President-elect Donald Trump shared a message on Christmas Day on his Truth Social platform, where he took aim at his political opponents and mocked leaders from other countries.

Trump began by addressing the “wonderful soldiers of China,” accusing them of operating illegally in the Panama Canal while the United States spends billions of dollars on repairs. He also reminded his followers that the U.S. had lost 38,000 people in the construction of the canal over 100 years ago. Earlier in the month, Trump had mentioned that the…Click Here To Continue Reading>> …Click Here To Continue Reading>> READ FULL STORY HERE>>>CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING>>>

Retiring Rep. Annie Kuster (D-NH) fired some parting shots at President Joe Biden, President-elect Donald Trump, and those of her colleagues who “just stay” in Congress “forever” in an exit interview with The Boston Globe.

From the Globe:

As Representative Annie M. Kuster leaves Congress, the New Hampshire
Democrat is hoping some of her colleagues might be inspired to do the same — and wishes President Biden had earlier, as well.

Kuster, 68, said her decision to retire was based on many factors, including Donald Trump’s approaching return to the presidency, but she hopes it will also encourage Democrats to make room for younger generations in the halls of power…Click Here To Continue Reading>> …Click Here To Continue Reading>>

“I’m trying to set a better example,” Kuster told the Globe. “I think there are colleagues — and some of whom are still very successful and very productive — but others who just stay forever.”

And as for a role in a new Trump-led Washington, she said: “I’m just not the best gladiator for it right now.” READ FULL STORY HERE>>>CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING>>>

Kuster said that Trump’s role in inspiring the January 6 Capitol riot — and her experience during it — was among the factors in her decision to step aside.

“I’ve said somewhat facetiously, he tried to kill me once, I’m not available for that again,” she told the Globe. “What we went through on Jan. 6 and his attempt to overthrow the government took a toll. That was that was really hard, and not just personally, but on my ability to work across the aisle.”

But Kuster didn’t reserve her criticism to Trump. She also said that she knew Biden might lose to Trump when he struggled through an appearance on the campaign trail alongside her earlier this year.

“Just in my heart, [I] reached the conclusion that this would be a very challenging campaign for him, and to put himself out there for another four-year term was was going to be a struggle,” observed Kuster, who admitted that Biden’s “team may have” worked to conceal his decline

She went on to liken a conversation with Biden after his disastrous debate performance in June to her conversations with her “own parents about, you know, their aging and their limitations.”

Former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy received heavy backlash on Thursday after he suggested that Americans were not being hired because they were mediocre.

After Ramaswamy and billionaire Elon Musk came under fire from prominent Trump supporters on X, formerly Twitter, for supporting H-1B visas over the training and hiring of American workers, Ramaswamy defended his position in a post which accused the United States of suffering from a culture of “mediocrity…Click Here To Continue Reading>> …Click Here To Continue Reading>>

“The reason top tech companies often hire foreign-born & first-generation engineers over ‘native’ Americans isn’t because of an innate American IQ deficit (a lazy & wrong explanation). A key part of it comes down to the c-word: culture,” he claimed. “Our American culture has venerated mediocrity over excellence for way too long (at least since the 90s and likely longer).”

Ramaswamy’s post received backlash from social media users on both the left and right.

“There is nothing wrong with American workers or American culture. All you have to do is look at the border and see how many want what we have,” responded Nikki Haley, who previously clashed with Ramaswamy during the 2024 Republican primary. “We should be investing and prioritizing in Americans, not foreign workers.

Conservative radio host John Cardillo described Ramaswamy’s post as “one of the most offensive things I’ve read,” while The Blaze host Auron MacIntyre remarked, “Turns out the ‘waste’ that DOGE wanted to cut from America was Americans.” READ FULL STORY HERE>>>CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING>>>

The level of arrogance in this post is quite something…” weighed in Michael Flynn Jr., the son of former Trump adviser Michael Flynn, while Newsweek opinion editor Batya Ungar-Sargon called Ramaswamy’s argument “totally backward and utterly appalling.”

Several critics took issue with Ramaswamy’s assertion that “jocks” were the problem, pointing out that NASA’s space program included many workers who would meet the definition.

Meghan McCain, meanwhile, boasted, “Some of us have been telling you Vivek is a con artist since day one.”

President-elect Donald Trump appointed Ramaswamy and Musk to lead the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) last month, which will advise the Trump administration on how best “to dismantle Government Bureaucracy, slash excess regulations, cut wasteful expenditures, and restructure Federal Agencies.”

“It will become, potentially, ‘The Manhattan Project’ of our time,” boasted Trump. “Republican politicians have dreamed about the objectives of ‘DOGE’ for a very long time.”