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PODCAST: President Trump’s Actions This Week have Preserved what Every American Holds Dear

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President Trump’s actions this week have preserved what every American holds dear. The existence of everyone and everything you love and cherish is safer today because our president did what every president for the last 47 years did not have the courage to do.

For 47 years the threat of Iran getting a nuclear weapon has horrified the world. If Iran ever obtained a nuclear weapon, they might have used it on Israel and possibly even the United States itself. If Israel were hit with a nuclear weapon, Israel and the United States would have no choice but to respond in kind. That could provoke a response from Russia, China, or both. That is what you call a worldwide nuclear war.

I don’t know about you, but that is something I surely would not want to live through. Life on Earth would be a living hell.

All those rushing to condemn this military action against the Iranian regime were silent when Iran was butchering 32,000 of its own people. How in the world could they fire on their own countrymen who were peacefully demonstrating in the streets?

President Trump didn’t start a war with Iran. He ended a 47-year conflict that began during the Jimmy Carter administration.

Iran has now attacked eight neighboring Muslim nations in the past 24 hours. Omar condemned Donald Trump at the beginning of this attack, claiming it was uncivilized because it is Ramadan. So why is she silent now? Why is she not condemning Iran if this is such a sacred holiday?

I prefer a president who puts America’s interests first—one who confronts our enemies rather than sending billions of dollars to them. American cash on pallets delivered by the American Air Force in the middle of the night.

As John Fetterman said, referring to the ayatollah, “This is one of the most evil people that ever lived, and after 37 years in Iran, he has been eliminated. I can’t imagine why Democrats, Republicans—everyone—can’t celebrate that, because tens of millions of people in Iran are absolutely celebrating.”

Do we need to apologize to Iranian citizens for the ignorant liberals who wanted to continue seeing you murdered, raped, and brutally oppressed by a radical Islamic regime? Do we need to tell them, please understand not all of us are crazy and deranged like the left? The majority of us are celebrating your chance to finally be prosperous and free at last.

Can anyone explain to me why Democrats are suddenly worried that Iranian sleeper cells will now attack the United States from within? These are the same Democrats who opened our borders to let this threat in. These are also the same Democrats who want to disarm Americans and prevent us from protecting ourselves.

We have members of Congress who share the same beliefs as the ayatollahs and the leadership regime in Iran. The enemy is also here. They need to be removed and tried for treason. It is not hard to understand why Congress wasn’t notified about these military operations when you have people like Talib, Omar, AOC, Mark Kelly, and Chuck Schumer sitting there. Their loyalty is not to America or American citizens. Their loyalty is to their native countries and to regaining power for their beloved socialist Democrat Party.

How fast do you think these individuals would have given the plans of Operation Epic Fury to our enemies?

The United States will never be taken down by an outside force. The American people need to realize the real threat is already here. There is another enemy within.
I believe the world owes Donald Trump a debt of thanks!

Thank You Mister President!

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EXCLUSIVE: Cartels Use Flying Machines For Crime At Border. Republican Senator Wants To Stop It

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Republican Oklahoma Sen. James Lankford is introducing a bill to combat an increase in drone activity from Mexican cartels on the U.S.-Mexico border, the Daily Caller has learned.

The Border Drone Assessment Act, which Democratic Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly is co-sponsoring, would require the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security to conduct a threat assessment on unmanned aircraft activity at the nation’s borders, according to a review by the Caller.

That threat assessment would include a detailed report on who specifically is operating the drones, what threat they pose to US national security, what data they may be collecting and how they use it.

The bill would require the Under Secretary to submit a detailed report to Congress including a description of the tactics used by the drone operators, a description of current U.S. capabilities to countermand the drones and a description current policies in place to protect the privacy and civil liberties of people who legally operate drones near the border.

“When American airspace is violated by cartels and bad actors, America should be able to defend itself. We need a clear strategy to counter unmanned aircraft systems that cartels use and that threaten border security,” Senator Lankford told the Caller.

The U.S. military has noticed an increase in cartel-operated drones in recent years, though they had yet to actively engage them as of April.

That could be changing, as the Department of Defense (DoD) recently indicated they may soon be deploying aerial countermeasures to combat the cartels’ use of drones. The DoD is “preparing the path for employment of [counter-small uncrewed aerial system or CsUAS] activities along the border,” acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Hemispheric Affairs Mark Ditlevson told Defense Scoop in April.

“As we address these threats and consider using our own drone technology, we must prioritize Americans’ privacy and maintain transparency about the threats along our border,” Lankford concluded.

“Drone technology is rapidly evolving, and in the wrong hands, it can pose risks to our national security,” Sen. Kelly told the Caller.

“With this bill, we’re working to stay ahead of that threat, keeping Arizona families and our country safe,” Kelly concluded.

Lankford previously introduced the Protecting the Border from Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act in 2023 to require various federal agencies to collaborate “for a unified posture on counter-unmanned aircraft systems capabilities and protections at certain facilities at or near a U.S. international border.”

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Robert McGreevy

Reporter.

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EXCLUSIVE: Katie Hobbs’ Office Threatened County Board With Arrest, Indictment If They Didn’t Certify Results

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  • Katie Hobbs’ office threatened Mohave County Supervisors with arrest and prosecution if they failed to certify the results of their elections before the state deadline.
  • Kori Lorick, the State Elections Director and Hobbs’ top deputy, sent multiple emails to the Board warning them of consequences, including the “disenfranchisement of voters.”
  • Mohave was one of several GOP-led counties in Arizona that asked for more time before certifying results to examine election integrity issues.

Democratic Arizona Secretary of State and Gov.-elect Katie Hobbs’ top deputy threatened the Mohave County Board of Supervisors with prosecution if it didn’t certify her election results before a Monday deadline, according to emails and documents reviewed by the Daily Caller News Foundation.

Arizona State Elections Director Kori Lorick wrote several letters and emails to members of the board, warning them of criminal charges if the refused to certify the results in time. The letters included threats of lawsuits against the members for “nonfeasance,” as well, per the emails.

“The Secretary of State did contact our County and cited A.R.S. Section 16-1010 as a statute that could be used to prosecute [the board] if they did not certify the election,” said Matt Smith, the Mohave County Attorney, to the DCNF. The statute is an Arizona felony statute regarding election officials who “fail to perform their duties” under the law; as a Class 6 felony, upon conviction, it could result in up to two years’ imprisonment.

“The threat of legal action, including personally, came from the Arizona State Elections Director [Kori Lorick],” said the board’s chair-elect, Supervisor Travis Linginfelter. While previous reporting noted that the board’s members were warned of prosecution by their counsel, the board’s members have now stated that the threats came from Lorick, who reports to Hobbs, as well.

“Our office will take all legal action necessary to ensure that Arizona’s voters have their votes counted, including referring the individual supervisors who vote not to certify for criminal enforcement under A.R.S. 16-1010,” Lorick wrote in an email to the board obtained by the DCNF. Governor-elect Hobbs has neither resigned as Secretary of State nor recused herself from election oversight and certification.

Hobbs was elected governor of Arizona on Nov. 8 to succeed term-limited Republican Gov. Doug Ducey, defeating the Republican candidate Kari Lake, who has now sought to contest the election results. Republicans also lost Arizona’s U.S. Senate race, where Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly defeated Republican investor Blake Masters to win a full six-year term.

Lorick’s threat of prosecution was one of several efforts made by Hobbs’ team to force Mohave County to certify its election results before the Nov. 28 state deadline. Republican members of the board, like in other counties in the state, had sought to hold public hearings regarding the validity of voting machines used in their precincts, over concerns that they were not properly approved by the Secretary of State’s office.

Lorick also sent a letter to the board warning that their voters could be “disenfranchised” if they did not certify by the deadline. The letter, obtained exclusively by the DCNF from Lingenfelter, states that the board “has a non-discretionary duty to canvass the returns of the election,” and that a failure to do so “will only serve to disenfranchise that county’s voters,” mirroring her warnings to other GOP-led counties that their votes “may be excluded” from the final tallies, thereby affecting results.

Mohave County was one of several counties seeking more time to review election integrity issues, though it is the only county whose elected representatives are known to have been threatened with arrest. Cochise County, another GOP-led county in the state that has not certified its results, is currently the subject of a lawsuit by Hobbs’ office, though none of their members have reported criminal prosecution.

The Mohave County board eventually certified the results of the election on Monday, Nov. 28, before the deadline expired, though the threat of individual legal consequences for members may have altered their willingness to delay certification, like Cochise. During the video broadcast of the canvas meeting of the board, Supervisor and Chair Ron Gould mentioned that the actions were “under duress.”

The legislative certification of election results is a routine process that occurs in jurisdictions across the country, with legislators mostly having the ability to raise objections to results during the certification process. The most notable such challenge occurred in the U.S. Congress on Jan. 6, 2021, when Republican lawmakers and supporters of then-President Donald Trump raised objections to returns of Electoral College votes from Arizona and Pennsylvania.

In Pennsylvania, Luzerne County’s Board of Elections has declined to certify the returns of ballots. The county faced widespread paper shortage issues on Election Day and was the subject of a court case, which was covered exclusively by the DCNF.

Unlike Mohave’s board, however, members of Congress are constitutionally protected from arrest for political actions made in session under the “speech and debate clause” of the Constitution, which has analogous provisions in most state constitutions for their legislators. Smith told the DCNF that no such provision exists under Arizona law for the board.

Hobbs’ office did not respond to a request for comment.

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ARJUN SINGH

Contributor.

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