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Daily Rant
Massive Flagpoles Rise at White House as Markets Soar and Iran Sweats—Is a Bombshell Move Coming Next?
On the set of Varney & Company, we watched as President Trump initiated the installation of not one but two 100-foot flagpoles on the lawn of the White House. Everything about the scene was so Trumpian – and so in keeping with all the things many of us love about this president…
Powell’s decision not to cut rates is baffling for many reasons
By Liz Peek
People forget that Jay Powell is not an economist. The Federal Reserve chair was trained as a lawyer, receiving his JD from Georgetown University in 1979. He then went on to work as an investment banker. Maybe that’s why Powell keeps getting it wrong. He’s not an economist; has he instead become a politician? That’s […]
Democrat Rep. Jasmine Crockett Says Trump Supporters are ‘Sick’ and Part of the Country’s ‘Mental Health Crisis’
By Liz Peek Staff
Democrat Representative Jasmine Crockett of Texas accused supporters of President Donald Trump of contributing to a national “mental health crisis.” Speaking on Katie Couric’s Next Question podcast, Mediate reports that Crockett said she would “give anything” to see a traditional Republican like former President George W. Bush return to the White House. “We’ve got a mental health […]
Trump’s Army celebration offers startling split screen with angry Democrats
By Liz Peek
Call me crazy, but dissing our nation’s army on its 250th birthday seems like yet another Democrat blunder. What a split-screen Americans witnessed this past Saturday. On the one hand, they saw thousands of patriots cheering our nation’s troops, and on the other, “mostly peaceful” protesters screeching that our democracy is under assault. Demonstrators were […]
Lawmaker Slammed For ‘No Kings’ Rally Video Showing Beheaded Trump
By Liz Peek Staff
Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) has sharply criticized North Carolina state Rep. Julie Von Haefen after she posted a video from a “No Kings” rally in Raleigh that included an image of a protester carrying a prop depicting the beheaded head of President Donald Trump, according to The Washington Examiner. The rally was one of many […]
Trump Recently Expressed Doubt Over Iran Nuclear Deal, Doubles Down on Stopping Nuclear Threat
By Liz Peek Staff
President Donald Trump voiced growing skepticism earlier this week about the likelihood of reaching a nuclear agreement with Iran, stating in an exclusive interview with the New York Post’s Miranda Devine on her podcast ‘Pod Force One,’ that he has grown “much less confident” than before that a deal can be achieved to halt Iran’s […]
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-The Liz Peek Team