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Saturday, July 4, 2026
Trump at Mount Rushmore: 'Communism a Mortal Threat'
President Donald Trump used a Fourth of July eve speech at Mount Rushmore to warn that communism poses "a mortal threat to American liberty" and urged Americans to embrace the nation's founding principles as the United States marked its 250th anniversary.
Speaking beneath the monument honoring Presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln, Trump said the United States is entering its 250th year facing renewed challenges to its national identity.
"Communism is a mortal threat to American liberty," Trump said in a speech carried live on Newsmax. "Communism is the enemy of free people everywhere. Everywhere in the world. It never works.”
“It's the enemy of the Constitution,” he said. “Above all, it's the enemy of July 4, 1776."
Trump argued that communist ideology is fundamentally incompatible with the values on which the nation was founded, calling it "the exact opposite of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness."
"It's death, tyranny and the pursuit of evil," he said, adding that communist systems "killed 100 million people just in the last century alone."
The president contrasted America's heritage with Marxist ideology, declaring, "You can be loyal to Karl Marx, or you can be loyal to America.”
“You can be a communist, or you can be a patriot,” Trump said. “You cannot be both."
He also accused "radicals and extremists" of attempting to undermine the country's history and identity by attacking its founding principles and national heroes.
"As for those who peddle Marxist lies about our heritage, tell our children that we live on stolen land, or that our heroes were oppressors, they're doing something much worse than slandering our past," Trump said. "They are slandering and attacking our future."
Earlier in his remarks, Trump praised the four presidents memorialized on Mount Rushmore, calling them "the men who declared the freedom, won our freedom, and saved our freedom and secured our freedom."
"They were men of action, men of ambition, men of daring, men of destiny and men of truly great intelligence," he said.
Trump also said the nation's future depends on preserving its culture and identity.
"We must never forget there is no American freedom without American culture," he said. "And there is no American founding without the American people."
The Mount Rushmore appearance kicked off the nation's semiquincentennial celebration ahead of Saturday night's major Independence Day event on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., where Trump is scheduled to deliver another address before a massive fireworks display.
Trump closed his remarks by pledging that the United States would continue to reject communist ideology.
"America will never be a communist country," he said.
What Is Iran Building Now in the Zagros Mountains?
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The one thing we can always trust about Iran is that we can't trust Iran. Any agreement they make, they won't keep. Any promise they make, they will break. Any time they claim they are telling the truth, they are lying. These are constants. So, when satellite photos reveal some new and suspicious construction deep in the rugged Zagros Mountains, it raises some questions.
The converse is also true: If Iran refuses to halt work at Pickaxe Mountain and also refuses to let IAEA inspectors visit the site, then they are up to no good. That much is certain. Read More: New: Iran Hardliners Now Calling for Trump, Netanyahu Hits As Peace Talks Teeter This report summarizes all the activity going on:
On the Pickaxe Mountain site:
This could be a last-ditch getaway for Iran's leadership, or what's left of it. Or it could be Iran, trying to restart their nuclear weapons program. There are also what appear to be defensive installations. Note that this is near one of Iran's known nuclear facilities. What does all this mean? Well, once again, bear in mind, we can't trust the Iranian regime. In fact, things in that regard may even be worse than before Operation Epic Fury, as what's left of Iran's leadership is scurrying about like a bunch of hydrophobic rats, and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) appears to have taken control of what's left of the military. Desperate men are not known for being rational, and if there is enough nuclear capability left to resume this work that they keep insisting they are ceasing, then they may see that as a way out. Here's the thing, and I've been saying and writing this for years: If Iran manages to assemble a nuclear weapon, they will use it. They may use it on Tel Aviv, or Haifa, or they may use it on New York - but they'll use it. Unless Iran is willing to come clean on what's going on at Pickaxe Mountain, this looks like one more for the target list. |
Rogue USAF Major's Speech Garners Progressive Praise, but I Don't Think They've Thought This Through
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U.S. Air Force Major Jason Watson
metaphorically accomplished what U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Aaron Bushnell did for real in February 2024, that is, he set himself on fire to make a point. In the case of Bushnell, he was protesting Israel killing Hamas terrorists and their enablers; see USAF Member Sets Himself on Fire Outside Israeli Embassy, Dramatic Scene Caught on Video – RedState. Major Watson is still alive, but his career is in ashes over his gratuitous diatribe against President Trump. My RedState colleague, Rusty Weiss, has the details in his post: Watch: Active-Duty Air Force Major Arrested on Capitol Steps in Uniform Calling for Trump’s Impeachment – RedState. Watson, who is a U.S. Air Force Academy grad (Class of 2009) and serving as a logistics staff officer stationed in Bydgoszcz, Poland, was a featured speaker at a rally organized by the (lol) Removal Coalition. This organization's mission is "We are explicit and united in our mission to constitutionally remove the illegal Trump administration from power, NOW." Before the protest, Watson held a press conference alongside Democrat Texas Representative Al Green (TX-09), Removal Coalition founder Jessica Denson, constitutional lawyer Bruce Fein, and members of Defenders of Our Republic and About Face Veterans, calling for the impeachment and removal of President Trump and Vice President JD Vance. Two notes: Al Greene lost his primary election, so he's basking in his last moments of marginal relevance, and I thought Bruce Fein was dead, but apparently he just looks that way.
There are a lot of moving parts here. First and foremost, I think Watson has already burned down his career. He has 17 years in the Air Force. He should have been on the lieutenant colonel's promotion list by now. Seventeen years is pretty much in sync with his second pass over for promotion and mandatory removal from active duty. I wouldn't be shocked if the reason he was in the U.S. on leave was that he was in the process of separating from the Air Force. It would also explain his insouciance at making the speech in uniform and then contriving to get arrested. He's probably thinking that the Air Force will not hold him on active duty for a court-martial and he'll skate away wearing the cheap grace of a fake martyr. Somewhat unsurprising was Watson being hailed as a hero by left-wing X.com accounts for his "courage" in standing up to the Trump administration.
I don't think that Watson's fluffers have completely thought through how this may play out. One of the blessings of the United States, one that is fully in keeping with the belief in American Exceptionalism to which I firmly adhere, is a non-political officer corps. Military officers have political beliefs. What they don't do is exhibit those beliefs while on active duty. What they also don't do is sandbag an administration with which they don't agree, either through benign neglect or malicious compliance. Under Obama and Biden, we did see a shift. We saw a slice of the officer corps become active and vicious advocates for progressive shibboleths that had been confined to the civilian world, particularly academia. We saw general officers go full force into selecting and promoting military members based solely on sex and sexual proclivities. We saw the one institution that most closely represented the world envisioned in Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech turned into a Marxist, intersectionalist hellhole where group identity rather than ability and lethality was paramount. This is not the left's first rodeo in encouraging the military to disobey, or outright refuse orders from an administration which the left opposes. During Gulf War 2.0, Washington Post columnist David Ignatius demanded that generals "push back" against Defense Secretary Don Rumsfeld's efforts to "transform" the military. This only runs one way. When Marine Sergeant Gary Stein made disparaging comments about Barack Obama on Facebook, he received an other-than-honorable discharge and had editorials written against him. When General Stanley McChrystal and his staff made disparaging comments about Obama and his senile vice president in what they thought were private conversations, he was forced to retire. Marine Lieutenant Colonel Stuart Scheller was court-martialed, dismissed from the service, and fined for criticizing the Abbey Gate fiasco. More to the point, I don't think the partisans of Major Watson have fully considered what it means to have large numbers of armed and trained men who are free to refuse to obey orders received from their commander-in-chief. I also think the left has really underestimated the number of officers and men who oppose their worldview. But, if these are, in the words of Towhall colleague Kurt Schlichter, "the new rules," then who am I to say they are wrong? |
British Police Don't Want You to Watch This Footage of Their Mistake
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Footage spread online over the extended weekend of British authorities arresting the victim of an assault while letting the perpetrators walk in a scene reminiscent of the murder of Henry Nowak. The footage shows a crowd of people tackling and then striking the head of an Englishman. Moments after the attack, the Englishman gets to his feet in order to defend himself, where he is then slammed into a wall by a female officer. The Englishman then struck the female officer. Birmingham police have announced that only a single individual has been arrested and charged during the altercation, the Englishman. The group of men who committed the assault were allowed to walk free. “The incident has been reviewed, and we have no concerns over the officer's actions and we are satisfied that they were reasonable and proportionate in the circumstances,” Birmingham Police continued in a statement before demanding that footage of the incident remain hidden. The incident has brought the shocking murder of Henry Nowak, a young Englishman who had been stabbed by Vickrum Digwa, back under the spotlight. When police arrived on the scene and discovered a collapsed and denying Nowak, authorities ignored his pleas for help and claimed that he was lying about having been stabbed. Nowak died moments later. The latest incident has sparked mass outrage online, as onlookers believe that a two-tier justice system exists to the detriment of native Britons. |
'Vandals' Tear Down Buffalo, NY Flag Celebrating Somali Independence
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Hours after Buffalo officials raised a foreign flag over U.S. soil to commemorate Somali independence, an unknown individual jumped into action and removed it. A report from Buffalo Mayor Sean Ryan claims that “vandals broke the [flag pole] access panel, cut the cable and removed the Somali flag during the overnight hours.” Ryan has set the Buffalo Police Department onto the case to find and prosecute the “vandals,” claiming that his city is “diverse” and “committed to honoring and celebrating the many cultures that make [Buffalo] stronger.” If you believed that might include a celebration for American independence, you would be wildly incorrect. The Democrat mayor claimed that the city had canceled their plans for an Independence Day fireworks show out of safety concerns, claiming that the fireworks would have to be launched from the local river. A local reporter pressed Ryan as to whether or not the city was unable to accomplish such a herculean task, to which Ryan responded that he “didn’t want to do it on a barge in the river because we’re already doing it on August 2nd on a barge in the river.”
Ryan will be eligible to be defeated in an election in 2028. |
Trump to visit Mount Rushmore to mark America's 250th birthday
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President Donald Trump is set to kick off the nation’s July 4th celebrations with a high-profile trip to Mount Rushmore. On Friday, the president will travel to the South Dakota monument to address the nation in honor of its historic 250th birthday, speaking directly beneath the granite faces of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln. His historic address —intended to outline “America’s next chapter” while honoring the legacy of the founders— will culminate in a massive firework display over the Black hills. This marks the first-time fireworks have been permitted at the monument since Trump’s last Independence Day visit in 2020. While the event will be livestreamed nationwide, the monument itself is closed to the general public for the day. Gates will open at 1:00 PM Mountain Time exclusively for the lucky winners of a massive public ticket lottery, with the official Freedom 250 programming scheduled to begin at 4:00 PM. |
Revealed: Major Politicians Tied to $250M Pandemic Fraud Scheme
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The recent arrest of a top figure tied to the Feeding Our Future scandal should jolt every American who pays taxes. Federal authorities announced that a key alleged operator in the sprawling Minnesota fraud ring was taken into custody overseas, underscoring how deep and brazen this theft of pandemic relief money became. Voters deserve to know who knew what, and when—no more soft-pedaling or partisan protection. This wasn’t a garden-variety bookkeeping error; prosecutors proved at trial that the Feeding Our Future network bilked federal child-nutrition programs of roughly $240–$250 million during the COVID emergency. The ringleader was convicted by a jury and has now been given a decades-long prison term for exploiting children’s meal programs and pocketing taxpayer dollars. That scale of theft is an affront to working-class Minnesotans and Americans everywhere who played by the rules. Yet instead of full-throated cooperation, Minnesota’s political establishment has offered excuses. A state fraud committee sought communications between Rep. Ilhan Omar’s office and people tied to the scheme, and when the congresswoman failed to respond the committee moved to subpoena those records—only to see the effort blocked along party lines. Minnesotans watching this should be alarmed that transparency was denied when investigators were asking only for basic documents. The public has also seen images and social-media posts showing individuals now accused or convicted in the scandal photographed with prominent Minnesota Democrats, including Ilhan Omar and Gov. Tim Walz—photos the Department of Homeland Security circulated during enforcement operations. Whether those photos were campaign niceties or evidence of deeper ties, the optics are appalling and demanding of explanation from elected officials who owe their constituents the truth. This is about a pattern: lax oversight, political defensiveness, and a willingness to shield allies rather than defend the public interest. Conservatives who believe in limited government and individual responsibility should be the first to demand ruthless accountability—wherever it leads, whoever it touches. If Democrats are serious about fighting fraud, they’ll stop shielding friends and start delivering records and testimony now. Americans deserve government that protects taxpayers, not insiders who exploit federal programs and hide behind identity politics when the heat comes. Law enforcement has shown it can hunt down fugitives overseas and secure convictions; now lawmakers must do their job and force transparency so voters can decide who to trust. The time for investigations, subpoenas, and consequences is not tomorrow—it’s today, for the sake of honest government and the hardworking families cheated by this scandal. |
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