with ICC after Israel arrest warrants

"Republican US Sen. Lindsey Graham vowed to introduce legislation Thursday that would punish any nation that cooperates with the International Criminal Court (ICC) after it issued arrest warrants for Israeli officials.

"Graham said in a lengthy X post that it would be "a huge mistake" for the US to not react strongly against the action, saying that without doing so the US would be "conceding that they have jurisdiction over the United States."

" 'We cannot let the world believe for a moment that this is a legitimate exercise of jurisdiction by the Court against Israel because to do so means we could be next," he said.

" 'I will be introducing legislation that puts other countries on notice – If you aid and abet the ICC after their action against the State of Israel, you can expect consequences from the United States. Any nation that joins with the ICC after this outrage is a partner in a reckless act that tramples the rule of law," he added.

"The Hague-based court announced the arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant earlier in the day "for crimes against humanity and war crimes committed from at least 8 October 2023 until at least 20 May 2024," when ICC prosecutor Karim Khan sought the warrants.

"In doing so, it also unanimously rejected Israel's challenges to jurisdiction under articles 18 and 19 of the Rome Statute." . . .

All praise to Biden's handlers. TD

US Rep. Rashida Tlaib welcomes ICC arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant

Gaetz Withdraws from Attorney General Consideration — Trump Responds

 The Gateway Pundit

Matt Gaetz has announced that he is withdrawing from his nomination for Attorney General.  The shocking announcement was posted to X on Thursday morning.

“I had excellent meetings with Senators yesterday,” Gaetz began. “I appreciate their thoughtful feedback – and the incredible support of so many.”  

"The former congressman continued, “While the momentum was strong, it is clear that my confirmation was unfairly becoming a distraction to the critical work of the Trump/Vance Transition. There is no time to waste on a needlessly protracted Washington scuffle, thus I’ll be withdrawing my name from consideration to serve as Attorney General. Trump’s DOJ must be in place and ready on Day 1.”

" 'I remain fully committed to see that Donald J. Trump is the most successful President in history. I will forever be honored that President Trump nominated me to lead the Department of Justice and I’m certain he will Save America,” the announcement concluded.

"Trump issued a statement about the withdrawal in a post to Truth Social, which read:

I greatly appreciate the recent efforts of Matt Gaetz in seeking approval to be Attorney General. He was doing very well but, at the same time, did not want to be a distraction for the Administration, for which he has much respect. Matt has a wonderful future, and I look forward to watching all of the great things he will do!   Read more...

"It is currently unclear who Trump will choose as a replacement." 

This is a breaking news story and The Gateway Pundit will provide updates as more information becomes available.