March 28, 2025
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It is vital to the continued progress and success of the Trump America First agenda that Republicans step up and get to the voting booth in Wisconsin and Florida. Both of these special elections on April 1 are being planned as stepping stones for the Dems to halt Trump and impeach him.
If you live in these areas PLEASE vote. If you know people who live there, PLEASE encourage them to vote.
The Dems are spending millions and no doubt planning 50 ways to cheat. Republicans are being outspent at a rate of 8-1.
Trump supporters need to once again step up and make it too big to rig.
For more information and ways that you can help, visit these websites. It is not too late to give both a small donation to help them with last efforts to contact voters.
In Florida, you can still vote early through the weekend.
Check here for places for Early Voting and then check your precinct for April 1.
In Wisconsin, you can vote early through Sunday. Bank your vote.
If we lose this Supreme Court seat, we will then lose two House seats.
1- You will love this interview with Sidney on The Mel K Show.
No subject is off limits!
Rumble
Sidney Powell Exposes the Truth Behind Lawfare, Election Integrity & the War on the American People
QUOTE: In this powerful episode, Mel K sits down with Sidney Powell — the fearless attorney who stood by General Flynn and took on the deep state's legal machine. From exposing corruption within the DOJ and ABA to uncovering the taxpayer-funded NGOs driving lawfare, Sidney shares jaw-dropping insights into how the legal system has been weaponized against truth-tellers and patriots alike.
2- Election integrity is still a top issue for Defending The Republic and we know it is to all of our supporters. (Yes, we read your emails!!)
We were happy to see the Executive Order signed by President Trump on Tuesday. The President suggested at the time that more actions on this subject are coming in the next weeks.
While this initial step is good in addressing election fraud, there are two glaring problems. First, the Election Assistance Commission's "Voting System Guidelines" are VOLUNTARY and mere guidance. That does no good. It has no teeth and neither does Help America Vote Act (HAVA).
Second and even more important, ANY voting machine, tabulator or server can, has and will be used to rig the vote. There must be NO "electronic systems” MACHINES. Paper Ballots hand-counted is the only way. We must demand it.
Did Trump just discover the ‘secret sauce’ that solves our election integrity mess?
QUOTE: The wounds of 2020 are still wide open for millions of Americans who watched the chaos, irregularities, and shameless abuse flood our electoral process. From late-night ballot dumps to shady drop boxes and mysteriously malfunctioning machines, trust in our elections hasn’t just eroded—it’s literally collapsed in a heap, with hardly any sign of life.
And no one knows that better than President Trump.
After what he went through, it’s not a surprise that Trump has made election integrity a big focus in his return. And right now he’s not just sounding the alarm—he’s actually doing something about it. In very typical Trump fashion, he’s using the “Art of the Deal” to put maximum pressure on the states and hit them where it hurts most: in their pocketbook.
This time, Trump’s got what may be the secret sauce to finally fixing our broken election system—tie federal funding to clean, honest elections.
Let’s hope this executive order—combined with the pressure of leveraged federal funding—finally forces these states to clean up their act. President Trump’s approach to election integrity is reminiscent of his tariff strategy—and that’s a good thing. Just like he used economic pressure to bring foreign powers to the negotiating table, he’s now using federal funding as leverage to demand real accountability at the ballot box. It’s the same tough-love philosophy: do the right thing, or lose the benefits. And just like the tariffs brought manufacturing back and reshaped global trade, this bold move could finally force corrupt states and localities to clean up their elections—or pay the price.
Here are more details on the order:
-Mandates proof of US citizenship on all voter registration documents.
-Ties federal election funding to states’ adherence to integrity measures outlined in federal law. And if states do not comply, they will lose federal funding.
-Orders updates to the Voluntary Voting System Guidelines 2.0 and security protocols for voting machines, requiring a voter-verifiable paper ballot record and prohibiting the use of ballots where the recorded vote is embedded in a barcode or QR code.
Instructs the Attorney General to establish information-sharing partnerships with state election authorities to detect instances of election fraud or other breaches of election law.
-Implements suitable measures against states that include ballots received after Election Day in federal election tallies.
-Cancels Biden’s Executive Order 14019, which repurposed federal agencies as voter mobilization hubs for the Democrat Party.
3- This is a great interview with Elon Musk and part of his DOGE team.
Who knew that government waste and fraud could be so fascinating.
If you have been scared by the Dems and Fake News about Social Security, you must watch this.
We hope DOGE offers this type of information often. Pass it on.
Elon Musk, DOGE team offer unprecedented peek behind the curtain of Trump's cost-cutting department
QUOTE: Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) head Elon Musk and seven members of the team shed light on the department's cost-cutting mission in an exclusive sit-down interview with "Special Report" Thursday.
"We want to reduce spending by eliminating waste and fraud and reduce the spending by 15%, which seems really quite achievable," Musk told "Special Report" executive editor Bret Baier.
"The government is not efficient, and there's a lot of waste and fraud. So we feel confident that a 15% reduction can be done without affecting any of the critical government services.”Musk, along with DOGE members Steve Davis, Joe Gebbia, Aram Moghaddassi, Brad Smith, Anthony Armstrong, Tom Krause and Tyler Hassen, added a behind-the-scenes glimpse at the department’s work from the Internal Revenue Source to the Interior Department to Social Security.
"This is a revolution. And I think it might be the biggest revolution in government since the original revolution. But at the end of the day, America's going to be in much better shape," he said. "It's going to be a fantastic future."
4- Even as the Dems work feverishly to stop the deportation of dangerous, murderous, illegal gang members, the Trump Team is finding ways to stay on mission.
Tom Homan Hilariously Spikes Football After Massive Successes With Illegal Migrant Arrests
QUOTE: Tom Homan is having the time of his life, and everyone loves to see it.
America's best-ever "border czar" has a lot of victories to celebrate, especially recently. As my colleague Jennifer O'Connell reported on Thursday, FBI director Kash Patel announced that a DOJ-FBI-CBP task force nabbed a major MS-13 leader.
This is all thanks to a tighter and more focused immigration policy from a Trump administration that isn't playing around with illegal migration and the crime it brings with it.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem even filmed a video warning illegals to leave while standing in front of gang members locked up behind bars, as Rusty Weiss reported.
Homan is in the business of rounding up and deporting illegal immigrants, and business is good. The Biden administration had allowed so many illegals in, including violent criminals and drug traffickers, that Homan can kick over any given rock and find a few hiding underneath.
But he wouldn't be able to do any of this without a great solid team to work with, and Homan has just that. He's so thrilled with his colleagues that, with all these roundups and deportations happening, he's feels excited about waking up every day to do his job.
Homan appeared on Fox News to talk about how the days of "catch and release" are gone and that deportation will happen immediately upon capture. This includes sending people to prisons like Gitmo and El Salvador.
He called President Trump a "game changer," and that while there's still a lot of work to be done, the team Trump put together is outstanding at doing it.
"This is the greatest team I've seen in my 40 years serving as a special agent," said Homan. "I've never seen a team this serious about making the country safe. I wake up every day like a kid in a candy shop getting ready to work," he added," and I know we're making a difference every day.”
The agency told Newsweek that it had removed 28,319 people from the U.S. interior between January 20 and March 11, averaging to around 3,887 per week, or 555 a day. When the figure is taken as just those immigrants detained by ICE agents, Trump would be outpacing Biden's removal numbers.
However, this is just the deportations performed by ICE. This isn't considering the self-deportations currently ongoing, nor does it include the captures happening at the border itself.
Moreover, you have to consider that these deportations are made up mostly of major criminals, meaning that even these thousands of people gone is making America far safer.
5- In terms of the health of the all Americans, this is a very big and hopeful thing.
Confirmed: Bhattacharya to Lead NIH, Makary Wins Top FDA Post
QUOTE: The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed Dr. Jay Bhattacharya to lead the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Dr. Marty Makary to lead the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), concluding a smooth confirmation process for both.
Bhattacharya was confirmed in a 53-47, party-line vote. Makary received support from all Republicans and three Democrats in a 56-44 vote.
Both distinguished themselves in the medical and public health arenas by their willingness to voice dissenting opinions.
Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, Bhattacharya — a professor in economics and health research and policy at Stanford University — co-authored the “Great Barrington Declaration,” a document criticizing pandemic lockdowns for the physical and mental health harms they would cause — especially for children.
During his Senate confirmation hearing, Bhattacharya said:
“Over the last few years, top NIH officials oversaw a culture of cover-up, obfuscation and a lack of tolerance for ideas that differ from theirs … Dissent is the very essence of science. I’ll foster a culture where NIH leadership will actively encourage different perspectives.”
Makary, a pancreatic cancer surgeon and health policy researcher at Johns Hopkins University and former editor-in-chief of MedPage Today, recently authored a book criticizing medical “groupthink,” which he defines as “the human tendency to follow a crowd and not thinking independently.”
During his confirmation hearing, Makary blasted censorship of scientific opinions and committed to helping restore public trust in the FDA and the products it regulates. He said: “If we have the cure for pancreatic cancer, but only 40% of the public is going to come in and take it because the rest don’t trust us, then that medication is only 40% effective. … So I think we fight bad ideas with more ideas. I don’t … believe in censorship of scientific opinions. I think we need a civil discourse.”
Both Bhattacharya and Makary have expressed support for Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) agenda and his efforts to address the chronic disease epidemic, particularly among U.S. children. With their confirmations complete, Kennedy’s team is taking shape.
6- Ivermectin is a safe and effective medicine. It has been shown to help with a long list of ailments. It should be available over-the-counter.
Good news for Arkansans, it now is.
Ivermectin Becomes Accessible Without Prescription in Arkansas Under New State Legislation + More
QUOTE: Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders has officially signed Senate Bill 189 into law, granting approval for the sale and purchase of ivermectin for human use without a prescription. The new legislation, signed into law on Tuesday, allows ivermectin suitable for human consumption to be sold over-the-counter in Arkansas, making it accessible to individuals without the need for a prescription or consultation with a healthcare professional.
The legislation explicitly states that “ivermectin suitable for human use may be sold or purchased as an over-the-counter medication in this state without a prescription or consultation with a healthcare professional.” This development marks a notable shift in the state’s stance on the drug, which has traditionally been available only through a doctor’s prescription.
Ivermectin, a medication primarily used to treat intestinal parasitic worms in both animals and humans, gained national attention during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Although the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued warnings against using ivermectin as an unapproved treatment for COVID-19, it gained traction among vaccine opponents as an alternative remedy during the height of the pandemic.
7- We celebrate that we have a President who will tell the truth about the mental illness of men pretending to be women.
Megyn Kelly, Riley Gaines Celebrate Trump’s Comments About Women And Trans-Identifying Men
QUOTE: Speaking at the Women’s History Month event in the East Room of the White House, Trump pointed to the Executive Order he signed that the United States will only recognize two genders.
“For four long years, we had an administration that tried to abolish the very concept of womanhood and replace it with radical gender ideology … Under the Trump administration, we’re ending the Marxist war on women,” Trump said. “No matter how many surgeries you have, or chemicals you inject, if you are born with male DNA in every cell of your body, you can never become a woman,” he added. “You’re not going to be a woman.”
“And that’s why last month I proudly signed a historic executive order to ban [trans-identifying] men from competing in women’s sports,” Trump continued, noting that he also banned “puberty blockers and the sexual mutilation of minors.”
During the event Trump also talked about how it was a day to “honor the legacy of incredible women like Betsy Ross, Harriet Tubman, Susan B. Anthony, Clara Barton, and Amelia Earhart, all legends. And their extraordinary courage and patriotism and devotion propelled our nation to glory and to greatness.”
The comments about trans-identifying males — and the fact that they can never be women — drew praise from outspoken female advocates like the host of “The Megyn Kelly Show” podcast and former collegiate female swimmer Riley Gaines, among others.
8- The left is very quick to trash Tesla and Elon and they always seem to get caught in their lies.
Financial Times apologizes for falsely accusing Tesla of missing $1.4 billion in financial report
QUOTE: An article in the Financial Times made headlines when the author claimed to have identified $1.4 billion missing in Tesla's recent financial reports. Tesla had lost a substantial amount of value last week when Dan McCrum piled on by asking how the company's accounting had apparently made $1.4 billion disappear.
After the accusations were published Wednesday, other outlets pounced to spread the apparent anomaly and further damage Tesla. By Tuesday, McCrum posted an update explaining that he had made a mistake in reading the financial reports from the company. "Mea culpa," he wrote, acknowledging his fault. McCrum goes on to say that the discrepancy was easily explained by allocations of cash flows to other operations and that helpful accountants reached out to the author to explain the complexities of reading financial statements.
Failed Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz had mocked Tesla for its stock slide to $225 a share. It has since risen by 27.5% to $287 a share on Tuesday.
9- We thought this cartoon illustrated the current state of the Dem Party. However, we would have drawn the donkey up to his collar in the quicksand.
PRAY for divine intervention.
PRAY for all the members of Trump’s Team, particularly today, Tom Homan and Elon Musk and his DOGE Team.
PRAY for candidates and voters in Wisconsin and Florida.
PRAY for President Trump, Melania, Vice President Vance and Usha.
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